https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1542 en-us Chicago’s Garfield Park Conservatory is a historic structure known for its extensive botanical collections. For the next year, however, the nearly 90,000-square-foot glazed building will be home to a very different attraction—one that will illuminate the architecture of its contiguous display houses.

]]> 1511-solarise-a-sea-of-colors-chicago-luftwerk.asp Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10272-solarise-a-sea-of-colors Solarise: A Sea of Colors The art collaborative Luftwerk wrapped the Garfield Park Conservatory's Palm House in solar-powered LEDs for an installation named The Beacon. Photo © John Faier Solarise: A Sea of Colors In the nearby Fern Room, the artists employed mirrors to evoke a reflecting pool for a work called Portal. Photo © John Faier Solarise: A Sea of Colors The artists manipulate light and shadow, both day and night, throughout the Conservatory with five distinct installations, including Florescence. Photo © John Faier Solarise: A Sea of Colors The artists manipulate light and shadow, both day and night, throughout the Conservatory with five distinct installations, including Florescence. Photo © John Faier Solarise: A Sea of Colors The installation, Prismatic. Photo © John Faier Solarise: A Sea of Colors The installation, Seed of Light. Photo © John Faier