Figure 11. Top left: Westar Energy brought heavy machinery to set the repurposed utility poles. Top right: decommissioned aluminum signs were donated by the City and County, and by individuals in the community. Bottom left: locally quarried boulders used for seating were donated by R.D. Johnson Excavating Co. Bottom center: KU architecture students constituted the main design and construction force, donating thousands of hours to the project. Bottom right: Lawrence Parks and Recreation leveraged their existing vendor Hicks Concrete to supply the project with concrete work.
Five photos. Top left: Utility poles are being placed into concrete by a crane and crew. Top right: a contemporary, curved wooden structure made from utility poles sits in a park inside orange construction fencing. Brightly colored tiles laid out in a pattern on the concrete encircle the structure. Bottom left: a student sits on the ground using an air hammer to carve prairie insects onto a boulder. Bottom center: a group of college students stand underneath a wooden structure pointing upward with enthusiasm. Bottom right: the same wooden structure showing completed concrete footers and brightly colored shade shingles installed along the top edge.
Keith Van de Riet and Suzan Hampton

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