Friedrich St. Florian Architecture Department RISD Archives
04-08-1999
Architect and former RISD Professor Friedrich St. Florian offers a behind the scenes discussion of the development of his proposal for the National World War Two Memorial located in Washington D.C. He..
Architect and former RISD Professor Friedrich St. Florian offers a behind the scenes discussion of the development of his proposal for the National World War Two Memorial located in Washington D.C. He describes the history of the site on the Mall and previous master plans, particularly the McMillan Plan. St. Florian begins the lecture with a discussion of modernism and American architecture iconography using the statues in front of the federal building in Providence, RI. See also: tapes 2002_66_15 & 16: WWII Memorial Competition: A Symposium
This digital preservation project was made possible in part by a Libraries of Rhode Island (LORI) grant from the RI Office of Library & Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum an..
This digital preservation project was made possible in part by a Libraries of Rhode Island (LORI) grant from the RI Office of Library & Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
