The Becton Dickinson Corporation commissioned Michael Singer to design and install sculpture and gardens in two interior atrium spaces at the new corporate headquarters Executive Building in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. The building architect is Kallman, McKinnell and Wood. Upon entering the building there is a view of the central atrium's garden space and water channel. Within this garden Singer placed several excavated shapes below the grade of the garden surface and around the fountain and water channel. These excavated areas contain different configurations of stone and wood forms. The garden may be viewed from the adjacent dining hall as well as from offices and walkways on the upper levels. The many viewpoints reveal different forms within the underground chambers. In the second atrium, which faces an outdoor courtyard, Singer placed a wood and stone sculpture, an etched copper tablet and a quarry cart. The elements of the sculpture and etched copper plate reflect the larger forms seen in the first atrium. The project won an AIA Gold Award.

Artist: Michael Singer
Project Manager: Bob Hannum
Project Builders: Neil Webber, Sandra Donovan, Bill Grady, and Michael Byran Brown
Becton Dickinson Curator: Mary Lanier
Photography: David Stansbury

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