Movies, books, drawings, and other forms of media all tell a story, and among these is architecture. For example the Vietnam Veterans’’ Memorial is a historical architectural design. It was created by architect, Maya Lin in 1981. As you walk down the declining path, you enter into a walkway framed by a black wall with names of the fallen soldiers who were lost in the Vietnam War. Thousands and thousands of names are written across the striking black wall. As you read and pass through each name, you see your own reflection within the wall. The experience was designed to look like a scar in the Earth because it is the representation of the 57,661 soldiers lost in the Vietnam War. After her design was presented she received a lot of criticism because some thought the design was too simple and there were no statues of soldiers included. I think that here design was very beautiful and mind blowing. Instead of just designing a white statue of fallen soldiers and flags, the reflective black wall of names really makes you think and feel the effects the war left on the world. This leads to say that designs do not have to be straight forward and to the point. Designing using representation makes the audience think a little more and makes the experience more immersive. The story of the Vietnam War is told through the layout of the memorial because it is represented as a permanent cut left on the world. A successful design makes you feel a certain way and makes you think. Once you walk down the path of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, the experience is out of this world and you feel the impact the war left.
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