At a Distance: Walter Hood on Rethinking Monuments and Memorials in the 21st Century

LISTEN: Walter Hood on Rethinking Monuments and Memorials in the 21st Century

At a Distance, October 22, 2020

Walter Hood, founder and creative director of Hood Design Studio and co-author of the forthcoming book “Black Landscapes Matter,” talks with us about how his new proposal for Washington, D.C.’s National Mall Tidal Basin could facilitate unity, why spaces that elicit discomfort are a step toward reconciliation, and the importance of investing in people and places that society takes for granted.

SHOW CONTRIBUTORS

Spencer Bailey
Andrew Zuckerman
The Slowdown
Walter Hood

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