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Two architecture firms presented their visions this week for what a Virginia Beach mass shooting memorial could look like.
The proposed designs come from Virginia Beach-based Dills Architects and Rhodeside & Harwell Incorporated out of northern Virginia.
Both presented the proposals Thursday at a 5/31 Memorial Committee meeting. The memorial will be built at Nimmo Parkway and Princess Anne Road, across the street from the Municipal Center.
Dills’ layout includes what they call a hero tree, survivor’s grove and memorial glade, including calming waterfalls and a stone pathway.
A rendering of a proposed memorial design from Dills Architects.
“We felt strongly about reflection,” Clay Dills said at the meeting. “The paths that people take to reflect, to heal, the journey of that.”
A rendering of a proposed memorial design from Dills Architects.
Rhodeside and Harwell’s design also focuses on reflection, serenity and meditation, said Elliott Rhodeside.
A rendering of a proposed memorial design from Rhodeside and Harwell.
Theirs includes a walled memorial at the entrance that is lit at night, a pond walk and a remembrance garden.
A rendering of a proposed memorial design from Rhodeside and Harwell.
Starting Friday, residents can weigh in on the designs through a survey on the Virginia Beach website.
