Quito, Ecuador
Designed and completed in 2024 Public artwork
CROMA is a major public installation in Quito, Ecuador, aimed to activate the city's historic center (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and encourage communing, celebration, and activations across public space. Forming a massive, orange pathway that spans the 1.6 km from Basílica del Voto Nacional and the Palacio de Cristal Itchimbia, the pathway crosses from the oldest to newest part of the center, echoing the landscape of the growing city nestled in a valley high in the Andes. CROMA was developed in coordination with the city's urban planners and conservationists to draw in activity to significant areas of the city that are underrecognized for their significance and potential, highlighting the potential for minimal, low-cost solutions to enlivening public space in the face of decreasing funding for public programs and increasing violence.