10 of This Summer's Most Popular Projects on CODAworx

From monumental sculptures that celebrate local culture to modest installations that spark neighborhood conversations, these projects reflect the vibrant pulse of public art today. These projects on CODAworx saw the highest audience engagment on the platform this summer. In celebrating these standout creations, we’re not just highlighting aesthetic achievements, but also the cultural dialogues and diverse offerings of our community.

10. Rajadamnern Immersive Muay Thai, uploaded by DecideKit

Rajadamnern Immersive Muay Thai is a light, sound, and visual experience, featuring the largest concrete dome projection in Thailand. This project uses state-of-the-art projection mapping to immerse audiences in the captivating stories and events surrounding the ring. 

Rajadamnern Immersive Muay Thai is a light, sound, and visual experience, featuring the largest concrete dome projection in Thailand. This project uses state-of-the-art projection mapping to immerse audiences in the captivating stories and events surrounding the ring. 

9. Portée, uploaded by Karole Biron

Portée was created for the Montreal Heart Institute as part of the Ministry of Culture’s program for integrating art into architecture and the environment. The work consists of two monumental sculptures, standing 10 and 7 meters (32 and 23 feet) tall, respectively.

 

Portée was created for the Montreal Heart Institute as part of the Ministry of Culture’s program for integrating art into architecture and the environment. The work consists of two monumental sculptures, standing 10 and 7 meters (32 and 23 feet) tall, respectively.

8. HALO by Gill Gatfield

HALO is a 70ft diameter virtual sculpture blending ancestral origins, classical form and state-of-the-art technology, fusing past, present and future. Transforming rare marble from New Zealand’s mountains into code, this project preserves the precious stone at source while sharing its mauri, or life force, across the globe.

HALO is a 70ft diameter virtual sculpture blending ancestral origins, classical form and state-of-the-art technology, fusing past, present and future. Transforming rare marble from New Zealand’s mountains into code, this project preserves the precious stone at source while sharing its mauri, or life force, across the globe.

7. Play It By Ear, uploaded by Edmonton Arts Council

Play It By Ear is an interactive sound sculpture inviting a neighborhood to come together in conversation. The artwork is a series of 13 brightly colored telephone pillars placed throughout Butler Memorial Park in Edmonton, Canada. Park visitors can pick up any telephone and a matching phone will ring elsewhere in the park – like a hard-wired walkie-talkie system. If nobody picks up, you’ll be connected to a voicemail where you can leave a message for your neighbors – and listen to the messages they’ve left for you!

Play It By Ear is an interactive sound sculpture inviting a neighborhood to come together in conversation. The artwork is a series of 13 brightly colored telephone pillars placed throughout Butler Memorial Park in Edmonton, Canada. Park visitors can pick up any telephone and a matching phone will ring elsewhere in the park – like a hard-wired walkie-talkie system. If nobody picks up, you’ll be connected to a voicemail where you can leave a message for your neighbors – and listen to the messages they’ve left for you!

Play It By Ear is an interactive sound sculpture inviting a neighborhood to come together in conversation. The artwork is a series of 13 brightly colored telephone pillars placed throughout Butler Memorial Park in Edmonton, Canada. Park visitors can pick up any telephone and a matching phone will ring elsewhere in the park – like a hard-wired walkie-talkie system. If nobody picks up, you’ll be connected to a voicemail where you can leave a message for your neighbors – and listen to the messages they’ve left for you!

6. August Third Memorial uploaded by El Paso Progam

The August Third Memorial in El Paso, Texas, is dedicated to the 23 lives lost on August 3, 2019, during a mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart. Designed by El Paso-based artist Albert “Tino” Ortega, the memorial features seven granite pillars arranged to resemble a crown.

The August Third Memorial in El Paso, Texas, is dedicated to the 23 lives lost on August 3, 2019, during a mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart. Designed by El Paso-based artist Albert “Tino” Ortega, the memorial features seven granite pillars arranged to resemble a crown.

5. Cloud Trees by Brad Oldham Sculpture

Cloud Trees by Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin unites earth and sky in Oklahoma City. Oklahomans have a unique relationship with the expansive skies above their city, built on the rich, red soil of the earth. This dynamic connection is life-affirming yet filled with caution and reverence. In Cloud Trees, the artists present these two forces in natural harmony at an impressive scale: 42 feet wide by 27 feet tall, creating a euphoric, uplifting experience. 

Cloud Trees by Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin unites earth and sky in Oklahoma City. Oklahomans have a unique relationship with the expansive skies above their city, built on the rich, red soil of the earth. This dynamic connection is life-affirming yet filled with caution and reverence. In Cloud Trees, the artists present these two forces in natural harmony at an impressive scale: 42 feet wide by 27 feet tall, creating a euphoric, uplifting experience. 

Cloud Trees by Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin unites earth and sky in Oklahoma City. Oklahomans have a unique relationship with the expansive skies above their city, built on the rich, red soil of the earth. This dynamic connection is life-affirming yet filled with caution and reverence. In Cloud Trees, the artists present these two forces in natural harmony at an impressive scale: 42 feet wide by 27 feet tall, creating a euphoric, uplifting experience. 

4. The Disco Ball Cement Truck by Benedetto Bufalino, uploaded by Vincent Roy

For one unforgettable evening, the artist Benedetto Bufalino transformed a cement mixer truck into a giant disco ball, turning Québec’s historic Place Royale into an open-air dance floor. The truck pulsed with dance music and scattered thousands of mirrored reflections across the place’s centuries-old façades.

For one unforgettable evening, the artist Benedetto Bufalino transformed a cement mixer truck into a giant disco ball, turning Québec’s historic Place Royale into an open-air dance floor. The truck pulsed with dance music and scattered thousands of mirrored reflections across the place’s centuries-old façades.

For one unforgettable evening, the artist Benedetto Bufalino transformed a cement mixer truck into a giant disco ball, turning Québec’s historic Place Royale into an open-air dance floor. The truck pulsed with dance music and scattered thousands of mirrored reflections across the place’s centuries-old façades.

3. 2600 Meters Closer to the Stars by Daniel Castillo

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This suspended sculpture installed in Bogota, Colombia, is not only meant to fill a space; it is a stage where music and art converge and merge, evoking art as music for the senses, invoking an intangible dimension where the work is not only contemplated, but also "heard," inviting the viewer to feel surrounded by that silent music that transcends words.

2. Ethos uploaded by WMATA Art in Transit Program

This site-specific public artwork is integrated within the architecture of the Reston Town Center Metro Station in Reston, Virginia. Inspired by the founder of Reston, Robert E. Simon, and the statement that "You can't have a Utopia of one", this project emerged from a series of interviews George Bates conducted with members of the community, capturing a diverse array of voices, stories, ideas, and opinions. 

This site-specific public artwork is integrated within the architecture of the Reston Town Center Metro Station in Reston, Virginia. Inspired by the founder of Reston, Robert E. Simon, and the statement that "You can't have a Utopia of one", this project emerged from a series of interviews George Bates conducted with members of the community, capturing a diverse array of voices, stories, ideas, and opinions. 

1. Water Wisps, Sanctuary Bubbles by Janavi Creative LLC

Water Wisps, Sanctuary Bubbles is a 321-foot long art-installation consisting of 19 windows in Houston's George Bush International Airport. In each 90 inch window, a unique artwork has been created using digitally manipulated artwork printed on an archival film. 

Water Wisps, Sanctuary Bubbles is a 321-foot long art-installation consisting of 19 windows in Houston's George Bush International Airport. In each 90 inch window, a unique artwork has been created using digitally manipulated artwork printed on an archival film. 

Editor's note: these projects were selected based on activity on the CODAworx site from May 2025-July 2025, and strictly excludes analytics from the CODAawards Public Voting period.