Color Blind is a collaborative rural installation designed and built by researchers at the FCI and the UTK School of Landscape Architecture. This project bridges culture, landscape, and technology, expanding exploration of interwoven rural relationships while incorporating expertise in digital fabrication and augmented reality . The installation challenges perceptions of rural landscapes as static or purely agrarian, revealing them as dynamic, technical, and culturally significant spaces shaped by historical practices and contemporary innovations. The installation is a deer blind set in the farmland of Wisconsin. The bright pink color is to draw attention to the structure from Human visitors while concealing the inhabitants from the view of the deer, who cannot see colors in the orange and red spectrums. 

The structure was designed and manufactured within the context of the limited material resources and construction equipment of a remote rural space. This required fabrication process to rely primarily on analog hand tools or small portable equipment. This limits complexity and coordination during construction and can lead to human error.

An augmented reality (AR) fabrication process was developed that could overcome limitations of precision and coordination through overlaying digital information about the design and fabrication process during construction. Complex material arrangements and sequencing can be programmed into the digital interface and visualized through wearable AR glasses. This allowed the construction team to collaborate and communicate seamlessly and effectively.