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Landscape architects know the value of artistic touches to a project. Take the Masonry Institute of Iowa?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s 2006 Grand Award winner?EUR??,,????'?????<??oethe Roth Fountain in Sioux City, Iowa.
The new fountain has an interesting history. The Live Stock National Bank & Exchange Building in Sioux City, Iowa was designed by architect William Steele in 1915, which included intricate terra cotta designs of steer heads, florals, geometic shapes and signage by Scotsman G.G. Elmslie. Some of that terra cotta is now in the Sioux City Public Museum, saved after the building was mostly destroyed by fire in the winter of 1998.
Fountain designers, Steve Blenderman, an artist, and Kirk Hoefling, a sculptor, had the idea of designing a fountain as an homage to the old building. They replicated the building?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s bricks, finding a manufacturer in Tennessee, and used some of the building?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s terra cotta, including four steer heads as water spouts. They designed 16 foam jets that shoot water into the air around the central 16.5-foot tower.
For more information, visit www.blenderman-hoeflingdesign.com
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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