建筑师： 美国得里公司
地点：美国，明尼苏达州，圣保罗
年份：2012
摄影： Bill Baxley

新纪念碑由国际建筑/工程公司LEO A DALY事务所无偿设计，为了纪念在明尼苏达州社区执勤服务过程中牺牲的消防队员。该纪念碑于2012年9月竣工，位于圣保罗的州国会大厦所在地，并包括以前曾在明尼阿波利斯 - 圣保罗国际机场展出的明尼苏达州消防队员纪念雕像。

该纪念碑旨在为前来国会大厦的游客-那些与消防服务有直接联系和欣赏他们所付出的努力的的人，提供富有意义的体验。该6000平方英尺的纪念碑的设计融合了消防的典型符号。从地面到上面的纪念碑斜坡，游客可以看到镌刻着全国791消防部门名字的石墙。这面墙将该地分成了一个美丽的花园和一片铺就的聚会区域。纪念园里有一个消防队员救孩子的雕像，雕像上方有一个块巨石形成天花板状。石板由一片细长的柱子支撑，创建了在国会大厦的大型规模和纪念碑小型规模建筑之间的一个亭子。

这个亭子由风化钢材制成，这些钢材会生锈形成保护膜，极似火灾的氧化过程。牺牲的消防队员的名字被刻在梁柱外壳上。目前这里只有83根梁柱，表明明尼苏达州执勤消防员牺牲的年份，且这项设计为进一步添加梁柱提供了空间。展亭外有一个带有烧毁装饰的雕刻雪松长椅，为人们提供了反思的场所。初看，该纪念碑很简单，范围较小、材料技术含量低。

但它在设计和施工的每个阶段都利用了国家最先进的数字技术，是一个十分复杂的项目。设计团队使用BIM (Revit)模型作为所有项目信息的中心位置。设计在模型中使用了许多插入物，包括刻字信息的Excel电子表格、历史记录和来自Adobe Illustrator，AutoCAD和SketchUp中的设计数据。该项目要求耐用性、严格的详细度和团队的能力，以创建精确的数字输出，来打造高质量项目。

虽然该项目是相当典型的设计/建筑模型，但应用BIM保证了团队在设计审查、设计修订和设计施工上符合严格的时间安排。该小组还能够迅速协调技术问题，及时完工，以迎接筹备几个月的纪念活动。

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Architects: Leo A Daly
Location: Saint Paul, MN, USA
Year: 2012
Photographs: Bill Baxley

A new memorial designed pro bono by international architecture/engineering firm LEO A DALY honors the sacrifice of firefighters killed in the line of duty while serving Minnesota communities.  Completed in September 2012, the memorial is located on the State Capitol grounds in Saint Paul and houses the Minnesota Firefighters Memorial Statue, previously on display at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

The vision for the memorial is to provide a meaningful experience for Capitol visitors—those with direct connections to the fire service and those who appreciate their efforts. The design of the 6,000-square-foot memorial incorporates symbols evocative of the fire service. The ground leading to the memorial slopes upward, presenting visitors with a view of a cast stone wall covered with inscriptions of the 791 fire departments throughout the state. The wall subdivides the site into a landscaped garden and a paved gathering area.

A large monolith forms a ceiling above the statue of a firefighter rescuing a child. Supported by a field of slender columns, it creates a pavilion that intercedes between the monumental scale of the Capitol grounds and the smallerscale of the statue. The pavilion is made of weathering steel plate, which rusts to form a protective coating—a process similar to the oxidation of fire. Names of fallen firefighters are inscribed on sleeves affixed to the columns. Today, 86 columns are part of the grid, recording the years in which Minnesota firefighters have died in the line of duty, and the design allows room for necessary additions. Outside the pavilion, a sculpted cedar bench with a burned finish provides a place for reflection.

Underlying Technology
At first glance, the memorial is simple-looking, small in scope and built with low-tech materials. But it is a complex project that benefited from state-of-the-art digital technologies at each stage of design and construction.

The design team used a BIM (Revit) model as the central location of all project information. Many inputs were entered into the model for use in the design, including Excel spreadsheets of inscription information, historical records, and design data from Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD and SketchUp. Because the project demanded durability and an exacting level of detail, the team’s ability to create digital outputs for precise fabrication enabled a high level of quality. Though the project was fairly typical of a design/build model, the use of BIM also allowed the team to maintain a tight schedule of design reviews, revisions and construction. The team was also able to rapidly coordinate technical issues to complete the project in time for a dedication event that was months in the planning.