Analysis Of Reflecting Absence By Michael Arad

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Introduction ‘Reflecting Absence’ was designed by Israeli architect Michael. Arad is an Israeli Architect who was born in London. He was working for New York Housing Authority and was well-known after he’s design for 911 M&M was accepted during the competition. [2]And its master plan was designed by Daniel Liheskind who has great experience of design memorial museums such as the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Imperial War Museum North in Greater Manchesteretc. [3]Moreover, the landscape was designed by American architect Peter Walker.[4]
This design proposal acquired the approval from a jury, which formed by artists, survivors, victims’ families and government representatives. As 911M&M’s curator Joe Daniels indicated that this museum will all
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All of this will make people once again to respect the life, authenticate their faith of protecting freedom also remind us to terminate hostility, ignorance and stubborn.
This article is positioned to illustrate my observation of the connection between humanization, politics and architectural design itself from 9.11 Memorial & Museum and other buildings. To make analysis of how people’s demand and social politics affects designer’s conception of architecture, what an established architecture brings to people and society in physical or in spiritual
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Twin Trade Tower collapse left 6m deep pit which Arad use it designed as two falling water pools contains area 4000m^2 respectively.[4] Surrounding artificial waterfall technological was supplied by water circulation system which water pump keep pumping water up to the water storage tank to make waterfall running properly. It will gather falling water into centre of the pool ultimately which its sound allow the noise from city get closed over effectively. And waterfall can also filtering the hard light from exterior. Curator Daniels thinks that these two huge waterfall pools will become most attractive symbolized view as Twin Trade tower were standing here before. The slope next to the pool can guide visitors all the way come down to the memorial, the further they go, the louder of waterfall they can hear. When visitors come to the end, they will just standing behind a thin layer of falling water within facing a huge pool. Meanwhile, almost 3000 victims’ names were sculptured on the surrounding outline of pool. With full of trees and sound of waterfall, people will enjoy this peaceful moment. Furthermore, when people gather around here it will look as though people come to the day after 9.11.
Reflecting Absence was doubted and opposed by lots of people at the beginning as it was primarily designed sculpture victims’ name on the underground exhibition hall. Hence, this design was later changed to put victim’s name on

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