BioNest

by Wevolve Labs

Nicholas DeBruyne

Taking a craft and material based approach informed by a practice of research and making, Bio-Nest responds to the biology of plants and animals found at Waller Creek in both form and material. The free-standing sculptures feature a translucent bio-plastic skin made with site-specific organic matter formed over a bent-wood frame. A lighting strategy and soundscape join the figures in conversation with each other, appearing like softly glowing lanterns in the landscape and inviting up-close curiosity. The project is an exploration in sustainable design, provoking conversation on how we can partake in the new circular economy by designing with nature, tradition, and abundant materials.

CREEKture

by GFF Austin

Jake Chavez
Maxine Kraft
Sydney Galloso
Zach McLain
Faiza Tayyab

Throughout the decades, downtown Austin’s Waller Creek has constantly faced ecological challenges affecting the wildlife that is dependent on it, including the Texas Blind Snake. CREEKture is a metaphor for this Austin native species as it rises from the dampened soil of the creek bed before receding back into the murky depths of the earth, allowing spectators a brief glimpse of this elusive creature. CREEKture serves as the reminder that we are simply visitors of Waller Creek and its wildlife habitat, and that we
must respect their home just as how we respect our own.

HIGH LIGHT

by Chioco Design + Drophouse Design

Brooke Burnside
Marigny ‘Frankie’ Klein
Christian Klein
Irela Casanova
Jamie Chioco
Christy Taylor, AIA
Matt Satter

HIGH LIGHT is an interactive installation utilizing the power of simple forms in repetition. This project repurposes the familiar material of steel pipe to create tripod arrangements that shoot up toward the sky. These tripods are arranged to create a field condition that is both engaging to the onlooker and enticing to those who seek to create a path through them.

si-glo

by dwg.

Big changes gave dwg. big ideas for a big installation. Inspired by the many thousands of new plants installed at Waterloo Park, ‘si-glo’ elevates the century plant to epic proportions to celebrate the new, long-lasting life brought to this green space in the heart of Austin. Poppy, gigantic, glowing, and soft to touch, the inflatables will surprise and delight crowds while honoring Waterloo Greenway’s mission of enhancing connections between nature, art and culture.

SWAY

by SWAY

Clayton Cain
Ian Randall 

Waller Creek exemplifies movement. The movement of water, movement of people, the movement of energy. SWAY elicits and exemplifies this movement through wind. In order to achieve this our fixtures will be placed on the structure’s existing grid to fill the canopy with motion and light, the weighted light fixtures free to sway in the breeze.