Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Location
Denver, Colorado
Scope of Work
- Architecture
- Civic Monument Design
- Urban Design
- Cost Estimating
- Final Design
- Public Art Coordination
Project Description
Mark Leese, while with a previous firm, worked with artist Ed Dwight to develop the design for the memorial. The compass star motif in the plaza pavement is used as a metaphor for the moral compass that Martin Luther King Jr. brought to the civil rights movement.
Mark Leese’s Role
Mark was the project manager and designer of the memorial and the plaza surrounding it.
