Memorial Visions: Fifteen Years After the 9-11 Competition

This lecture will reflect on how designers create memorials in the wake of 2003’s 9/11 memorial competition. The past fifteen years have been marked by numerous tragedies. The need remember and process these events has generated complex dialogues within the design community about how to memorialize victims.

“Memorial Visions” will reflect on the ideas expressed in the 9/11 competition and consider methods to promote better design and construction of future memorials. Lester Levine will provide a retrospective on the competition, presenting entries and highlighting the characteristics of this seminal competition. The case studies will represent a spectrum of approaches to memorial design, showcasing innovative ideas and precursors to contemporary trends. Levine’s presentation will be followed by a panel and audience discussion to reflect on the trends explored in the 9/11 competition, driving a broader dialogue about how the design community should memorialize tragic events.

Speakers:
Lester Levine, Author, 9/11 Memorial Visions: Innovative Concepts from the 2003 World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
Harriet F. Senie, Professor, Art History and Director of Art Museum Studies, City College of New York; Author, Memorials to Shattered Myths: Vietnam to 9/11
Mabel O. Wilson, Professor, Columbia University; Founder, Studio And

Moderator:
Joy Bailey Bryant, Vice President of Cities and Cultural Development, Lord Cultural Resources

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