Documented artwork / fog installation

Cloud Arbor

Credit as documented: Ned Kahn

Cloud Arbor forms a temporary cloud among stainless-steel poles at Pittsburgh's Buhl Community Park. Kahn collaborated with landscape architect Andrea Cochran and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh on the 2012 installation. Water atomized by high-pressure nozzles gathers into a sphere, then moves and disperses with the wind. The museum describes children following the cooling mist, placing the artwork within the everyday activity of the revitalized park rather than treating it as an isolated object.

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At a glance

Year / version: 2012
Materials: stainless steel, water mist
Documented setting: outdoor
Dimensions: Fog sphere about 20 ft diameter; poles 30 ft in artist account, 32 ft in museum report.
Dimensions apply to: Fog diameter varies with wind; pole-height reports conflict.
Availability: Unconfirmed

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2012
Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Site
Buhl Community Park
City
Pittsburgh
State / region
PA
Country
United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
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Materials and construction

Kahn describes a 20-foot fog sphere and 30-foot poles. The museum's annual report instead specifies 64 poles reaching 32 feet; the height discrepancy remains visible.

Presentation and site context

The wider park team credits Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Stantec, Atlantic Engineering Services and PJ Dick. The museum led the park's redevelopment.

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