The fall 2004 graduate landscape architecture studio in the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning took part in the national AIDS memorial competition.
Student Tawny Allen, received an honorable mention. Four other UNM students’ submissions were designated “selected entries” to be published in “Emergent Memories,” a book about the competition. The four are Sasha Needham, Kristen Kornienko, Kari McGuire and Brooke Tarelli.
Joni M. Palmer, visiting associate professor, was the studio instructor.
The National AIDS Memorial Grove, located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, is a dedicated space in the national landscape where millions of Americans touched directly or indirectly by AIDS can gather to heal, hope and remember. For all the promising prospects on the horizon, AIDS continues to invade our lives, violate our past, and rob us of our comfortable assumptions about the future.
The sacred ground of this living memorial honors all who have confronted this tragic pandemic both those who have died and those who have shared their struggle, kept the vigils and supported each other during the final hours. The National AIDS Memorial Grove signifies that the global tragedy of AIDS will never be forgotten.
“The students are designing professional quality work that is being recognized locally, regionally and nationally. Participating in a national design competition of this caliber helps the students compare their landscape architecture to designs being created professionally,” Palmer said.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920
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