Frisco | June 2025

BY JACOB VAUGHN

Frisco council considers artwork to project on city silo

$16M admin, nature center approved Frisco officials approved a $1.29 million design contract for a new Parks and Recre- ation administration building and nature center May 20. Currently, Parks and Recre- ation staff work out of the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center. The overall budget for the design and construction of the project is $16 million. The design contract is being awarded to PBK Architects. Frisco City Council unanimously approved the contract as part of its consent agenda May 20. The city considered 13 firms for the design services. The background In 2019, Frisco voters approved bond proposition E, which allowed funds to be used to construct a nature and educational center.

Frisco officials are considering artwork to display on the city’s silo. Options for the art were given to Frisco City Council during a June 3 work session. The details Frisco officials are considering using projectors to show different pieces of art on Frisco’s silo. At the work session, city staff showed the coun- cil what other cities have done with their silos. Some images depicted static art work. Another option was lighting the silo in different colors. A static mural could cost the city several hun- dred thousand dollars, according to city staff. The cost of the projector system that could dis- play several pieces of art ranges between $300,000 and $600,000. The system would use two projec- tors and would be housed in a climate-controlled facility to protect it from the elements. Staff said they couldn’t project fast moving videos or images on the silo because that would

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Two projectors: $300,000-$600,000

cause driving hazards. But they could project static images or slide shows featuring different art pieces. Staff said they could also partner with local artists to display their work on the silo. City Council didn’t vote on the plans but asked staff to continue looking into the projection system.

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