Research notes for project planning
What the project record tells us
Inhabitable steel installation
Braindrop: an inhabitable sculpture about water
Raudenbush describes Braindrop as a 17-foot-tall, 10-foot-wide laser-cut steel water-drop form. Its shaded interior, cushioned floor, hanging glass and mirrored elements create a space for gathering and contemplation. Blue and black-light LEDs extend the experience after dark. The dimensions describe this documented work, not a specification approved for another venue.
Kate Raudenbush — Braindrop ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-25
For your project briefHow would access, interior use, lighting and visitor capacity be reviewed for the proposed setting?
Big Art Partners planning prompt Participatory installation · Burning Man, Nevada
Future’s Past: allegory expressed through architecture
Commissioned for Burning Man in 2010, Future’s Past combines a black steel pyramid with a tree form. The artist describes an interior space, layered overhead aluminum geometry and mirrored surfaces. Her account frames the work as a reflection on technology, ecological limits and the resilience of nature.
Kate Raudenbush — Future’s Past ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-25
For your project briefWhich parts of an artwork’s meaning should come through its form, and which need interpretation or programming?
Big Art Partners planning prompt 
