Highlight: Memorials for the Future
In 2016 the National Park Service and the National Capital Planning Commission, in collaboration with Van Alen Institute, conducted Memorials for the Future, an ideas competition that aimed to rethink the way we develop and experience memorials, creating new ideas for honoring our diverse histories, heritage, and culture.
Selected from 89 teams from eight countries, the winner and finalists all offered innovative approaches to share and add new narratives, and connect people and places from across the nation.
Some of the most compelling and relevant themes and trends identified included engaging the present and future as much as the past; allowing for changing narratives; and considering ephemeral, mobile, and temporary forms.
Selected from 89 teams from eight countries, the winner and finalists all offered innovative approaches to share and add new narratives, and connect people and places from across the nation.
Some of the most compelling and relevant themes and trends identified included engaging the present and future as much as the past; allowing for changing narratives; and considering ephemeral, mobile, and temporary forms.
