Style

Themes of science, architecture and nature thread through the art collection at TheLoren at Lady Bird Lake and overlap seamlessly with the ethos of the building’sarchitectural style —a building in harmony with the environment and naturalsurroundings. In the lobby, guests are greeted by major artworks byMatthew Ritchie and Michael Joo, two artists well known in the artworld fortheir interest in science, artifice and nature. Also in the lobby is asculpture by Sarah Braman that was chosen for its relationship to the work ofFrank Lloyd Wright.The interaction between natural, found elements (forBraman discarded chairs and wood) and human-made materials, and especially thedialogue between light and glass, are springboards for both artists. Inthe restaurant, Olafur Eliassen’s dynamic color wheels offer a nod to Austin’sEllsworth Kelly Chapel, which is famed for its melding of architecture andcolor with the intense Austin light that pours inside. In the hotel's guestrooms, Karl Blossfelt’s precise photos of plants that often look likeornamental ironworks demonstrate the principle that some of the best designshad already been anticipated in nature.