Submitted by:
Julie Beckman
Team member:
Keith Kaseman
New York, New York

About the designers:
Beckman holds a master's degree in architecture from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and a bachelor's degree in the growth and structure of cities from Bryn Mawr College. Kaseman holds a master's degree in architecture from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and a bachelor's degree in artecture from Arizona State University. The pair founded New York City design studio, Kaseman Beckman Architectural Strategies in 2001.

About the design:
A memorial field is inscribed with 184 memorial units with each unit being dedicated to an individual victim. The field is organized as a timeline of the victims' ages. Each memorial unit will be located on its respective age-line, a random technique developed to disperse the units. Fifty nine memorial units face one way, while 125 face the other way to distinguish between the victims on board American Airlines flight 77 and those in the Pentagon. Each memorial unit is accompanied by a red-purple broad-leafed tree and will include a glowing light pool, a cantilevered bench and a place for the permanent inscription of each victim's name.

             

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