Arches of Hope
A temporary architectural installation created as part of an AIDS-awareness initiative, using repetition, light, and passage to create a public expression of remembrance, visibility, and hope.
CHALLENGE
To translate the subject of AIDS awareness into an architectural experience capable of operating both as a physical public installation and as an image that could communicate to a much larger audience.
PROCESS
The installation was constructed with the participation of architecture students, making the act of building part of the project itself. A repeated arch became the fundamental unit, transforming through multiplication, perspective, light, and movement into a collective spatial experience.
OUTCOME
Arches of Hope extended beyond its physical site when imagery of the installation was broadcast in Times Square as part of the AIDS-awareness campaign. The project connected architecture, public advocacy, education, and collective construction—using a temporary built intervention to reach an audience far beyond those who experienced it in person.
