Mags Harries and Lajos Héder are artists working collaboratively to create
public art across the United States from their studio.[1]
Career
A married couple, they formed Harries/Héder Collaborative in 1990 and have worked together on major public art commissions[2] since then. Based in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, they have completed over thirty public projects with budgets up to $6 million.[citation needed] They designed Acoustic Weir in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]
Lajos Héder, an artist born in
Hungary, studied
architecture and
urban planning at
Harvard University.[citation needed] Before forming Harries/Héder Collaborative, he worked on community projects, urban design, site planning, architecture, and construction.[10] He was the principal author of the US Department of Transportation's Aesthetics in Transportation (1980).[11]
They have two daughters, writer/director
Sian Heder[12] and author/artist Thyra Heder.[13]
Terpsichore for Kansas City, Arts District Parking Garage,
Kansas City, Missouri (2011) with David Moulton, Roberta Vacca, Bobby Watson[citation needed]
Xixi Umbrellas, Xixi Wetland Park,
Hangzhou, China (2012) Westlake International Invitational Sculpture Exhibition[citation needed]
Mags Harries and Lajos Héder are artists working collaboratively to create
public art across the United States from their studio.[1]
Career
A married couple, they formed Harries/Héder Collaborative in 1990 and have worked together on major public art commissions[2] since then. Based in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, they have completed over thirty public projects with budgets up to $6 million.[citation needed] They designed Acoustic Weir in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]
Lajos Héder, an artist born in
Hungary, studied
architecture and
urban planning at
Harvard University.[citation needed] Before forming Harries/Héder Collaborative, he worked on community projects, urban design, site planning, architecture, and construction.[10] He was the principal author of the US Department of Transportation's Aesthetics in Transportation (1980).[11]
They have two daughters, writer/director
Sian Heder[12] and author/artist Thyra Heder.[13]
Terpsichore for Kansas City, Arts District Parking Garage,
Kansas City, Missouri (2011) with David Moulton, Roberta Vacca, Bobby Watson[citation needed]
Xixi Umbrellas, Xixi Wetland Park,
Hangzhou, China (2012) Westlake International Invitational Sculpture Exhibition[citation needed]