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META MEDITATIONS ( #_ of _ )

OBELISK

Obelisk study, G/O, 2015

Raising up the obelisk in St. Peter's Square, Rome. 1586. drawing via Google search

Raising up the obelisk in St. Peter's Square, Rome. 1586. drawing via Google search

Obelisk in the gardens adjacent to the Villa Medici in Rome

REFERENCE: NASA Earth - Tunis

Tunis, Tunesia. Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory. 2015

MYSTICISMS II

Land scape

Thresholds of the Unreal
(2010-present)

Block - Horizon, 2014

Cube scape, 2012

After Albers, 2012

Depth (4x3x3x3), 2010

Axon (3x3x3x1/3), 2010

Jardino (3x3x3x1x3x9), 2010

Silence/Noise, 2011

Silence/Noise (invert), 2011

CITY GARDEN

CITY (BROOKLYN) GARDEN

Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Date: April 2013 - September 2014

Client: undisclosed
Cost: ~$2500 (material, time, ancillary)

Compost Bin, made from recycled lumber was the first landmark of the yard

Diagram for the Compost Bin

The space was completely overgrown with rhizomes and weeds.

The cleaned up Garden.

List of plants:

Herbs
Chives
White Onions
Scallions
Garlic
Rosemary
Basil; Thai and Italian
Dill

Fruit & Veg
Kale
Tomatoes; Zebra (green), Cherokee, Roma, Tomatillo
Cauliflower

Tubers
Radish; French and Traditional
Beets
Carrots
Turnips
Zucchini
Pumpkins (mini)

Flowers
Sunflowers
Rose

ACherokee and several Zebra tomatoes harvested

KHOBAR PARK: update 2014

KHOBAR PARK

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2012-2014

Khobar Municipality has nearly completed the construction of the park.

Included here are as-built (construction) photos, as well as additional design sketches and renderings that we produced during design development.

Central shade canopy is successful in providing a less sunny space for people to sit.