====== Information plaza ====== The concrete fly-over in front of the Vrijhof with LED matrix news ticker displays Andrea Blum is an American artist who designed this work specifically for the University of Twente. Information Plaza comprises two overlapping squares and is intended as a meeting place: benches have been installed on top. It is also meant to serve as a central information point, with the news ticker displaying regular updates on important events. The plaza is also situated to provide a central thoroughfare for cyclists and pedestrians. On the other side of Information Plaza is Piet Blom’s Bastille. //One story which I have to verify is that the grey concrete was initially aimed to be covered with ivy, however CFB kept cleaning the work so the covering never happened. ALso the LED matrix displays were a yearly struggle for Scintilla (EE) students struggling with moisture, vandalism and animals...//