French Broad Veteran’s Memorial Park / South Knoxville, TN

BarberMcMurry Architects / Hedstrom LA / In-Construction

Project Team : Michael Travis, Ryan Dobbs, Andrew Spatz (HLA), Lucas Goodrow (HLA)

Client : Legacy Parks Foundation

The park will be set high on the bluffs above the French Broad River, commanding a view and audience that honors East Tennessee’s veterans. A covered pavilion will anchor a large plaza that leads to a promontory overlooking the river and the veteran’s cemetery, allowing for reflection and connection. The site will also include a reflective garden for small gatherings, a memorial walk, nature trail, and a Memorial Wall framing an overlook. The pavilion uses a material palette of textured fiber cement panels, painted steel, and wooden accents – all a reference to the durability and utility of materials used in the military. The French Broad Veterans Memorial Park will be a place where families can gather to honor East Tennessee’s veterans, as well as a space for building public awareness and engagement with and for veterans.