Saturday, March 16, 2013

Unrealized Monument

monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture.
                                                                                           -Wikipedia

Using the term "Monument" as an open concept for inspiration, I ask you to bring in research materials, reference images, and a few thumbnail sketches for a monument you would like to design. This can be a realistic project or a completely theoretical exercise, either way I would like to see you bring a concept in your mind to fruition in the form of a perspective drawing. Remember it can be as big or small as you want, inside a building or outside or anywhere, or you can challenge traditional notions of a monument or follow convention. I would suggest that you choose your concept with the fore thought that it is to be a perspective drawing, so large scale organic subject matter would have to conform to this.

Below are some examples of monuments and spaces that would comply with the definition roughly. 


Claes Oldenburg 


Claes Oldenburg


Robert Smithson


Robert Smithson


Christo and Jean- Claude


Christo and Jean- Claude


Christo and Jean- Claude


Christo and Jean- Claude
 Christo and Jean- Claude


Christo and Jean- Claude


Maya Lin


Stonehendge

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