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Mandurah War Memorial
Mandurah, Western Australia 
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Client: |
City of Mandurah |
Services: |
Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture |
Awards: |
2007 - Illuminating Engineering Society Lighting Design Award of Excellence 2007 2006 - Royal Australian Institute of Architects WA. Civic Design Award 2006 2006 - Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Award, Public Buildings Special Judges' Award 2006 |
Located on Mandurah Estuary in Western Australia, this project is the winning entry of an architectural competition. It is an iconic symbol honouring the Australian service men, women and others who died in the conflicts of war. The design features a procession of pillars rising from the water on the axis of the rising sun of ANZAC Day March. This is where ceremonies are held as a representation of a convergence of the living with the spirit of the fallen. The memorial’s axial planning defines areas for recreation, interpretation, reflection, memory and ceremony. Its form permits intuitive interpretation by the observer, and has been effective to visually reconnect the site to the city centre.