A CALL FOR ACTION
WHY?
WHERE?
WHAT?
HOW?
WHEN?
JANUARY 29, 2009

WHY A NATIONAL VETERANS
MUSEUM IN TEXAS? FACTS:
 215,000 VETERANS IN HOUSTON
 1,750,000 VETERANS IN TEXAS
 25,000,000 VETERANS IN OUR COUNTRY
 THERE ARE MORE VETERANS IN HOUSTON THAN IN ANY OTHER
CITY
 TEXAS HAS MORE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS THAN ANY
OTHER STATE
 HOUSTON IS THE NUMBER ONE RECRUITER IN TEXAS
 THERE ARE NO MUSEUMS IN HOUSTON FOR ANY MILITARY
ENGAGEMENT IN EITHER THE 20TH OR 21ST CENTURIES. WHY?

WHERE IS THE MUSEUM TO BE LOCATED?
MUSEUM
SITE ELLINGTON
FIELD
WHERE?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM? GOALS:
 BE A PERMANENT FACILITY TO HONOR VETERAN’S SERVICE
 PAY TRIBUTE & REMEMBRANCE TO SERVICE MEN & WOMEN
FROM REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO PRESENT
 PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LOCAL ISD
CURRICULUM
 CREATE AWARENESS OF SACRIFICE
 PROMOTE PATRIOTISM
 PROVIDE CENTRAL HUB FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH
PROGRAMS
 PROVIDE THE LOCAL/REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM
 MILITARY HISTORY & VETERANS HISTORIC RESEARCH CENTER
 PROVIDE HOMEFRONT SUPPORT FOR OUR ACTIVE DUTY WHAT?

WHAT ARE THE DRIVING CONCEPTS FOR THE MUSEUM?
WHAT?

WHAT IS THE PROPOSED LAYOUT FOR THE MUSEUM?
WHAT?

WHAT ARE THE PRECEPTS FOR THE MUSEUM?
 PHASED APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTION & FUNDING
 EACH BRANCH OF MILITARY INDEPENDENT YET INTERLINKED
 MEMORIAL GREEN ZONES THROUGH ARTICULATION OF SPACE
 EXPERIENCE THROUGH INTRIGUE, AWARENESS, AND SENSES
 UTILIZE A CIRCULAR COMMON ROUTE
 METAPHOR FOR TIME AND/OR NATIONAL HISTORY
 METAPHOR OF DEMOCRACY – FRAGILE, TRANSPARENT
 CREATES FOCUS TOWARD PRIMARY MEMORIAL
 REINFORCE PURPOSE OF EACH BRANCH OF MILITARY
 ANCHOR CIRCULAR ROUTE (PROTECT DEMOCRACY)
 PENETRATE ROUTE (PART OF OUR DEMOCRACY)
 SHIELDED YET OPEN (PROTECTED BUT TRANSPARENT)
WHAT?

SO WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT?

SO WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT?

SO WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT?

SO WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT?

SO WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT?

SO WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT?

WHAT IS THE PROPOSED LAYOUT FOR THE MUSEUM?
WHAT?

WHAT IS THE PROPOSED LAYOUT FOR THE MUSEUM?
WHAT?

HOW IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO BE PHASED?
PHASE 3
PHASE 2
PHASE 1 HOW?

HOW DOES PHASED FUNDING WORK?
PHASING OPTION 1 (AS PRESENTED)
HOW?

HOW CAN I FACILITATE THIS PROJECT?
PHASING OPTION 2 (NOT ILLUSTRATED)
HOW?

HOW ARE FUNDS BEING ALLOCATED?
HOW?

HOW ARE FUNDS BEING ALLOCATED?
HOW?

HOW ARE WE PLANNING ON MEETING FUNDING GOALS?
HOW?

WHEN DO WE NEED TO ACT?
TODAY!
WHEN?

Contact Us:
The Veteran’s Museum In Texas Malcolm Brown,
Chairman
2650 Fountainview, Suite 127
Houston, Texas 77057
Phone: 713.785.1188
Cell: 713.962.5214
Architect: Proem Design-Build, Inc.
Keith Messick,
Principal
1776 Yorktown, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77056
Phone: 713.621.0722
Cell: 281.914.7175