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Laurie Lundquist (MFA, sculpture, 1990) is an artist and educator who brings a deep interest in natural systems and engineering to the design process. Environmental issues are often a subtext in her sculptural installations and planning process. Lundquist's work is concept driven; she chooses from a wide variety of materials and methods to integrate art works into a given site. She thinks that designing artwork into municipal projects can reinforce connection to place by drawing on specific observations, local memories and visible landmarks to underscore the identity of a given place.

As a design team artist, Lundquist has collaborated effectively with architects engineers and planners to integrate art into the overall design of numerous public projects in the Phoenix mteropolitan area.

FLY OVER BRIDGE

FLY OVER BRIDGE, 2004
Country Club Way and Highway 60, Tempe, Arizona

Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge

Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge, Phoenix, Arizona, 1998