This
one of a kind piece of art is a depiction of "the big bang",
according to artist Samuel Lurie. Lurie was born in South Africa in
1915. He received his primary and secondary education there. Followed
by University in London, England where he graduated with a degree in
Architecture. After working in England on such projects as the reconstruction
of University College in London, he began his own practice and worked
in England and Israel. Eventually, he ended up in Lethbridge as the
city's first director of the Lethbridge District Planning Commission.
Lurie took part in many significant projects to Lethbridge, such as
the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre, the Lethbridge College and the
Lethbridge Exhibition Pavillion. Lurie spent over a year creating this
piece, passing the lonely hours after his wife, Otilla, passed away.
Though this piece is associated with Lurie's great sorrow, it celebrates
a great contribution to the development of our city.