Strands of History
Project Vision
Working with historians and archivists, BJ Krivanek researched California history and recent social contexts to develop an environmental art program that builds upon the urban design of the campus, siting a program of environmental elements within a metaphoric landscape. The installation is comprised of three primary groups of elements: a History Wall (an historic timeline structure inscribed with suggestive issues related to California history), Possibilities + Outcomes (layered panels inscribed with interrelated issues – possibilities and their outcomes), and Campus Foundings (lighting fixtures inscribed with the names and founding dates of the 23 campuses, which illuminate the previous elements in a metaphoric manner).
Project Details
Design Team
BJ Krivanek (Principal in Charge), Joel Breaux, Lillian Jones, Karen Jean Hunt
Design Firm
BJ Krivanek Art + Design
Consultants
LPA, Inc. (landscape architect)
Fabricators
BRO Designed Construction