Memorial park

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Image 1 of 28 from gallery of Earthquake Memorial Hall and Relics Park in Longtou mountain Town / HUAXIA Architects Studio. Photograph by Xiu Huo

The LA Group's decades of experience in cemetery design, particularly VA cemeteries, in honor of Memorial Day.

These moving monuments and memorials are fitting tributes

Image 2 of 14 from gallery of Sian Memorial Park / IROJE Architects & Planners. Photograph by JongOh Kim

the memorial to enslaved laborers at the university of virginia honors the lives of the community of enslaved african americans who built the school.

George King Architects have recently completed the Sousse and Bardo Memorial, a monument dedicated to the 31 British nationals who lost their lives and all those affected by the two terrorist attacks in Tunisia in 2015.

As times change, Canadian cemeteries are changing too. Today’s new perspective is to become more than a tranquil place where loved ones are buried. Modern cemetery design must think beyond a place to lay a grave; it must be a vibrant celebration of life, family, history, individuality - integrated within a shared community. Read more here.