The unique literal and thematic positioning of the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain has enabled it to become the unofficial symbol of Orlando, Florida. Serving as a top attraction in the center of the city, it has become a critical means of identity used by various businesses and organizations throughout the area thanks to the […]
Category: Attraction
The Thornton Park Fountain Imagines a New Identity for an Orlando Community
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 […]
The Memorial to John Munro Longyear Celebrates the History of Svalbard
A small plaque commemorating John Munro Longyear, the American founder of Longyearbyen, resides just outside of the center of the city. This small marker commemorates him in an incredibly simple way but is surrounded by other pieces of history to create an experience for audiences that is set to span across all eras of the […]
Waterwall Park Defines a Development Vision of Community Connection
Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park has become one of the most distinct landmarks in Houston, Texas. The Waterwall itself was built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent commercial tower but the entire space has become an essential element of the area, attracting attention and activity in a way that has created a positive impact […]
Monumentous Potential: The Spanish Town Lion
Spanish Town is the oldest neighborhood in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Placed on the National Register in 1978 and becoming a Local Historic District in 2008, it has a history that is essential to the entire region. This significance is personified by an icon of a lion that appears all across Spanish Town, […]
The Four Corners Monument Creates a Landmark Out of a Mapping Anomaly
The Four Corners Monument marks the location where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. The only quadripoint in the United States, what is little more than a mapping anomaly has become a landmark for the region and country, highlighting how something random and formless can become a defined attraction. From Marker […]
The Pueblo Vietnam War Memorial Imagines a New Use of Empty Space for Dundee Park
Dedicated to the people who served for the United States in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam War Memorial is a distinct landmark in Pueblo, Colorado. Defining Dundee Park on multiple levels, the monument imagines what it can mean to see what is otherwise empty space instead positively define an entire community. Dedicated to Colorado Vietnam […]