The artist, Hiroshi Sugimoto, with his work, “Point of Infinity.” (Sugimoto Studio)
We are delighted that Hiroshi Sugimoto's Point of Infinity: Surface of Revolution with Constant Negative Curvature made the 2025 CODAawards Top 100 – an honor given to standout public art and design integrations from around the world. Rising 69 feet above the summit of Yerba Buena Island as part of the Treasure Island Arts Program, Point of Infinity is Sugimoto's first large-scale public sculpture in the United States. Its form draws on mathematical concepts of infinity and time, combining glass-fiber-reinforced concrete with mirror-polished, marine-grade stainless steel.
We are grateful for the recognition. Our work on this project epitomizes what Atthowe’s Special Projects team does best: bringing monumental sculpture to life, from initial concept to final installation, over a multi-year collaboration process with incredible partners.
Atthowe as a central coordinating point
Throughout the project, Atthowe worked closely with the artist’s studio, general contractor, engineers, fabricators, and public agencies (the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Treasure Island Development Authority) to translate the conceptual artwork into a feasible and buildable large-scale public installation. Acting as the primary liaison between Japan-based fabrication teams and California engineering and construction requirements, we developed practical design documentation that bridged artistic intent with structural engineering, fabrication methodologies, and installation planning. Senior Project Manager David Martin led the project for Atthowe, including coordinating fabrication reviews, dry fitting and assembly processes in Japan, and oversight of all logistics and transportation following international delivery to California. In addition to managing complex rigging and transportation operations, our team directed and executed the full installation of the sculpture, including site coordination, crane operations, sequencing, and integration with surrounding landscape construction.
David describes the work Atthowe does as contributing to a "circle of assurance" of industry experts. Engineers, crane operators, riggers, and project managers check one another's work at every stage with structural drawings, stamped calculations, permits, RFIs, site surveys, inspections, and the Head Rigger’s call when a multi-ton sculpture is verified to be securely attached to a crane and ready for lift-off.
As a worker-owned cooperative with decades of experience in the field, that shared accountability and collaboration is how we work every day, with each other and with our many partners, from the first planning meeting to the final lift.
Project lead David Martin, Senior Project Manager of the Special Projects team at Atthowe Fine Art Services (Project Equity)
See the full details on the Point of Infinity listing on CODAworx →
CODA community and conversation
Beyond the award, we are also glad to participate in CODA’s annual summits. This October David joined the panel, AI to Installation: Turning Digital Concepts into Buildable Public Art at CODAsummit 2026 Santa Fe to discuss where trust and responsibility live as new tools enter the field. Drawing on his experience installing projects like Point of Infinity, David sees that artistic intent, engineering, fabrication, logistics, rigging, cranes, and real-world site conditions all must come together in a successful installation. His central message was that while AI can be a valuable second opinion and another set of eyes, the actual installation ultimately depends on experience, judgment, trust, and accountability.
“Point of Infinity” sculpture in Hilltop Park on Yerba Buena Island with a view of the Bay Bridge (Sugimoto Studio)
Read more panel insights: From AI to Installation: A CODAsummit Roundtable →
Overall, we appreciate that CODA brings the public art community together, from artists, commissioners, and architects to engineers, fabricators, and technologists. We're thankful to be part of that network, and to see a project installed by Atthowe and its many esteemed partners recognized this way.
And if you haven’t seen it yet, the next time you cross the Bay Bridge, visit the hilltop park on Yerba Buena Island and experience for yourself Sugimoto’s Point of Infinity.
View video of the Atthowe team installing Point of Infinity →
“Point of Infinity” sculpture in Hilltop Park on Yerba Buena Island with a view of Treasure Island. (Sugimoto Studio)