Memorial Design
Design approaches to creating spaces and structures that honor memory, loss, and commemoration.
NEW MEMORY: Senior Living Architecture Shaped by Color, Community and the Moroccan Medina
New Memory rethinks senior living architecture through colors, courtyards and shared spaces that strengthen memory, autonomy and connection.
the architectural memoir of memory
Memory is not static; it evolves, fades, transforms, and survives through people, rituals, and places. Within the Parsi community, the Tower of Silence at Doongerwadi has long existed as a sacred landscape carrying generations of funerary traditions, collective remembrance, and cultural identity. However, changing urban conditions, declining engagement with ritual spaces, and the gradual disconnect between community and sacred landscapes have led to the fading of these memories and spatial pract
THE FINAL MEMORIAL
The spherical structure ensures that the context is applied: the earth, the planet we have inhabited for millions of years - that we are now actively making less habitable for everything which lives on it. Vibrant foliage and greenery, tall waterfalls and cooler shaded spaces offer refuge from the intense dry heat outside.
An absolutely overwhelmingly iconic structure that would probably cost $5bn to construct if not more, and one might argue that this money could be better spent in saving several animal species from extinction. But if there will be a kickstarter to get this going I will definitely support with my humble donation.
Fantastic design. I appreciated its simple yet strong geometrical shape which metaphorically indicates the Earth. I would think the proposal could be stronger if there were more information of the interior spaces showing the experience of the visitors.
BURIAL AND FARMING STAC
Very innovative concept with effectively utilise small land for dual purpose! Excellent!
Nice project
nice work!
Parting in matter,Reunion in spirit
We believe that death is a parting in the material world, while a memorial ceremony is a reunion in the spiritual world. People recall their lives with the dead, talk about their present lives, and create a reunion with the dead. People humbly put the ashes into a clear spring, where the current leads people through separation and flows into a waterfall into
This is a great project; such a tremendous idea; just probably the center area can be more specific in terms of the design, but good project in general.
Global Warming
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There is a question of why this work topped the list. The first should be completely free from drawbacks than outstanding strengths. 1.Is this concept valid on this location-specific site? 2. If valid, why did the competition choose Egypt? 3. More than 15 million tourists will visit Egypt at BRIEF, and the number will increase after the completion of the Grant Egyptian Museum. Can you accommodate these tourists? 4. I was asked to space calculations and programs of space. Does it fit? 5. Has the project been completed?
Great idea with very unique cutting point. I found this project's concept the most interesting among all the entries of this competition. However, the shape of the memorial is not outstanding yet. I wished the Designer has expanded the idea into spatial proposal so that the "memorial" didn't end up as mere statue but architecture. I cannot stop asking, why this proposal couldn't be a cave-like spatial proposal? The space where hosts activities of people which also gradually changes as the global-warming continues.
Really brilliant concept, and a good way to make use of the CO2. Hopefully these 'plants' don't have a large CO2 footprint in the manufacturing process. Can this be less high tech and be replicated many times around the world in the most polluted areas to act as air filters? The dystopian image that shows world on fire doesn't make me think about going around visiting monuments, unless these monuments were some kind of 'Clean Air Shelters' that protect you from those flames.
Really Cool and clear + interesting idea. Nice drawings and presentation style. The only worry is the use of concrete for the construction of this memorial. Could other materials be used? Does the fact that this memorial collects rain water for Cairo offset the environmental impact of the construction?
And I think that should be reconsidered.THANKS for reminding that.
Sorry to see it now, but for the material issue, we thought about plastic panels made from recycled garbage before. After discussion, we felt that plastic panels might be more difficult to support this solution than concrete, so we abandoned the idea of plastic panels. The most important thing is that we are less willing to increase the horizontal connection between each plate to destroy the existing form.
John Sasser Architecture Portfolio
This portfolio showcases a selection of academic projects completed throughout my first three years at Mississippi State University's School of Architecture. The work reflects the development of my architectural thinking through a wide range of representational methods, including hand drawing, digital modeling, technical documentation, and photorealistic visualization. These projects demonstrate a commitment to thoughtful design and the continual refinement of conceptual and technical skills.
Echoes of Memory: Rethinking Remembrance
Echoes of Memory: Rethinking Remembrance explores how architecture can transform remembrance into a lived experience of reflection and healing. The research investigates how space, light, material, and atmosphere shape collective memory after trauma.
Three Studios Turn a Prison's Visitation Table into a 24-Meter Memorial in Montevideo
On the grounds of a former political prison turned shopping center, a steel table inscribed with prisoners' names reclaims public memory.
SWA Group Spirals a Landscape Memorial into the Woods of Sandy Hook
A 1.8-acre clearing in Newtown, Connecticut, honors 26 lives lost with water, stone, and a single sycamore tree.
Back To Earth
The idea of this project is to combine the burial process with the human body compost technology and create a landmark tower to present this process.
Excellent landmark; interesting way of thinking of how do we return to the ground.
Is This The End?
Humans always see cemeteries as a soulless and unbearable place . So they just go there to see their departed family or friends. But we can change this meaning of a cemetery to a plaza by changing a dead place to a dynamic and lively one.
WooooOOoow Perfect👌🏼👍🏼
great... good luck
Movaffaq bashi eshqe deli
FLOWING TIME
I believe that it needs to clarified the formal elements, there are probably too many, as well as the connection between elements functionally speaking; great way of representing the project.
I appreciate with the concept of the design above as well as the use of space in the urban city. It is such a good idea to combine the bike and car parking underground which maximise the space in the city.
Love the idea of second life. With a tree to hold on for the love ones is full of commemorative value. This design is eco friendly as the world needs more trees than ever due to the climate crisis is getting worst. The basement carpark is a very good concept for busy cities, gives more spaces for green infrastructure on surface and make it a better place for community.
Simple but strong idea; the estructural criteria is not that clear, but there are great spaces; I would work probably more with the park, topography, pathways...
I would have liked to have seen the project move beyond a symbolic gesture toward a lived reality. In other words, how could this - what appears to be a very large totem - support more democracy? The interactive element requires 15 people, in total 150, as a historic representation of a protest in the past. What are the implications for protest today and in the future?