the guardians

The Guardians

UNiversity of Iowa

CLIENT

Art Building, Iowa City

Location

Limestone and steel

Materials

14' H x 20'W x 6'D

DImensions

2016

Date

wyatt arnold

Architectural rendering

Steven Holl Architect

new art building

the guardians

The Guardians symbolize two cairns marking the path through higher education and learning at the University of Iowa Campus. Solid steel plates are set to 3-ft, the height of the recent devasting  flood-line. It is the artist's intention that the stones reveal a fossilization and natural weathering  over time. 

Rebecca l. thompson

university of iowa

The Guardians

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