Architect:Kathryn Gustafson

Gustafson-Porter, LondonClient:

Department of Culture, Media and Sport

Sponsor:The Royal Parks

A Case Study by Tracey Bushman

Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom

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"It's a contemporary modern memorial; it's not figurative. Diana was such an unusual and contemporary person that that was the choice that was made.”—Kathryn Gustafson

D E V E L O P M E N T C O N T E X TKey Stakeholders and participantsOwner: The Department for Culture, Media and SportManager: The Royal Parks Construction oversight: Memorial Fountain Committee

DevelopersMain Contractor: Geoffrey Osborne Ltd.

Subsidiary: Cathedral Works Scanner: Ford Motor Company3D modeling: Surface Development & Engineering (SDE)Textured surfaces: Barron Gould-Texxus

Theories and intellectual content• Accessibility• Inclusivity• 'Reaching Out – Letting In'.Setbacks / Obstacles• High visitation unplanned for• Lacked "formal project management

framework”

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E V A L U A T I O NPopularity / UseRoyalParks Annual Report Survey Impression that Hyde Park is either in "good or excellent" condition• 1994: 94%• 1995: 90%FacebookChoice of a human-made water feature that strongly connects people and water.:

“The coachloads of children who arrived in swimming trunks…was not what had been envisaged for a place of contemplation and enjoyment.”—K. Gustafson

E V A L U A T I O NPopularity / UseRoyalParks Annual Report Survey Impression that Hyde Park is either in "good or excellent" condition• 1994: 94%• 1995: 90%FacebookChoice of a human-made water feature that strongly connects people and water.:

“The coachloads of children who arrived in swimming trunks…was not what had been envisaged for a place of contemplation and enjoyment.”—K. Gustafson

“It is absolutely beautiful. Once these problems are resolved it will be enjoyed as it was meant to be enjoyed.”—Tessa Jowell

"Sensuous, beguiling, serene" —Gary Hilderbrand

D E S I G N L E S S O N S• The statistics of large populations, plus interactivity, means something will go wrong.• Contract local design. • Investments in safety should be anticipated and made in early stages to prevent cost

and embarrassment later.

P R O J E C T S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y• Environmentally sustainable• Socially vital/cohesive• Builds community• Economically over annual budget, but:• Creates patrol jobs

S O U R C E Shttp://www.gustafson-porter.com/

Queen unveils new Diana fountain, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3866863.stm

Seçkin, Yasin Çağatay, Understanding the relationship between human needs and the use of water in landscape design. Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul TURKEY, 2010.

Landscape Architect Kathryn Gustafson, Going With the Flow. The Washington Post, June 25, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/24/AR2005062401848_2.html

House of Commons, Committee of Public Accounts, The Royal Parks and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain Thirty–third Report of Session 2005–0

Sully, Nicole, ‘A candle, a fountain and a cabbage-patch: theories of memorialisation and the commemoration of Diana, Princess of Wales’ 2009 Cultural Crossroads: proceedings of the 26th international conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand

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