IMA nature park takes shape

June 6, 2008
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ANPCheck out this new rendering of the visitor center for the $25 million Virginia B. Fairbank’s Art & Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Check out more images and share your thoughts on the art over at Lou Harry's blog. IBJ's Jennifer Whitson also put together an Art & Nature Park page with several images of art planned for the park, along with bios of many of the artists. Now that's team coverage.
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  • Circlecity18June 6, 2008 1:41 PM
    Looks real cool. When will it be completed?
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  • CoryJune 6, 2008 2:04 PM
    It's scheduled to be done by Fall 2009.
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  • The UrbanophileJune 6, 2008 2:13 PM
    The IMA had a home run of an idea for the Art and Nature Park, then they radically rethought the idea, eliminating the bridge that was the centerpiece of the project, and going with temporary installations. I don't see either of these as a positive and they've yet to articulate a replacement vision at all, much less anything compelling. I'm afraid this appears to be on the surface an example of a what might have been type of project.

    I'm happy to be corrected, but that's what I see: a radically altered design lacking in vision versus what was originally a home run concept.
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  • Nature LoverJune 8, 2008 9:07 AM
    IBJ's 4-person team coverage didn't touch on the Nature element of the Art and Nature Park. Isn't that a key element of the vision and the attraction? Nature bats last.
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  • thundermuttJune 13, 2008 8:33 AM
    What's natural about a former gravel pit alongside a man-made canal?
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