Title

Beyond The Object: The Phenomenon of Memory in Architecture

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Greg Bencivengo, Syracuse University

Document Type

Thesis, Senior

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Spring 2013

Keywords

memory, memorials, Chicago, architecture, commemoration

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

Situated in Chicago, IL, the process of commemoration will be realized as a set of architectural pavilions, each reconstructing a critical moment from the city's past. Said events will be selected for their influence on Chicago's development and should be commemorated on the sites at which they occured. As a series of episodes throughout the city, the architecture will emphasize the interdependence of present and past events, of memory and perception, and of collective memory and architectural experience.

The goal is not to replace our understanding of collective memory, but through fostering an awareness of self and one's relationship to the past and site, to distinguish memory as an entity distinct from representation and objectification.

Additional Information

Advisors: Randall Korman / Jean-Francois Bedard

Recommended Citation

Bencivengo, Greg, "Beyond The Object: The Phenomenon of Memory in Architecture" (2013). Architecture Senior Theses. 160.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_theses/160

Source

Student Submission

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