Why Is A Monument Design Important

There are many factors that should be considered when memorializing an event or person including, what the monument is portraying, and any historical significance behind the area it is being built in. Factors that should also be taken into consideration are the impact these monuments will have on the communities they are being built in. Lastly, when creating a monument the design is an important factor. The design needs to educate audiences on the subject of the monument, compliment the land surrounding it, and portray the individuals in an appropriate sense. What a monument is portraying is an important factor, the message that a monument displays is one of the reasons it may “stand” or get neglected and moved from one museum to another until it finds it’s way into a dumpster. Amongst the most important parts in the construction of monuments or

As Lin stated in “Making The Memorial” A monuments’ design should “work with the land.” In order to make the monument stick out and give its true meaning you need to link the monument and its surroundings together. The design of a monument impacts the way people feel about it and the way it's perceived. Therefore, the design is a crucial aspect to the monument. The best way she thought to demonstrate this and elicit an emotional reaction was to place all the veterans' names. This gesture was so simple and subtle yet dramatic by the way it was demonstrated. When crafting a design for a memorial you want it to be dramatic but not too grandiose, it should be done tastefully and respectfully. Most importantly, it should strike people because you want it to commemorate these people and these events. Therefore, design is an important factor when creating a monument because it is the way you’re telling a story and you want to be able to tell the story in a powerful and sincere way, which is exactly what Maya Lin achieved. (Lin