In honor of Veterans Day 2014, Archinect put together a collection of memorials and architectural projects devoted to U.S. veterans.
Architecture for Recovery: IDEO and Michael Graves Design a Home for Disabled Military Veterans: The Wounded Warrior homes aim to personalize and make accessible veterans' living spaces, to help adapt back to life at home.
D.C. Breaks Ground on Housing for Homeless Vets: Nearly half of the complex's mixed-income and affordable units will be reserved for homeless vets, with onsite facilities for case managers and social workers to engage with tenants.
Designing for Seniors and Soldiers, Toward a "Silver" Architecture: Michael Graves' designs for the Wounded Warrior homes align with geriatrician Louise Aronson's desire to create a new architectural style for the elderly.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Turns 25: Maya Lin's design is now in its 32nd year.
Veterans Day also gives us a chance to reflect on how we historicize war and those involved, begging the question, what makes something a memorial.
Making the Memorial: Maya Lin reflects on her process designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Proposal for the future of Auschwitz-Birkenau: IDEA Office's "Thinking the Future of Auschwitz", winner of a 2013 grant from the Graham Foundation, proposes building a wall of timber around Birkenau.
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