Clifford Pearson

Clifford Pearson writes about architecture and is the co-author, with A. Eugene Kohn, of "The World By Design" (Rosetta Books, 2019). He was an editor at Architectural Record for 26 years and taught at the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture.

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A COVID-19 Memorial Could Capture the Passions Coursing Through American Society

With a complex debate underway about monuments and the way we engage history, we should start thinking about a COVID-19 Memorial. Yes, I know we are in the middle (or is it still the start?) of this pandemic, but the intensity of the moment might actually help us envision what such a memorial could be. Instead of waiting for a time when we have more distance from our current catastrophe, we should capture the passions coursing through society right now.