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The 9/11 Memorial Museum: Memory, Authenticity, Scale and Emotion

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How do you design a museum on an iconic site that pays homage to a tragic event, while respecting the feelings and memories of survivors, family members, and residents? You’ll revisit the emotionally charged rebuilding at Ground Zero of the 9/11 tragedy, exploring issues and processes surrounding design of the 9/11 Memorial Museum:

  • Legal requirements to preserve public access to surviving artifacts of the site, including foundations of the Towers, the slurry wall, and the "survivors’ stairs"
  • Means of integrating exhibit content and narrative into architectural form
  • Collaboration with family members, survivors, preservationists, community residents, scholars, and curators
  • The Section 106 Process for accessing and preserving historic resources

Through this case study, gain insights into how design and architecture can help resolve conflict, appease stakeholders, and bring peace to a community.

This course expires 2/25/2025.

Learning Objectives

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Understand the Section 106 Process for access to and preservation of historic resources.

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Identify means by which in-situ historic artifacts are stabilized, recorded and protected during a design and construction process.

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Define a public input and review process for a sensitive design challenge.

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Explore means of integration of exhibit content and architectural design.

Instructors
Steven M. Davis
FAIA

Steven Davis’ portfolio is diverse and reflects his ability to unite complex programmatic requirements with innovative design solutions. Currently a Partner at Davis Brody Bond, Mr. Davis is the co-designer of the National September 11 Museum which opened to the public in May 2014. His involvement at the World Trade Center began in 1992 when he developed the Public Space Master Plan with the goal of reintegrating the complex into its Lower Manhattan context.

Other notable projects include the Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt University; a 5.2 million square foot mixed-use development in Sao Paulo; and research and manufacturing facilities on three continents for the French automotive components company, Valeo. He is currently working on the design of a new residential tower in the Hudson Yards area of Manhattan, adjacent to the High Line.

In 2000 Mr. Davis received the Presidential Award for Design Excellence for the U.S. Bureau of the Census’ Data Processing Center in Maryland. Recognition for his work also includes the 2012 AIA Presidential Citation for the National September 11 Memorial Museum; national, state and local American Institute of Architects Awards; Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards; and three Business Week/Architectural Record Awards for projects which exemplify innovative design while helping clients achieve strategic business goals.

Mr. Davis received a Bachelor of Arts from Bennington College and a Master in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.

Carl F. Krebs
FAIA

Carl Krebs’ work at Davis Brody Bond for over two decades has focused on cultural, civic and academic projects. Mr. Krebs served as the co-designer of the National September 11 Memorial Museum which opened to the public in May 2014.

Other important projects in Carl Krebs’ portfolio include the winning competition entry to re-imagine Union Square on the National Mall in front of the US Capitol, a collaboration with landscape design firm of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol; the award-winning new US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia; and the Irish Arts Center, a performing arts and cultural facility on Manhattan’s West Side. Carl Krebs also designed the award-winning Portico Gallery for decorative arts and sculpture at The Frick Collection in New York and is leading the firm’s design of the Frick’s new expansion.

Mr. Krebs’ work has received numerous awards including the 2012 AIA Presidential Citation for the National September 11 Memorial Museum; AIA NY State Awards for the National Mall and the US Embassy in Jakarta; and the AIA New York City Chapter for the Frick Collection Portico Gallery. As a frequent speaker and presenter, he has presented the challenges of designing and building the National September 11 Memorial Museum to a diverse range of audiences. Mr. Krebs received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and his Master of Architecture from Columbia University.

Mark M. Wagner
AIA

Mark Wagner has extensive experience in the design of cultural projects and is currently an Associate Partner at David Brody Bond. As Project Architect for the National September 11 Memorial Museum he oversaw the Museum’s design and construction, navigating many building challenges due to the complexity of the numerous integrated construction projects at the World Trade Center site. Mr. Wagner’s familiarity with the site dates back to his role as Project Architect for the World Trade Center Archive, a project involving the on-site selection and preservation of over 1,000 artifacts from Ground Zero following the attacks on September 11, 2001.

During the archiving and preservation process and throughout his work on the design and construction of the Museum, he remained involved with the preservation of the collected archive. He worked closely with museums across the country offering his unique understanding of the artifacts, their history and the issues relating to their preservation and installation.

Mr. Wagner also served as the Project Architect for the Master Plan and the award-winning Portico Gallery addition at The Frick Collection. Mr. Wagner is currently working on the expansion of The Frick Collection which builds upon the Frick’s history of architecturally integrated expansions and alterations while preserving the intimate visitor experience in an extraordinary mansion that has engaged art lovers for nearly eight decades. Mark Wagner received his Bachelor of Architecture from the New York Institute of Technology.

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