Design and Art with Memorial Architecture

I have found that a lot of art integrates with design in the creation of national memorials, especially in the States. Artists, architects, designers, they all take part in the creation of national memorials these days. Aesthetics are important, it seems, with the honoring of our past tragedies. Some examples are(Click on an image for more information...linking to another website) :



This is the Vietnam Veteran's memorial in D.C. I'll use a lot of D.C. Memorial sites, because it is a prime source for these artistic places. The Vietnam memorial is simple, but artistic in the making. Everything has some inspirational meaning. The highly reflective black marble is so polished that you can literally see yourself in it as clearly as a mirror.





The FDR Memorial (As in the 32nd US president) was designed with highly artistic parts. There are several waterfalls, sculptures, and walls throughout the maze like layout.



The Korean War Memorial is also, like the last two, in Washington D.C. It is located right across from the Vietnam memorial, and is composed of several sculptures of soldiers trudging through a rice field. The ARTIST that did the sculptures ensured that each of the sculptures' faces was different. Right down to the eyes, the expression, and the pose, they're unique. They're reflected in the same type of black marble as the vietnam memorial. It is highly artistic in the attention to overlooked detail in the soldiers' emotion inducing expressions. They took the time to plan out each expression to make them seem more realistic.



There are tons of different types of memorials that combine architecture, art, and design into them. Numorous, in fact. They make them into works of art, typically to help overlook the tragedy.






The Elk's Veteran's memorial is HIGHLY artistic. It has heroic sculptures, gold inlaid, and massive domed ceilings, to name only a few characteristics. It was built in 1926 for the war veterans in general.




Oklahoma City National Memorial for the OKC Bombing 11 or so years ago.



New York's temporary memorial. The perminent one is in the works.