the Polynational War Memorial: a memorial for all wars since 1945

a memorial for all wars: the Polynational War Memorial

Welcome to the Polynational War Memorial, a proposal for a war memorial for all wars since World War II, which will include the names of more than 10 million killed soldiers and civilians. This website presents the project in detail. New sections have recently been added to the site.

The design proposal for a polynational war memorial, which is currently being created, will serve as a prototype for the future building complex. This section outlines the program of the war memorial and its institutions and is updated as the project evolves.

A new section - Presentations - has been added to this website. This section includes information about the public presentations of the project, such as exhibitions and lectures. You can now preview the video that explains the program of the Interfaith Centre that was designed by Testbedstudio.

EDITORIAL

INTRODUCING THE WAR MEMORIAL GOOGLE MAP
posted: 2010-10-14 | Stockholm

In the five years that this web site has been up I have been getting numerous questions about directions, opening hours, and event programming, for specific memorials and monuments. I have slowly come to realize that many of you, who visit these pages, use the information to plan trips and I have gradually included services that will make it a little bit easier to make those plans.

NEWS

NEW VIDEO: FULL INTERVIEW WITH PETER TONKIN
posted: 2009-09-02 | Stockholm

This is the full interview with Peter Tonkin of TZG Architects in Sydney that was made in 2003. Peter Tonkin has designed several war memorials, sometimes in collaboration with artists, for example the Memorial to the Australian Forces in the Vietnam War, in Canberra, and the Memorial to the Australian Forces in WWI and WWII, in London. In this video he´s talking about those and other projects, about utopianism in architecture and war memorials in general. Camera: Karin Willén. Interviewer: Jon Brunberg

EXCERPT FROM PART 3: THE INTERFAITH CENTRE
posted: 2009-05-03 | Stockholm

You can now view an excerpt from the video "Polynational War Memorial, Part 3: the Interfaith Centre". The Quicktime player is needed to view the video. The video explains the program of the Interfaith Centre that was designed by Testbedstudio. Soundtrack by Fred Saboonchi and voice by Lisette Merenciana.

LE MÉMORIAL IN CAEN - NARRATIVES OF WAR AND PEACE
posted: 2009-11-18| by: Jon Brunberg

OTHER FEATURES

The desolate silence of minimalism
posted: 2007-03-22| by: Kieran Long

Workshop Dossin-Mechelen Report
posted: 2007-03-22| by: Jon Brunberg

Freedom Park at Salvokop Hill, Pretoria, SA: OBRA Architects, New York
posted: 2005-10-20| by: Jon Brunberg

Holocaust Memorial: Architect Peter Eisenman, Berlin 2005
posted: 2005-09-21| by: Sarah Quigley

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WAR MEMORIAL DATABASE

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You can find hundreds of war memorials in the research database, with images and links to sources. Find memorials by country or designer, by browsing images or text search. All options are available at the memorials start page.

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