The  American Freedom Distillery, a Saint Petersburg-based distillery founded by Iraqi and Afghanistan War Veterans commissioned MGA to create a monument that will commemorate those who lost their lives during and after the September 11th, 2001 attacks.

The ‘RISE’ memorial is constructed around a piece of salvaged piece of steel from the Twin Towers, augmented by a 25-foot tall copper phoenix wing.

BEHIND THE SCENES

Creating public art often involves lengthy project timelines, from pitch to concept development, proposal, engineering, fabrication and install.

Take a peek at the process creating RISE!