National AIDS Memorial Grove
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 National AIDS Memorial Grove application |
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 National AIDS Memorial Grove case study |
- Title
- National AIDS Memorial Grove
- Description
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1999 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
The National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco is a living memorial to the AIDS epidemic offering a safe space for community grieving and communal healing. For nearly two decades, the city was devastated by the AIDS epidemic. The Memorial Grove transformed an abandoned seven-acre site in Golden Gate Park into gardens and open spaces designed to honor those who have died of AIDS, support those who are living with AIDS/HIV, and comfort those who have lost friends and family to the disease.
The Memorial Grove offers an alternative to individual or isolated mourning by providing a safe public space to grieve, reflect, and share the stories of victims and survivors. Volunteer days bring the community together to upgrade and maintain the park, and a permanent endowment has been established to ensure the park’s continued service to the community as a source of hope, healing, and inspiration. - Coverage
- San Francisco, CA
- Date
- 2000
- Subject
- parks
- public spaces
- memorials
- public-private sector cooperation
- Contributor
- Michael Boland
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Alice Russell-Shapiro
- Contributor
- en Developer
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Brereton Architects
- Contributor
- en Architect
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Connie de Laveaga Stoops
- Contributor
- en Architect
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Clare Cooper Marcus
- Contributor
- en Designer
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David Linger
- Contributor
- en Developer
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San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
- Rights
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