AIA New York Chapter

Center for Architecture

Memorial Sites: New York to Nairobi
Photographs by Julie Dermansky
& Memorials and Meaning Panel Discussion

Wednesday, 09/10/2008, 6:00–8:00pm

On the eve of September 11th, the “Memorial and Meaning” panel discussion will be moderated by Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, competition advisor to the National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center. Artist Statement remarks by Julie Dermansky will be followed by a memorial architecture panel with Frederic Schwartz FAIA, architect of the Westchester County 9/11 Memorial and the New Jersey 9/11 Memorial at Liberty State Park, New Jersey; Louis Nelson, architect of the mural wall of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.; and Michael Arad, AIA, architect of the National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center, New York City. Rick Bell, FAIA, will serve as respondent.

In relation to the Memorial Sites: New York to Nairobi on view September 10 through October 4, 2008:

Memorial Sites: New York to Nairobi is an exhibition of photographs by Julie Dermansky which reflects on the meaning and history of memorials while addressing site specificity and the culture of place. Dermansky has documented memorials in diverse locations, from the site of the destroyed US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, to the Westchester County 9/11 Memorial by Frederic Schwartz. Her global perspective explores the range of realized memorial design solutions. Curated by distinguished writer and critic, Tracey Hummer, Memorial Sites: New York to Nairobi engages issues of injustice and genocide, while capturing the irony of sacred sites converted to tourist destinations.

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