99k House
Arts at Bozeman City Center
Cinerama Lobby & Box Office Renovation
Flying Heritage Collection
Griffith Park Pavilion, Symphony in the Glen
Historic Flight
Kilo 6
McCaw Hall*
McCaw Hall Capital Improvements
McCaw Hall Sarah Sze Sculpture
Mercer Arts Arena*
Museum of Flight Expansion Study*
C.W. Post Concert Hall*
Rabuor Village Project
SAM Olympic Sculpture Park
SAM Louise Bourgeois Fountain
SAM Mark Dion Vivarium
Seattle International Film Festival Center
SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall
UCSD Mandeville Auditorium*
Union Theological Seminary Library*
UW Tacoma Assembly Hall Pre-design Study*
Wenatchee Performing Arts Center*
Atlanta City Hall*
Australian Parliament House*
Hawaii Convention Center*
Newport Events Center*
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Mark Dion Vivarium - Seattle, WA
This commissioned artwork occupies a focal intersection of the Olympic Sculpture Park. ORA worked with a prefabricated greenhouse manufacturer to push beyond the building type's traditional form to create the structure's dynamic form and to realize the vision of artist Mark Dion and Park Architects Weiss Manfredi. Conceptually, the Vivarium investigates nature as process: the greenhouse shelters a fallen “nurse-log”, hosting simultaneous processes of decay and rebirth.The integrated rainwater catchment irrigation system, colored glass and natural ventilation simulate the log's natural environment - essentially placing the nurse log on life support in this urban environment. The installation serves as an environmental learning center which erodes conventional boundaries between science and art.
This commissioned artwork occupies a focal intersection of the Olympic Sculpture Park. ORA worked with a prefabricated greenhouse manufacturer to push beyond the building type's traditional form to create the structure's dynamic form and to realize the vision of artist Mark Dion and Park Architects Weiss Manfredi. Conceptually, the Vivarium investigates nature as process: the greenhouse shelters a fallen “nurse-log”, hosting simultaneous processes of decay and rebirth.The integrated rainwater catchment irrigation system, colored glass and natural ventilation simulate the log's natural environment - essentially placing the nurse log on life support in this urban environment. The installation serves as an environmental learning center which erodes conventional boundaries between science and art.