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Winner of the San Francisco Veterans Memorial Design Competition Announced

SAN FRANCISCO. CA- The War Memorial Board of Trustees today endorsed the design proposal submitted by Susan Narduli and Andrea Cochran for the San Francisco Veterans Memorial. Entitled Passage of Remembrance, the focal point of Susan Narduli and Andrea Cochran’s proposal is a series of three reflection pools circumscribed by an octagon of stone. Seen from above, the pools form a circle of gently flowing water that glides over polished stone in sloping planes from the street to the garden below. The interplay between the circle and the octagon is meant to symbolize the merging of heaven and eternity (circle) and earth (octagon). An open metal weave walkway floats above the water and takes visitors through the memorial. The walkway is anchored on either side by basalt walls that reflect the images of passersby. The west wall is inscribed with a poem