Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Arlington National Cemetery is an important historic site to U.S history. It receives 3 million visitors annually. Meanwhile, the Cemetery is still an active burial ground. The arrival experience at the Cemetery is, however, not as dignified and graceful as anticipated, as different users and transport modes jumbled together in a state of confusion and congestion.
“A Living Memorial” is a proposal for the redesign of the Cemetery’s entrance ground. Three main objectives in this project include:
1. Formal & Graceful arrival: Reimagine the entrance dignity and respect, keep up with other parts of the Cemetery
2. Individual experience: How to accommodate the co-existence of Tourists and Funeral attendee while enabling an experiential journey that is unique to the cemetery
3. Administration Burden: To redesign the entrance ground with consideration of administrative functions, including crowd dispersal and control, security checkpoints, funeral services and tourist services provision