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

The Park of Brussels Cultivates Experiences for Audiences Across the Eras

The Many Monuments of Brussels Park

The largest urban public park in Brussels, Belgium, the Park of Brussels features a collection of sculptures, fountains and footpaths to create a variety of experiences for residents and visitors. Featuring tree-lined avenues and space for organized and private gatherings, it has become much more than an urban green space to create engagement that resonates […]

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The Jardin des Sculptures Transforms an Empty Space to Cultivate Engagement

Combining Natural and Artistic Beauty

Located next to the Royal Fine Arts Museums in Brussels, Belgium, the Jardin des Sculptures (Garden of Sculptures) combines the natural beauty of the area with a variety of thematically linked sculptures. This combination has transformed what was an empty alley next to a museum into something that instead enables a different type of engagement […]

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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 Infantry Memorial in Brussels Commemorates Belgian Efforts in World War I and World War II

To the Glory of the Belgian Infantry

Located in the center of Brussels, Belgium, the Infantry Memorial has been constructed in the shape of a large symbolic column in remembrance of Belgian foot soldiers who fought for the country in World War I and Word War II. The structure and golden top physically attract attention from across the city to honor the […]

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Monumentous Potential: Windmill De Gooyer

The potential to become the most notable in Amsterdam

Recognized as the tallest wooden mill in the Netherlands at 26.6 meters high, Windmill De Gooyer dominates the landscape in Amsterdam Oost. The size and history of this landmark showcase the potential it has to become an essential connection to the past that residents and visitors can engage with on multiple levels. However, that potential […]

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The Memorial to Walraven van Hall Highlights an Imaginative Way to Honor Individuals and Efforts

Uniquely honoring the Banker to the Resistance

A fallen bronze tree monument located in Frederiksplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was created as a memorial to Walraven van Hall, banker of Dutch resistance during World War II. The piece highlights the many different forms memorials can take in order to celebrate an individual while also cultivating engagement with audiences. Banker to the Resistance […]

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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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