Client: City of Austin Art in Public Places
Location: Del Valle, TX, United States
Completion date: 2024
Artwork budget: $150,000
Project Team
Agustina Rodriguez
Sammy Campo
Overview
Buford’s Circle is a monumental work which expresses a reverence for the essential services AFD/EMS provide our community. Through the use of time honored materials and formal references to classical antiquity, this proposal provides a counterbalance to the rapid new growth that has come to characterize Del Valle.
Bufurd’s Circle borrows its name from the Bufurd Tower – the historic fire drill tower that sits on the north shore of Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin.
Captain James L. Bufurd, for whom the tower is named, is a hero who died in the line of duty over 50 years ago trying to save a 15 year old boy from drowning. Deep respect for all who serve!
Goals
Buford’s Circle is an original permanent work commissioned in 2021 by the City of Austin Art in Public Places program.