The Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is a public park, storm water detention dam and Modernist "masterpiece" of
environmental art
Environmental art is a range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works. Environmental art has evolved away from formal concerns, for example ...
located in
Kent
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,
Washington
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, United States. The earthworks was created by Bauhaus artist
Herbert Bayer
Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 – September 30, 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He was instrumental in the development of the ...
in 1982 and designated a landmark by
King County
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
Landmarks Commission in 2008. The earthworks site covers .
In 2008, the earthworks was upgraded to handle a
10,000-year flood by raising the dam approximately .
See also
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Robert Morris Earthwork
Robert Morris Earthwork is a 1979 public art earthworks installation in Seatac, Washington by Robert Morris. The area surrounding the piece, a former gravel pit overlooking the Kent Valley outside of Seattle, has rapidly filled in with urban grow ...
References
External links
Earthworks: Art & Landscape in the Green River Valleyat City of Kent
Mill Creek Canyon Earthworksat The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Herbert Bayer: Mill Creek Canyon Earthworksat King County Cultural Services
Buildings and structures in Kent, Washington
Environmental art
Landmarks in King County, Washington
Parks in Kent, Washington
Dams in Washington (state)
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