Architectural Jewels Across the Triangle

In this article in Walter Magazine, J. Michael Welton highlights several of Ellen Cassilly's architectural projects across the Triangle, including the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden and Prairie Garden Classroom at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, as well as two of her students' projects at the North Carolina Museum of Art. "Down the hill, overlooking a pond that cleans and filters storm water before releasing it to a stream below, is a platform created out of steel, poured-in-place concrete, and South American ipe wood.

It hovers over the water’s edge, creating a place for rest and contemplation – and for conversations about sustainability in the environment. It was created by students at N.C. State’s Design/Build summer program in 2013 – and ever since it’s been a gaze-shifter, conversation-starter, and a fixture that’s fully part of the pond."