Ken Hasegawa (MArch I)
Misreading Memorials
The Collapse of Sacred and Public Space
This is a study on misreading memorials; about the collapse of sacred and public space.
Memorials serve to commemorate people, places, and events of the past. Their presence is a spatial organization meant to evoke specific emotions and behavioral patterns. The typical memorial is somber and revered.
Yet, this is not always the case. The atypical memorial can easily skew emotion and meaning. This distortion does not happen by accident. Rather, it is designed.
Each of the 6 examples chosen for this primer highlight the design quality that causes its misreading, whether intentional or accidental.
Experiments in Public Freedom Spring 2018
Misreading Memorials
The Collapse of Sacred and Public Space
This is a study on misreading memorials; about the collapse of sacred and public space.
Memorials serve to commemorate people, places, and events of the past. Their presence is a spatial organization meant to evoke specific emotions and behavioral patterns. The typical memorial is somber and revered.
Yet, this is not always the case. The atypical memorial can easily skew emotion and meaning. This distortion does not happen by accident. Rather, it is designed.
Each of the 6 examples chosen for this primer highlight the design quality that causes its misreading, whether intentional or accidental.
Experiments in Public Freedom Spring 2018
