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

The McCord Park Sculpture Garden Transforms a an Ordinary Greenspace into a Florida Destination

Creating a “Hidden Gem” in Tallahassee

Guyte P. McCord Park in Tallahassee, Florida, is a serene greenspace located on the northeast side of the city. With a multi-surfaced trail for biking and walking along with plenty of open space, residents and visitors can utilize the park for a variety of activities, just like they can in various other parks throughout Tallahassee […]

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World’s Fair Park Embraces an Icon and Defines an Identity for Knoxville

The Sunsphere and Beyond

One of the last successful World’s Fairs, the 1982 edition of the event was hosted in Knoxville, Tennessee. It featured the Sunsphere and the Tennessee Amphitheater, both of which have become icons of Knoxville as well as the primary features of World’s Fair Park, which sits on sits on the former fairgrounds of the event. […]

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Sculpture Fields at Montague Park Transforms a Landfill into an International Destination for Chattanooga

Adding to the Legacy of Chattanooga

Located on the southside of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park feature over 40 large-scale sculptures on 33-acres of open park space. Providing visitors with the space to do everything from have a picnic to fly a kite to interact with monumentous sculptures, the Sculpture Fields have fulfilled multiple visions around what it […]

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Exploring the Impact of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo

A Legacy for Pueblo

The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo, also known as the Pueblo Riverwalk or HARP, is a 32-acre urban waterfront that features everything from gondola boat rides to food to festivals. The Pueblo Riverwalk returned the Arkansas River to its historic location at the heart of downtown Pueblo, after being diverted due to a flood that […]

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Freedom Square Monuments Juxtapose Different Eras and Ideals for Budapest

Driving and Representing Change for Budapest

Spaces and places have been completely transformed as a result of the installation or removal of monuments, and nowhere is the power of such structures to influence this kind of transformation apparent than at Freedom Square (Szabadság tér) in Budapest, Hungary. The Square contains numerous monuments erected at different times that represent numerous eras and […]

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Shoes on The Danube Serve as a Subtle but Potent Memorial to the Thousands Executed in Budapest

Experiencing and Understanding a Tradegy

Monuments and memorials that celebrate the memories and sacrifices of individuals and entire groups come in all shapes and sizes, but few are as subtle yet powerful as the Shoes on the Danube memorial in Budapest, Hungary. The sixty pairs of period-appropriate shoes made out of iron are spread across a small section of the […]

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Art Around the Corner Enlivens a Community in Historic St. George, Utah

Connecting with the St. George Community

Art Around the Corner is an open-air sculpture exhibit in the heart of the historic district of St. George, Utah. It’s a sculpture initiative that features permanent and temporary pieces that are incredibly varied, with everything from the abstract to the figurative, ranging from the serious to the whimsical, and come in all shapes and […]

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