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THE ARTFUL ARCHES AT MOA
Artful Arches is an immersive public art installation at Mall of America, created by Katie Donahue and Katharina Hoerath of K Works Studio in partnership with Fraser and Artistry. Designed to spark curiosity, connection, and playful exploration through color, texture, and form, the installation transforms the atrium into a vibrant interactive environment. Created using reused and surplus materials, Artful Arches highlights the creative potential of sustainable design. On view now through July 26.
Mall of America
ARTFUL ARCHES AT MOA: THE ART OF CONNECTION
Artful Arches is a vibrant immersive installation transforming the North Atrium at Mall of America into a space for creativity, connection, and exploration. In this episode of So Much More, A Mall of America® Podcast, K-Works Studio founders Katie Donahue and Katharina Hoerath share the story behind the project—tracing its origins, creative vision, and the intersection of imagination, design, and purpose that brought this large-scale experience to life.
So Much More, A Mall of America® Podcast, 2026
The Rainbow Pavilion
K-Works Studio creates community-rooted installations that merge architectural design, sculptural form, and experimental materiality.
The Rainbow Arch Pavilion, conceived as a vibrant landmark for Pride, invites rest, conversation, celebration, and exploration beneath its larger-than-life structure.
Adams County Pride, 2025
The Pulp Projects
The Pulp Projects is an ongoing research initiative exploring the potential of post-consumer cellulose waste through material experimentation and community-based design. By combining digital fabrication—such as 3D pulp extrusion and 5-axis CNC milling—with handcraft techniques, the project seeks to disrupt traditional waste cycles and transform discarded materials into expressive, scalable components for architecture and public art.
Arcadia, 2023
Pillars and Petals
Pillars and Petals is an immersive installation that explores architectural cycles and the tension between natural and built environments. A field of fuchsia fins—crafted entirely from reclaimed construction waste—invites visitors into a landscape that blurs the line between artifact and organism, structure and sculpture.
Conceived and executed by K-Works Studio in collaboration with Zefyr Group, the project transforms discarded materials into a multisensory experience of movement, rest, and reflection.
London Design Fair, 2023