about

2AeM is a cooperative design effort composed of the 3 young Midwestern-sprung, spread-the world-out, out-and-out Architecture student-architects: nicholas m. reiter, Jessie Wilcox and Peter Nguyen. The team base was originally Milwaukee, WI but since has become a mobile abstraction or a state of mind. 2AeM is sometimes physical, sometimes sober, partially virtual, usually vocal, and all-the-time IN-it.

We are track jumpers, demons, villains and observing you right now. Design is the New and so are the Stakes.
Showing posts with label holocaust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holocaust. Show all posts

Monday, July 26, 2010

UPDATE: holocaust memorial design competition



the results are in. we didn't place - unfortunately, but you can't expect too much for pulling together a submission in a few days... unless you're h.van_oudenallen. congrats and good luck!
luckily we had some interest from our fellow students that lightened the load a bit.

we held off posting our actual submission, until now. our process work can be found here. now, with the passing of time, we post our submission:



In such a small space, line, forms, and gestures are limited… What do we have then, but light, time, movement, and material? With this premise in mind, we ask ourselves not only, “what does a memorial mean, but also what does it do.”

We are not survivors of the Shoah. We don’t pretend to know the intensely personal feelings associated with the experience; we can only speculate. In a short time, little direct experiences will be left. Therefore we sought to distill the fundamental essence of a collective conscious.

We propose a place of peace, perhaps a place of discomfort, a place of reflection, a place where senses stir memories. These qualities will always be remembered, be shared, be alive, broadcasting the memory and the universal message “never again” long after the last survivor has left.

It is our hope that through simple actions we can influence profound reactions.



thanks again to all those that helped!


Thursday, March 18, 2010

holocaust memorial design competition

we've recently completed another competition for the atlantic city boardwalk holocaust memorial.
here are some process images that we can share now.
the final images will follow shortly after the judging. [when it's legal]













conceptual sketches




plan sketch + notes




rendering sketches + notes




thanks to everyone for all their help:

dave tesch_ m.arch 2010 - creative contribution

adriana artega_ m.arch 2011 - models
sam brannon_ bsas 2011
luke cvikota_ bsas 2011
ashleigh fischer_ bsas 2011
richie hands_ bsas 2011
therese hassett_ m.arch 2011
jodi masanz_ m.arch 2010
ben mather_ bsas 2011
michelle sletten_ m.arch 2011
paul steidl_ bsas 2011
blake villwock_ m.arch 2011