A Place where Stories Linger
Positioned across from the children’s area of the Edmonton Public Library, UGO suggests a moment where stories continue beyond the page.
Site Integration
Because UGO was conceived in close collaboration with the design team from the outset of the Centennial Plaza renewal, it looks fully embedded in the architecture and landscape.
Strategically positioned directly across from the children’s area of the Stanley A. Milner Public Library, the sculpture relates to ideas formed through reading and storytelling that take physical shape outside.
UGO appears to be a character who has wandered out of the library.
Recognition
Creative City Network of Canada - Legacy Public Art Award, 2025
Edmonton Urban Design - Award of Excellence, 2025
A Connected Landscape
Together, UGO and A Mischief of Could Be(s) stitch the Civic Precinct into a continuous, family-friendly landscape, linking the library, the plaza, and the surrounding civic buildings through imagination, movement, and play.
UGO (2024)
Centennial Plaza, Edmonton, AB.