Smithgroup combines serenity and savoir faire in its design for the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center overlooking Omaha Beach

摘要

At a time when few know how well the design for the memorial to 9/11 in Lower Manhattan will survive various demands from separate interest groups, it might be a good idea for those involved to visit Normandy. Far above Omaha Beach at Colleville-sur-Mer, in northern France, a distinctively handsome two-level visitor center now honors those who died as a result of the allies storming the German-occupied territory on D-Day, June 6, 1944.