Cold War Veterans Memorial,Wisconsin, US Wall of Resistance, Collaborative Architecture Design
Cold War Veterans Memorial, Wisconsin
October 21, 2021
Architects: Collaborative Architecture, India
Address: Wisconsin, United States of america
The Wall of Resistance
Cold War Veterans Memorial, Wisconsin, USA
Design Research and International Competitions-3
The Wall of Resistance – Cold War Veterans Memorial, Wisconsin
The following is Collaborative Architecture’s proposal for the Cold War Veterans Memorial International Competition, by Pritzker Foundation. Even though the project could not make it to the shortlist; the design studio reckon the entry as a significant work in the studio’s oeuvre, as the proposal successfully translates a difficult & abstract idea into an absorbing experiential architecture.
The Dog Tags populate the Wall of Resistance seen with destabilized Iron Wall
The memorial encapsulates, layered and often contradicting complexities of the Cold War, through a series of immersive visitor experiences. The proposal explores Walls, as a metaphor for divided ideologies. The Berlin wall remains the most paradigmatic example of the conflict infrastructure of the Cold War era. It?s manifestation as a symbol of anti-democratic and repressive governance is prominently depicted.  In that sense, the archetypal element is pushed into the political space, deforming / distorting its perception, scale and associative meanings.

Zone of Conflict...