2009 Times Square Valentine HeartIn 2009, the Alliance commissioned Gage/Clemenceau Architects to create a new work of art for Times Square that celebrates the uniqueness of its home. Gage/Clemenceau Architects's Valentine to Times Square in 2009 marked the inaugural Valentine installation at the foot of the sleek red glass steps on the then newly-redesigned Father Duffy Square (between 46th and 47th Street, Broadway and Seventh Avenue).The sculpture employs cutting-edge design and fabrication technology. While the design of the heart is the work of Gage/ Clemenceau Architects, the production involved one hot-rod car design company, several robotic metal-cutting robots, an Ivy League University, a concert lighting expert, a graphic designer, a copywriter, a sculptor, and over 350 square feet of a material typically used for kitchen countertops.“Times Square has always been a place where tradition and technology meet,” said Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins. “Gage / Clemenceau Architects unite this contradiction with a creative use of cutting edge technology reflective of today’s Times Square. ““With all that’s going on in the world, we were overjoyed by the prospect of creating something where we can spread a little love,” said designer Mark Foster Gage. “Valentine to Times Square speaks to our love of Times Square and New York City – frenetic, ever-changing, colorful and always fascinating.”To be part of the lights of Times Square, the designers utilized a reflective surface and changing LED lighting. Computer driven lasers cut the metal sheathing into a delicate latticework pattern. Inside, shelves of horizontal luminescent acrylic pulse in reds, pinks and purples.“By using the latest in new materials and tools from a variety of companies such as DuPont's translucent Corian™, 3D software from Autodesk including AutoCAD and Maya, and new robotic fabrication technologies used by companies such as Evans & Paul and Milgo Bufkin, the heart itself is a carefully calibrated mix of material and lighting effects,” said designer Marc Clemenceau Bailly.