In late May, five School of Architecture students traveled to Bernheim Forest and Arboretum in Clermont, Kentucky, where they joined School of Architecture faculty member Ekin Erar to construct 10⁶ (Ten to the Power of Six), an immersive mirrored pavilion that transforms visitors and the surrounding landscape into an infinite series of reflections.
Constructed over a four-day period between May 28 and June 6, the project offered students a rare opportunity to participate in the realization of a full-scale architectural installation, engaging directly with fabrication, construction and on-site problem-solving.
Participating students were Alexander Barney ’26, Clark Dong ’27, Grace Hong ’26, Gia Lettieri ’27 and Nicole Trubsky ’27, alongside Riley Wines ’26, a student collaborator from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
The pavilion was selected through a competitive open-call process organized by Bernheim Forest and Arboretum’s L+A+N+D (Landscape + Art + Nature + Design) initiative, which commissions immersive outdoor installations exploring the relationship between people, nature and the built environment. More than 160 proposals were submitted for consideration, with 10⁶ selected as one of only two projects chosen for construction.