Embracing experimentation and collaboration at an infrastructural scale.
View MoreLessPedestrian Strands is the latest collaboration between El Dorado inc and artist James Woodfill. Sited on four highway bridges that connect the Downtown Loop with the Crossroads, the installation is considered a reparation of an interrupted pedestrian experience caused by the creation of the federal interstate in the 1960’s. Utilizing abstracted photographs of important, place-defining adjacent buildings embedded in illuminated glass panels, Pedestrian Strands embraces a strategy that all components of the installation comprise the artwork – the glass, the mesh guardrail and custom end panels with laser cut identifying street names.
- 2008
- Fabricator
- Kansas City, MO
- 66” x 76’ x 5”
Client
- Downtown Council of KCMO
Eldo Team
- Principal: David Dowell, AIA
- Project Manager: Chris Burk
Collaborators
- Contractors: Collins + Herman LLC, Westhues Electric
Artists
- James Woodfill
Awards
- 2009 KC Home Design Design Excellence Awards - Bronze, Outdoor
- 2009 AIA Kansas City Allied Arts and Craftsmanship Awards - Honor Award
Press
- ArchDaily, Kelly Minner, “Pedestrian Strands / el dorado,” 2011
- Urban Times, Michael Hurd, “The Downtown Beat: Quiet Attractions in Kansas City,” 2009
- Kansas City Star, Sarah Mote, “Pedestrian Strands,” 2008
- KCUR Public Arts Radio, Laura Spencer, “New Public Art in the Downtown Loop,” 2008
- Review, Josh Shelton, “Structured Collaboration: Art through Architecture Builds Database, Incentive Levels, Habits,” 2008
- Urban Times, Kevin Kuzma, “The Pedestrian Experience,”2008
Photography by
- Mike Sinclair
