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The The Sense of Loss in Memorial Spaces: 'Absence' vs. 'Presence'

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Exploratory analysis identifies design methods enhancing emotional connections to memory in memorial parks, highlighting presence and absence.

Effective memorial parks evoke a profound sense of loss through the interplay of presence and absence.
Case studies reveal that design methods create emotional connections, utilizing both visual and inaudible elements.
Analysis of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and 9/11 Memorial uncovers four standard design methods that facilitate reflection.
The research emphasizes the fluid boundaries between presence and absence in enhancing sensory engagement in memorial spaces.

Zhou et al. (2024) studied this question.

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Exploratory analysis identifies design methods enhancing emotional connections to memory in memorial parks, highlighting presence and absence.