Prairie Logic

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Title: Prairie Logic
Photo Credit: Mike Sinclair
Lead Artist(s):

Description:

This project was a collaboration between Janet Zweig and el dorado architects of Kansas City. We built a full-scale boxcar and planted a prairie on 25,000 square feet of the public rooftop of a six story building in downtown Kansas City. The boxcar doorway, when opened, becomes a proscenium stage for performances. Through local curation, events are programmed for the space including music, theater, readings, and educational programs. The boxcar has recycled wheels and couplings, and sits on train tracks. The body of the car was fabricated from perforated aluminum, making it translucent. There are lights within so it glows at night. A gravel path leads to the boxcar, and there is a gravel area beside the door for the audience.

PROJECT LOCATION

Streetscape
Located on the rooftop of a six story building
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
United States

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PROJECT TEAM

City of Kansas City, Misourri
Municipal Arts Commission
Brady Neely, Project Manager
El Dorado, Inc
Lisa Cordes, Performance curator and developer
PROJECT DETAILS

Permanent
$355,000
Percent-for-Art
Installation, Metalwork
Metal
Metal, installation
2012
2013
VIDEOS

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