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Thomas and Vivian A Wong Honor Tower
Thomas and Vivian A Wong Honor Tower
Greenville, SC, United States
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Thomas and Vivian A Wong Honor Tower
Greenville, SC, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Along the Reedy River in Greenville, SC, where the traces of segregation once divided the city, a new landmark now rises as an icon of community restoration. The Honor Tower, a 125-foot lantern of concrete, steel, and aluminum, anchors Unity Park as a memorial to lives spent in public service, a statement for commitment to equity for all, and as a beacon of hope for reconciliation of a divided past.
The site once held Mayberry and Meadowbrook Parks, a segregated recreation ground later erased from the city’s map. The Honor Tower is sited on the former line of segregation, rising from divided ground to transform loss and separation into connection and restorative inclusion.
The six-sided form honors six fields of public service: Armed Forces, Fire, Police, Utilities and Public Works, EMS, and Public Health. The steel columns spiral around a central shaft to support the observation deck above as a symbol for the interdependence of those who work in common to protect and sustain public life.
The aluminum and wood outer skin wraps the tower in a rippling woven sweep, paying homage to the region’s past textile driven economy and its current high tech manufacturing backbone. By day, the slatted metal skin captures shifting Carolina light; by night, rings of color-changing lights make the tower glow like a lantern, visible from downtown and beyond. Visitors ascend via glass elevator or along the 176 steps of the wrapping folded-plate stainless steel stairs, rising through alternating light and shadow to an observation deck overlooking Greenville and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The project was constructed with over 80% of the elements built and installed by local companies. Funded by a mixture of tourist tax dollars and private donations, the Honor Tower is truly a project built by and for the community of Greenville.
The site once held Mayberry and Meadowbrook Parks, a segregated recreation ground later erased from the city’s map. The Honor Tower is sited on the former line of segregation, rising from divided ground to transform loss and separation into connection and restorative inclusion.
The six-sided form honors six fields of public service: Armed Forces, Fire, Police, Utilities and Public Works, EMS, and Public Health. The steel columns spiral around a central shaft to support the observation deck above as a symbol for the interdependence of those who work in common to protect and sustain public life.
The aluminum and wood outer skin wraps the tower in a rippling woven sweep, paying homage to the region’s past textile driven economy and its current high tech manufacturing backbone. By day, the slatted metal skin captures shifting Carolina light; by night, rings of color-changing lights make the tower glow like a lantern, visible from downtown and beyond. Visitors ascend via glass elevator or along the 176 steps of the wrapping folded-plate stainless steel stairs, rising through alternating light and shadow to an observation deck overlooking Greenville and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The project was constructed with over 80% of the elements built and installed by local companies. Funded by a mixture of tourist tax dollars and private donations, the Honor Tower is truly a project built by and for the community of Greenville.
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