Stevens, Q;
(2014)
Masterplanning public memorials: an historical comparison of Washington, Ottawa and Canberra.
Planning Perspectives
, 30
(1)
pp. 39-66.
10.1080/02665433.2013.874956.
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Abstract
This article examines three New World democratic capital cities - Washington, Ottawa and Canberra - where the growing number of public memorials has spurred the development of official plans and policies to regulate the siting and design of future memorial proposals. The historical evolution of these strategies is examined in relation to the designs of individual memorials. The analysis identifies a range of planning strategies that significantly influence the design of individual memorials, including large-scale memorial precinct plans, the social meanings of surrounding sites and structures and existing memorials, and the uses of memorial sites for activities other than grieving. The article examines controversies surrounding the siting, design, meaning and public use of a number of specific memorial examples. The research draws upon existing planning and briefing documents, wider public and professional discourse, and site analysis. © 2014 © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Masterplanning public memorials: an historical comparison of Washington, Ottawa and Canberra |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02665433.2013.874956 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2013.874956 |
| Additional information: | © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s)have been asserted. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1426785 |
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