Calgary Soldiers Memorial by MBAC

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MBAC : 这个项目为了纪念卡尔加里人和加拿大人在战争时期的努力和牺牲，位于弓河北边的人行道旁。纪念碑场地在视觉上与Mewata军队相连，是去公园游赏的人们和军队举行游行活动的目的地，它与邻近的公共空间相连，如罂粟广场和和平桥，也是弓河和卡尔加里新纪念大道沿线景观的重要节点。

MBAC : This project commemorates the wartime efforts and sacrifices of Calgarians and Canadians. Located next to the pedestrian paths just north of the Bow River, the site chosen for the new memorial is visually connected to the Mewata Armoury and acts as a destination for both individuals using the park and for large formal processions from the Armoury. Connected to the adjacent public spaces, like Poppy Plaza and the Peace Bridge, it is also an important node along the Bow River and Calgary’s new Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory.

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从纪念大道上看到的城市标志是个人和集体反思的私密空间，纪念碑被整合成一个雕塑般的护堤，连接着不同等级的道路。巨大的大理石板标记着遗址场地，也成为了雕刻纪念铭文的载体。石头垂直穿过巴拉乌甲板，灯光从下方照亮石板，将纪念碑变成发光的灯塔。下面折叠的耐候钢墙和木质平台划分出纪念场地的座位和空间范围。随着季节的变化，木头和钢铁与弓河和公园不断变化的景观色彩形成对比，艾伯塔广阔的天空、河流的蓝灰色以及河谷的绿色和棕色，为纪念碑的永恒性提供了动态的对比。

The design can be read at two scales; an urban marker as perceived from Memorial Drive and as an intimate space for individual and collective reflection. The memorial is integrated into a sculptural earthen berm that connects the various pathway levels. Massive marble slabs mark the site and provide a surface for commemorative inscriptions. Mounted vertically through the balau deck and illuminated from below, the stone transforms the monument into a glowing beacon at night. Below, a folded weathering steel wall and wood deck define the seating and the spatial extents of the new memorial. As the seasons change, the wood and steel contrast with the Bow River and the park landscape’s constantly changing colour palette. The vast Alberta sky, the electric blue-greys of the river and the greens and brown ochres of the river valley provide dynamic counterpoints to the constancy of the monument.