“这是一个全国性的典范，展示了我们如何怀以极大的谨慎与尊重，从景观与建筑功能层面上重新开发那些承载着深重而复杂历史的场所，并将这些历史妥善地延续至未来。”
– 2025年评审委员会“A national model for how we can redevelop sites with deep and difficult histories that is respectful of how to carry those histories into the future with great care and dignity across both landscape and building program.”
– 2025 Awards Jury
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Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park |Design Collective, Inc. + Carmichael Associates
项目陈述
Project Statement
Crownsville医院纪念公园是一项具有变革意义的总体规划，将原马里兰黑人精神病医院重新构想为一处充满力量的疗愈景观。这里曾是隔离与苦难之地，如今则通过纪念、反思与社区联结促心理健康。公园通过铭记曾被遗忘的人们，营造慰藉与重生的空间，在直面历史的同时塑造出更加富有同理心的未来。它是一种韧性的象征——以归属感取代孤立，以希望回应苦难，重新定义了公共空间如何促进心理健康并激发集体疗愈。
Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park is a transformative master plan that reimagines the former “Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland” into a powerful landscape of healing. Once a place of segregation and suffering, it now fosters mental wellness through remembrance, reflection, and community connection. By honoring those once forgotten and creating spaces for solace and renewal, the park confronts the past while shaping a more compassionate future. It stands as a testament to resilience—where isolation gives way to belonging, and suffering is met with hope—redefining how public spaces can promote mental health and inspire collective healing.
▲Crownsville医院，即马里兰黑人精神病医院，原先是一处实行种族隔离的机构，曾对黑人群体实施过骇人听闻的暴行。Crownsville Hospital, the Maryland Hospital for the Negro Insane, was a segregated facility where horrific acts were committed against Black people. © Design Collective, The Baltimore Sun and Maryland State Archives
项目说明
PROJECT NARRATIVE
Crownsville医院纪念公园是一项富有前瞻性的总体规划，将原马里兰黑人精神病医院转化为一处融合疗愈、纪念与更新的景观空间。这里曾因隔离制度而充满痛苦，如今被重新塑造成一处心理健康、生态修复与社区联结的庇护之所，打破了其苦难历史所陷入的长久沉默。通过尊重并呈现场地历史，规划将心理健康确立为核心设计议题，营造了一个用于讲述真相与深入反思的空间。以周全而包容的方法，公园成为一处承载韧性、修复与疗愈的场所，既面向未来世代，也回应与其历史有深厚联系的人群。
分析与规划成果
总体规划建立在扎实的研究与深入的社区参与基础之上，在纪念与更新之间取得了审慎的平衡。设计过程中广泛吸纳了历史学家、心理健康专家的意见，并开展了大量社区交流，旨在在承认历史不公的同时，支持情感与心理福祉。设计的核心要素之一——“虔敬之路”（The Path of Reverence），将历史医院核心区与Crownsville医院患者墓地相连。墓地中安葬着1700余名患者，墓碑仅以编号标识。这条路径为人们提供了沉思与缅怀的时间与空间，在致敬逝者的同时，营造出庄重而有尊严的体验。
场地语境
Crownsville的转型连接了马里兰州安妮阿伦德尔县的过去与当下。项目在保留历史建筑的同时对其进行了再诠释，使其服务于社区健康、教育与种族疗愈。通过将场地的文化遗产与新的功能项目相结合，Crownsville成为了通过景观直面艰难历史、逐步修正过往不公现象的示范案例。
环境敏感性与可持续性
Crownsville占地约500英亩，规划将其重塑为以生态修复与身心健康为导向的景观体系。可持续策略包括再造森林、溪流修复、生境恢复、草地的再利用与复育，以及一体化雨水管理系统。这些举措将提升生物多样性，改善流域健康，并增强长期的环境韧性。贯穿场地的步道系统引导访客穿行于修复后的自然景观之中，提供正念体验、身体活动与亲近自然的机会——这些都是心理健康的重要组成部分。
成功实施的可能性
Crownsville医院纪念公园的愿景得到了政府与社区的强力支持。与地方政府、本地高校及文化机构的合作已为分阶段实施奠定了基础。初期的州级与联邦投资推动了关键建筑的结构加固与基础设施升级，而持续的社区参与将确保项目的长期成功。
对业主、公众与设计者的价值
对业主而言，该项目代表着一次将被忽视的机构转变为以疗愈为核心的设计典范的开创性机遇；对公众而言，它提供了一处用于反思、心理疗愈与文化教育的公共空间；对设计专业人士而言，Crownsville树立了新的标杆，展示了景观如何在承认创伤的同时，培育韧性、公平与重生。
Crownsville医院纪念公园不仅是一座公园，更是一份关于设计疗愈力量的见证——让过往的苦难孕育出更加富有同情心、包容性与希望的未来。
▲如今已被废弃的Crownsville医院，正在寻求一个新的起点——开始正视并承认其过往的暴行。Abandoned today, Crownsville Hospital seeks a new beginning—one that acknowledges past atrocities. © Anne Arundel County and Chesapeake Aerial Photography
▲通过深入研究，人们对场地历史有了更全面的理解，并将其与美国全国民权运动及国家精神健康发展脉络相联系。Research deepened the understanding of the site’s history, connecting it to the National Civil Rights Movement and National Mental Health timeline. © Design Collective, Maryland State Archives, Bowie State University, and The Baltimore Sun
▲对许多人而言，规划过程使他们第一次能够公开谈论自身经历，打破了长期笼罩着不公历史的沉默。For many, this process was their first opportunity to speak openly about their experiences, breaking the silence surrounding a history of injustice. © Design Collective
▲坦诚而真实的对话为规划与设计奠定了基础，引导愿景走向疗愈、包容与社区联结的未来。Honest conversations laid the groundwork for planning and design, guiding the vision toward a future of healing, inclusion, and community connection. © Design Collective
▲系统而深入的分析审视了自然系统与建成环境，旨在保护自然与历史资源，并调和过往基础设施决策所留下的问题。Thorough analysis examines natural and built systems aiming to preserve natural and historic resources and reconciling past infrastructure decisions. © Design Collective
▲对历史与自然资产的分析形成了清晰的设计框架，引导整体方案凝练为一个简明而有力的设计构想，以彰显场地资源。The analysis of historic and natural assets defined a clear framework, guiding the proposed design into a simple parti that celebrates resources. © Design Collective, EHT Traceries and Chesapeake Aerial Photography
▲对社区需求与关切的深刻理解，为这一以疗愈、修复与包容为目标的总体规划奠定了坚实基础。A deep understanding of community needs and concerns, laid the foundation for a Master Plan designed to heal, repair, and foster inclusivity. © Design Collective
▲全新的入口重塑了公园的进入方式，打造出一个安全而友好的公园门户，不再是曾经那个人们匆匆经过的地方。Once a place many passed by without notice, the new entrance reimagines access, offering a welcoming and safe gateway into the park. © Design Collective, Zanetta Illustration, Maryland State Archives
▲这一转变赞颂了社区精神，邀请公众重新走进这片曾因隔离而被定义、如今因联结而重塑的空间。This transformation celebrates community and invites the public to engage with a space once defined by separation, now reimagined for connection. © Design Collective, Zanetta Illustration, Maryland State Archives
▲农庄区域被设想为一个充满活力的社区中心与教育枢纽，提供农业、教育及治疗相关的多元活动与机会。The farmstead is envisioned as a vibrant community center and education hub that promotes agricultural, educational, and therapeutic opportunities. © Design Collective, Zanetta Illustration, Maryland State Archives
▲在医院运营时期，休闲活动与艺术曾是患者重要的心理健康实践方式；如今，这些历史功能被重新诠释并延续。Recreation and the arts were vital mental health practices for patients during the site’s operation. Today, these historical uses are reimagined. © Design Collective, Zanetta Illustration, Maryland State Archives
▲“虔敬之路”逐步揭示了场地历史，强调正念体验与环境守护，并讲述那些震撼人心的过往故事。The Path of Reverence unveils the site’s history, highlights mindfulness, environmental stewardship, and shares powerful stories of the past. © Design Collective
▲曾被污水处理池与喷灌农田环绕的农场道路，如今被重塑为一条庄重且无障碍的通往墓地的路径，为沉思与缅怀提供空间。Flanked by wastewater ponds and spray fields, Farm Road is reimagined as a dignified accessible route to the cemetery offering a space for reflection. © Design Collective and Zanetta Illustration
▲超过500英亩此前无法进入的土地将向社区开放，形成一套以心理健康与正念体验为核心的步道系统。Over 500 acres of previously inaccessible land will be opened to the community, featuring a trail system focused on mental health and mindfulness. © Design Collective and Zanetta Illustration
▲修复后的草甸、农田以及南北两片森林，为访客提供数百英亩的自然空间，使人沉浸于自然之美与宁静之中。The restored Meadow, Farm, and North and South Forests provide visitors hundreds of acres to immerse themselves in nature, beauty, and tranquility. © Design Collective and Zanetta Illustration
PROJECT NARRATIVE
Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park is a visionary master plan that transforms the former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland into a landscape of healing, remembrance, and renewal. Once a site of segregation and suffering, it is now reimagined as a sanctuary for mental wellness, environmental restoration, and community connection—breaking the silence around its painful past. By honoring the site’s history, the plan makes mental health a primary design focus, creating a space for truth-telling and reflection. Through a thoughtful and inclusive approach, the park becomes a place of resilience, restoration, and healing for both future generations and those with ties to its past.
Quality of Analysis & Planning
The master plan is rooted in thorough research and community engagement, ensuring a thoughtful balance between remembrance and renewal. The design process incorporated input from historians, mental health professionals, and extensive community outreach to create a space that acknowledges past injustices while supporting emotional well-being. The Path of Reverence, a central feature of the design, links the historic hospital core to the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery, where over 1,700 patients rest, identified only by numbers. This pathway offers space and time for reflection and remembrance, honoring those from the past while providing a dignified experience.
Context
Crownsville’s transformation bridges the past and present in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The project preserves and reimagines historic structures for community wellness, education, and racial healing. By integrating the site’s cultural legacy with new programming, Crownsville serves as a model for how landscapes can confront difficult histories and begin to rectify past injustices.
Environmental Sensitivity & Sustainability
Crownsville’s 500-acre site will be revitalized as an ecological and wellness-focused landscape. Sustainable strategies include reforestation, stream restoration, habitat restoration, reclaimed and restored meadows, and integrated stormwater management. These efforts will improve biodiversity, enhance watershed health, and promote long-term environmental resilience. A network of trails will guide visitors through restored landscapes, offering opportunities for mindfulness, movement, and a deeper connection to nature—key elements of mental wellness.
Likelihood of Successful Implementation
The vision for Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park is supported by strong backing from both government and the community. Partnerships with local government, local universities, and cultural organizations have already layed the groundwork for phased implementation. Initial state and federal investments have enabled critical building stabilization and infrastructure upgrades, while continued community support will ensure the project’s ongoing success.
Value to the Client, Public & Other Designers
For the client, the project represents a groundbreaking opportunity to transform a neglected institution into a model of healing-centered design. For the public, it provides a place for reflection, mental wellness, and cultural education. For designers, Crownsville sets a new precedent for how landscapes can acknowledge trauma while fostering resilience, equity, and renewal.
More than just a park, Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park is a testament to the power of design to heal—where past suffering informs a more compassionate, inclusive, and hopeful future.
从景观与建筑功能层面上重新开发那些承载着深重而复杂历史的场所
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