The African American Cultural Garden Task force commissioned architect, W. Daniel Bickerstaff II of Ubiquitous Design, Ltd. to design the garden. Through extensive research the design conceptually represents and celebrates The African American Experience via it’s PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE :
■Past Pavilion: ‘Translates the experience of the initial aspects of the “Slave Trade” through the reinterpretation of the dungeons, corridors and ultimate ‘Doorway of No Return” of the castles located along the western coast of Africa.’
■Present Pavilion: ‘Evokes the sense of ‘Emergence’; the form emerges from the site echoing our emergence as a people in this country despite the myriad of challenges and obstacles.
■Future Pavilion: ‘Addresses the need for reflection and hope through the reintroduction of a fountain and small reflecting pool contrasting and paying homage to the fountain in the Past Pavilion and its symbolism.
Music: Miles Davis- “Prayer”
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well done! I can't wait until we can experience it in person.
Wow!! Just beautiful!! Looking forward to seeing it!
I love this! I cannot wait until the unveiling.
Much talk since 2011,but little action.
Great concepts indeed! I salute the wild imagination of this credible architect. The layout of this cultural garden design seems very terrific and incredibly magnificent. Nice video!
Quite beautiful but unrealistic. Who is going to pay for it and who will build it. There are simpler things we can do for this garden. We can also call on local artists to help with the project. Marble is Very expensive and and water is costly to run constantly.
I would love to see some of the inventions from AA's on pilars and a few busts of the most influentional AA's and a few pillars left open for the future innovators.
Undeniably beautiful fountain/monument. But I would have liked for it to have more actual "garden" other than grass. I see a few lilies, but not much else. Also, regarding the symbolism, before I read what's in your notes section, I thought the past was about precolonial African empires, as it has a strong Kemet feel to it. But in the notes section you write about the slave trade. That is not where our past starts. So, love the synthetic parts, but would like more plants and rethink the symbolism, particularly the past.
FINISH IT PLEASE!! Been too long!! …Peace.
Extraordinary.
Aint No African Americans here… We from Americas not Africa