Completed 2025

Design by César Lopez, Jess Myers, Amelyn Ng, and Germán Pallares-Avitia for Exhibit Columbus

Fabrication by Building Brown Workshop

PUBLIC/SCHOOL/GROUNDS draws inspiration from the dynamic roofscapes of Columbus public schools to create a variety of colorful, hard, soft, and furry platforms that break the conventional boundaries of the classroom, fostering a sense of openness and spontaneity in educational environments. This installation experiments with new arrangements for learning spaces that incorporate materials and sounds from the classroom and schoolyard to engage multiple senses, encouraging students of all ages to learn in new reposes, clusters, and heights. This outdoor classroom has no back-row students or marker boards. Instead, they will discover nooks to learn together and from one another, promoting a student-led environment. Building Brown Workshop was brought on to fabricate the plywood geometries to which the designers added the color, cork, and carpet.