Avenue of the Architects

Fifth Street in downtown Columbus is nicknamed the Avenue of the Architects—and for good reason. In just over a mile, you’ll pass an unusually dense lineup of buildings designed by some of the most influential architects of the 20th century and beyond. Below are the highlights you’ll see along the way.

Eos

Dessa Kirk

2006

Metal (scrap and new fabrication)

5th and Lindsey Streets, Downtown Columbus

The Greek goddess of dawn rises atop dozens of steel tubes—human face and torso giving way to leaf‑like arms and root‑like legs. Facing west, Eos suggests renewal and strength, greeting each day with poise.

Debuted in the Columbus Sculpture Invitational; community fundraising secured its permanent installation in 2007.

Dessa Kirk (b. 1972) is a Chicago‑based sculptor best known for merging feminine forms with organic shapes in large-scale metal works about resilience and transformation.

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