Stevens to hold design contest for Korean War Memorial in Hudson County
HOBOKEN, N.J. – Stevens Institute of Technology will invite students to submit design concepts as part of a university-wide contest this semester for the proposed Korean War Memorial in Jersey City, it was announced today by Stevens and the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) of Hudson County.
"Many of the country’s finest monuments and state sponsored constructions have been a product of in-state, engineering school students’ design projects, which have garnered national attention," said Joseph Cassella, president of the KWVA of Hudson County. "Such examples of this student projects are the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the bridges on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. We feel that the Stevens students will make a honorable effort in the design of this memorial based on the university’s reputation."
Stevens will ask students, or teams of students, to submit their design concepts for the memorial by early April. A judging committee will review the entries and select a final design by May. A $1,000 prize for the winning design will be given to a team, or individual. Construction for the memorial is projected for later this fall.
All interested students are asked to registered for the contest by March 24, with the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering at extension 5263. Additional details are available from Professor Siva Thangam at sthangam@stevens.edu, or extension 5558, or from John La Place at jlaplace@stevens.edu, or extension 5238. Further details about the contest will be sent to participants after the registration ends.
"The memorial should have a dual theme, America and Korea, signifying the bond of friendship that exists between the two countries," said Cassella. "To the degree possible, the memorial should also reflect in some ways the tragedy of the three years of fighting experienced by both the Korean people and the Armed Forces of the United States."
The memorial will be located in the new Veterans Park to be built on the waterfront in Jersey City by 2000. The park will be a tribute to the approximately 127 men from the 12 communities in Hudson County who lost their lives in the Korean War between 1950 - 1953.
The 50th Anniversary of the Korean War will be observed on June 25, 2000. The Korean War Veterans Association initiated a campaign in 1998 to raise funds to build the memorial and it will concluded on the day the memorial is unveiled to the public scheduled for 2000.
Alternate contact: Anthony Grazioso, Grazioso Associates, (201) 536-1500
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