Wings & Sails

An article was published in the Ashland Daily Tidings about how the World Peace Flame will be lit in September, 2018 at SOU’s Thalden Pavilion. It will be installed at the base of two 28-foot tall cedar “story planks” carved by Native American sculptor Russell Bebee.

Christopher Brown (right) with Russell Bebee

Underneath the wings and sails of an outrageous structure, comes the knowledge that sustainability is essential for the future of our life on this planet...as we know it now. We have to be creative and embrace new ideas and solution for ours and our children’s existence.

Wings & Sales is a character-driven story about a young architect who designed an innovative pavilion on the Southern Oregon University campus. Christopher Brown followed the permaculture guidelines that insures the structure will be harmoniously integrated into a landscape and will not harm but help elements needed for a sustainable ecosystem. The film takes the viewer through an array of events that threaten the project.

The Farm where the pavilion is located is a student-led agricultural and learning center at Southern Oregon University. It will also provide additional space for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Ashland Chamber Music Concerts, and nearby schools.

In late April, the ground is covered with “samaras” the winged seeds of sycamore and maple trees. The pavilion architects modeled the stunning wing structure by observing samara seeds.

Creating Wings & Sails

Kathryn and Barry Thalden, donated the funds to SOU for the design and construction for the Thalden Pavilion. (Kathryn is in red and Barry is the man next to her.)

Barry said this about philanthropy: “We are going to be ok if each of us helps all of us. Philanthropy is about recognition and awareness that each of us is here for a divine purposed… that divine purpose is to spend our time sharing our talents, passion and commitments to make this world a better place.”