For example, Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, presents it in every facet of her design. In her article, “Making the Memorial,” she writes that she wanted to “cut into the earth,” signifying the violent first stage of the Vietnam War, and simply intended to write the names of every soldier lost, and this plain design would be the memorial. (Source G) Her intentions are not lost upon the monument’s visitors, just as our poring over every feature won’t be lost upon our monument’s visitors. However, we mustn’t be so ambitious in our designs either. The Commission of Fine Arts rejected Albert Abraham’s design of the controversial Holocaust Museum, claiming the design was larger than it humble intentions. As ferverous as we may be to our cause, to impose it upon our monument’s visitors would be as harmful as the most careless design. In general, we must take heed to the design of our monument, considering every little
For example, Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, presents it in every facet of her design. In her article, “Making the Memorial,” she writes that she wanted to “cut into the earth,” signifying the violent first stage of the Vietnam War, and simply intended to write the names of every soldier lost, and this plain design would be the memorial. (Source G) Her intentions are not lost upon the monument’s visitors, just as our poring over every feature won’t be lost upon our monument’s visitors. However, we mustn’t be so ambitious in our designs either. The Commission of Fine Arts rejected Albert Abraham’s design of the controversial Holocaust Museum, claiming the design was larger than it humble intentions. As ferverous as we may be to our cause, to impose it upon our monument’s visitors would be as harmful as the most careless design. In general, we must take heed to the design of our monument, considering every little