CH Veterans Memorial
Site-specific environmental sculptural landscape and monument proposal – CH Memorial Cemetery
- Completion Date: Design – September 2012 (Construction fundraising in-progress)
- Media: Sketchup drawings – Materials: Flowering deciduous trees, granite, bronze, steel, grass
- Dimensions: Column 7 ft high – Bosque of trees 18 ft (H) X 63 ft (W) X 66 ft (L)
- Site: Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
- Client: Chapel Hill Veteran’s Memorial Committee (Veteran’s Posts, Cemetery Board, Public Arts Commission, UNC and Town staff)
- Budget: $15,000 design fee + $300,000 construction (fundraising in progress)
- Design Professionals/Collaborators: Davis Swanson, ASLA; Ellen Weinstein, AIA; Michael Roy Layne; Memorial Committee Members; Public Works Director; Landscape Superintendent; and Public Arts Administrator
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Located in the center of the town cemetery and reflective of the existing tombstone layout, the overhead plan view of the installation proposal depicts a bosque of trees that mirror the square granite grid pattern of paving below. The perspective rendering also includes procession walk, seating benches, flagpole, flexible gathering space, carved memorial text, and ceremonial lawn with family of boulders and five military service columns.
One contribution made by Layne was to design and present a photo preference survey that helped to coaless the various views of the memorial committee members. As part of the design process, Layne also submitted two concepts, Heart and Soul and Timeless Spiral, for review by the team and committee. These two designs, though not selected, were developed using iconic memorial elements from literature and the photo preference survey result.
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Large Scale Sketches
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"My sculptural environments are aesthetically pleasing site-specific artworks that connect nature and culture by employing the three legacies for regenerative and sustainable design of (1) environment: natural systems, (2) education: experiential systems, and (3) engagement: cultural systems. By using a variety of art media and fabrication methods to create sculptural open spaces that are intended to support personal rejuvenation and inspiration, my sculptures provide venues for environmental learning and community celebration.”
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Environment, Education, Engagement
Michael Roy Layne, Ph.D., RLA, ASLA
Environmental Sculptor • Landscape Architect • Community Artist
Studio/Workshop
135 South Main Street
Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
Office
442 S. Main Street
Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
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