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[GDC]_Polemarcus · 08-08-2004, 10:09 AM

Annapolis Has one to the navy...

and although you are entitled to your opinion I have to say that as a person who has a degree in architecture you need to appreciate what and who the design was intended for. The vietnam wall has been done so many times over on so many other memorials. Vietnam was an era of rebellion and inner conflict and reflection. The wall captures those themes very well. WWII was not... WWII was about unity, support and many more things. Everything about the 1940 was different, people were different, their idealistic views were different, etc... etc...

Although I dont like everything about the memorial I still see a great deal of symbolism throughout the entire site. It evoked emotion from plenty of people while I was there. Also keep in mind the location of the site... a national memorial along the central axis of the mall had to conform to the urban context of its site. Other memorials such as the vietnam are off to the side, so they have a little bit more design freedom. So please next time you visit something like that... ditch the 15 year old "this sucks" attitude and think a little bit more critically about your own opinion. "there were no bathrooms" is not a good enough reason for me to denounce a memorial (not a monument)

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[GDC]_Polemarcus is Offline Senior Member Posts: 285 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Washington D.C.	08-08-2004, 10:09 AM Annapolis Has one to the navy... and although you are entitled to your opinion I have to say that as a person who has a degree in architecture you need to appreciate what and who the design was intended for. The vietnam wall has been done so many times over on so many other memorials. Vietnam was an era of rebellion and inner conflict and reflection. The wall captures those themes very well. WWII was not... WWII was about unity, support and many more things. Everything about the 1940 was different, people were different, their idealistic views were different, etc... etc... Although I dont like everything about the memorial I still see a great deal of symbolism throughout the entire site. It evoked emotion from plenty of people while I was there. Also keep in mind the location of the site... a national memorial along the central axis of the mall had to conform to the urban context of its site. Other memorials such as the vietnam are off to the side, so they have a little bit more design freedom. So please next time you visit something like that... ditch the 15 year old "this sucks" attitude and think a little bit more critically about your own opinion. "there were no bathrooms" is not a good enough reason for me to denounce a memorial (not a monument)