Big Chiller Blues

Big Chiller Blues

Architectural Detailing

 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX, 78701

This 5-story Austin Convention Center Parking Garage also houses a Chiller Tower and retail space on the street level. The glass tile pattern that clads two sides of the structure was designed by Ann Adams, an artist who generally works in fiber, to reflect the cooling function of the building. The work was recently recognized as one the country’s best, by the Public Art Network’s “Year in Review.” Medium: Glass tile cladding Photograph by Jean Graham

Date created: 2005