Introduction; Part I. Scaffolding Memory: 1. Commemorative architecture since 1914; 2. The dual role of memorial architecture; Part II. Case Studies: 3. Memorials to the victims of terrorism; 4. Memorial museums; 5. War memorials; Conclusion.
This innovative study of contemporary memorial architecture explores how design can translate memories of human loss into tangible structures.
Sabina Tanovic is an architect, and a postdoctoral researcher at Technische Universiteit Delft, The Netherlands. In 2017 she won an international architectural competition to design a Memorial Museum and a Research Center for Sarajevo's 'Tunnel of Hope'.
'In this book a practising architect surveys the history of the
design, the construction and the use of war memorials and monuments
to the victims of war over the last century. A strikingly original
study of the visualisation of memory, this book is essential
reading for all those engaged in the cultural history of war and
peace in our times.' Jay Winter, Yale University, Connecticut
'Designing Memory dramatically deepens our critical understanding
of both the aesthetics and politics of 'commemorative architecture'
since 1914. Tanović's exceptional command of the theory and
practice of memorial design brings an incisive new voice to the
debates and discussions informing memorial design processes in
Europe and the United States. An excellent new study – highly
recommended.' James E. Young, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
'This extremely rich and thought-provoking work tells why and how
memorial architecture has during the past decades come to deal with
materialising mourning and trauma in space. Her challenging book
offers crucial new insights into the way fragmented memories of
multiple atrocities – from the Holocaust to slavery and terrorism –
are moulded into universal architectural forms, and why the balance
is often wrong.' Rob van der Laarse, Universiteit van Amsterdam and
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
'A fascinating insight into the meaning behind our memorials –
where design intent has to mediate personal psychology, politics
and collective experience. Tanović is especially good on the
ambiguous philosophical underpinning of an art and architecture
practice that too often superficially rests on its laurels without
questioning its own assumptions.' Robert Bevan, author of The
Destruction of Memory
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