MSLA Wins Second Prize in the St. Francis Memorial Design Competition

We are thrilled to announce our proposal "Memorial Canyon" was awarded second prize at the National Memorial Design Competition honoring the lives lost in the 1928 Saint Francis Dam Disaster.

The failure of the St. Francis Dam marks one of the most impactful engineering disasters in US history and caused the second largest number of lives lost in the history of California. "Memorial Canyon" aims to honor and commemorate the victims of the St. Francis Dam disaster, create a space of memorial for the impacted communities and make this story known to visitors across the world. The project also aspires to create a destination where people can contemplate the fragile balance between human interventions and the natural world.

See the announcement here.