Filled with a rich historical context of land that was previously owned by corn farmers, later turned into a refinery town, through Chevron and now home to some of the world's most renowned technological and sports industry, like Boeing and the L.A. Lakers. The city’s fabrication is now obsolete and in need of a vision for the future. El Segundo Gateway is the first representation, a symbolic entrance, introducing everything the city represents: engaging, inspiring + playful. 

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“Flight” is a gateway, artwork, and community gathering place, sited at the threshold of LAX airport, the City of El Segundo, and the Imperial Highway. “Flight” is a place inclusive of day and night activations. Through planting and lighting, the gateway extends, forming an ecological runway to the Pacific Ocean. This diurnal photoreceptive pollinator corridor is intended to regenerate the indigenous habitat of the threatened, native Blue Butterfly. Our vision engages the spectacle of the airport, the gateway, the butterfly, the community who inhabit and circulate through the site, and the ecological regeneration of indigenous flora and fauna using technology in a contemporary setting.