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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Eindhoven Living Square Imagines a New Use of Space with Functional Sculptures

How form and function can cultivate engagement

Residing just outside of the Bijenkorf department store in Eindhoven in the Netherlands, the Eindhoven Living Square provides audiences with a place to relax but is also connected to a larger vision for the entire space. This connection highlights what it can mean to imagine a new way to connect people and places in ways […]

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The Thorbecke Monument Imagines a New Interpretation of an Essential Legacy for the Netherlands

Celebrating the Architect of the Dutch Democratic State

Residing near the complex of buildings in the political center of The Hague, the Thorbecke Monument celebrates Johan Rudolph Thorbecke’s contributions to the rules and laws that define the Netherlands. The monument is an especially imaginative interpretation of the legacy and history that he represents to and for the entire country. Celebrating the Architect of […]

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The Destroyed City Memorial Imagines a New Way to Commemorate the Legacy of Rotterdam

Tragedy, Inspiration and Imagination

Sculptures and monuments of all types are commissioned in celebration of important events but The Destroyed City memorial alludes to an event of historic importance for the city of Rotterdam in a very different way. The piece commemorates and represents the destruction that the city suffered during World War II, highlighting how an imaginative approach […]

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The Thornton Park Fountain Imagines a New Identity for an Orlando Community

Imagining a New Use of Otherwise Empty Space

Located at the heart of the Thornton Park neighborhood in Orlando, Florida, the Thornton Park Fountain has become means of connection and identity for the entire community. By imagining what it would mean to create a new landmark for the community, it has come to define Thornton Park in multiple ways that resonate to both […]

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Hawkins Sculpture Walk Imagines a New Way for Audiences to Connect with History

Reimagining a Scattered Collection of Icons

The Hawkins Sculpture Walk features sculpture busts of ten notable figures, providing a distinct welcome to everyone entering the McGovern Centennial Gardens area of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas. The creation of this landmark was part of a bigger transformation of the entire space, highlighting what an imaginative approach to enabling engagement can mean for […]

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Smither Park Celebrates the Imagination of Individuals and an Entire Community

An Imaginative Spirit Defining a Community

Created by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, Smither Park is one of the most unique attractions in Houston, Texas. Covered in mosaics that more than 300 artists have created, Smither Park celebrates the imagination of these individuals while connecting to a spirit that permeates the entire Houston community. The Imaginative Spirit of Self-Taught […]

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