Contested Ground: Design and the Politics of Memory
Jeanne Gang, Amanda Williams, and Mabel Wilson explore issues of public space, race, and cultural memory.
April 17, 2019
Recorded on January 22, 2019.
Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art.
In this video, Jeanne Gang, Amanda Williams, and Mabel Wilson discuss projects including:
- Williams’ Thrival Geographies (In My Mind I See A Line)
- Gang’s Stone Stories
- Wilson’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia (designed in collaboration with Höweler + Yoon)
Paul Lewis, founding principal of LTL Architects and president of The Architectural League of New York, introduces the lecture.
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