Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY VISITOR CENTER
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FR | The Visitor Center at the Normandy American Cemetery in France opened sixty-three years after Allied troops stormed Normandy beaches and turned the tide of World War II. In May 2007, this $30 million project was dedicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission to honor the 9,387 Americans buried on site and to tell the story of the D-Day landings. Prior to MVLA’s work, the Cemetery’s one million annual visitors could not easily visualize the topographic and tactical challenges of Normandy and lacked connection with the water. MVLA worked with SmithGroup to site the Visitor Center and develop an arrival sequence that frames sweeping panoramic views of the English Channel as one approaches the burial ground.
2007 Washington AIA Award of Excellence Winner
