THE SURVIVORS’ MONUMENT: AN EMPOWERING AND HEALING LANDSCAPE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR SUPPORTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

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dc.contributor.advisorKweon, Byoung-Suken_US
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Laura Katherineen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA)en_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-12T05:56:13Z
dc.date.available2018-09-12T05:56:13Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThis design investigation explores the duality of landscape architecture to be both a tool for healing survivors of sexual violence and a mechanism for spreading awareness to the general population at the University of Maryland. To design the site, a literature review of healing gardens and case studies were undertaken to uncover the parameters for successfully designing with the restorative properties of nature and healing garden techniques. To understand how to apply this research to redesign the site, Morrill Quad was inventoried and analyzed. The result is a space where awareness and restorative elements are merged to promote the healing of individuals and the community. By utilizing the restorative qualities of nature with healing garden design techniques, the space creates opportunities for stress reduction and mental restoration for all users. The concept of a monument is re-imagined from one object symbolizing an event or person to an entire space representing a movement and those that support it. This monument space serves as an educational piece, a place to embody survivors’ voices, and a restorative environment for survivors and students.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2G44HT96
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21281
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledLandscape architectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHealing Gardenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLandscape Architectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMonumenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRestorative Environmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRestorative Landscapeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSexual Violenceen_US
dc.titleTHE SURVIVORS’ MONUMENT: AN EMPOWERING AND HEALING LANDSCAPE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR SUPPORTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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