In collaboration with Kennedy Rauh. This project was selected to be built as part of the 2024 Fortlandia design exhibition. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center highlights several of the ecoregions in the Austin, TX area that thrive with consistent fire regimes, such as the Blackland Prairie ecoregion. PYROSTRUCTURE represents a portion of a grassland wildfire and provides an accessible, playful, and exciting way to explore the concept of wildfire while highlighting the prescribed burns demonstrated by the Wildflower Center.
PYROSTRUCTURE features bright colors that symbolize fire, grass, and the charred landscape. The installation facilitates various levels of play, allowing individuals to define their pace of exploration - climb, dangle, crawl, balance - and engage in controlled risk along the way. Finally, interactive panels share the story of fire - the benefits of controlled burns, the causes of wildfires, and information about recent Texas fires.