1755 Memorial Competition

1755 is a memorial to the earthquake that destroyed Lisbon on All Saints Day. It serves as a stark reminder about the power of nature’s forces and it’s often volatile relationship with humans. An earthquake shook the city and an entire river receded attracting onlookers to the shoreline only to return as a deadly tidal wave. The memorial consists of a visitor center that is cantilevered off the shoreline and a dammed off pit that represents the event of the tsunami.