Prairie Visitor Center and Ecological Health Field Institute
The prairie, in all its expressions, is a massive, subtle place, with a long history of contradiction and misunderstanding. But it is worth the effort at comprehension. It is, after all, at the center of our national identity. - Wayne Fields, Lost Horizon
In this project, students will be designing a visitor center and facility to house the operations of a local nature preserve. Located in a rare and unique environment, their design will focus on two individual issues:
We are privileged to be working with the Fort Worth Prairie Park and representative Jo Ann Collins as our client on this project. We look forward to collaborating with her this school year to promote the vision of her organization and raise awareness about their efforts.
- A basic element of architectural form as a starting point of design – the cube
- The relationships between building, landscape, and ecology
We are privileged to be working with the Fort Worth Prairie Park and representative Jo Ann Collins as our client on this project. We look forward to collaborating with her this school year to promote the vision of her organization and raise awareness about their efforts.