Monument map & cultural library
Ecosystem
The monuments that stand, and the people, organizations, programs and ideas building the next ones.
27 monuments91 persons120 organizations16 programs53 concepts
| Kind | Notes | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | Brigham City, UT · 2026 | A 43-foot, gold-leafed, spike-shaped monument will stand permanently in honor of the thousands of workers who built the railroad. | Source for Golden Spike State Monument (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | San Francisco, CA · 2026 | A developing concept of Prometheus, representing the spirit of innovation and courage for the purpose of building. | Source for The Colossus of Prometheus over Alcatraz (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Paradise, NV · 2023 | A music and entertainment arena, which seats 17,600 people and is known for its immersive video and audio capabilities, which include a 16K resolution wraparound interior LED screen, speakers with beamforming and wave field synthesis technologies, and 4D physical effects. | Source for Las Vegas Sphere (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Walnut Shade, MO · 2019 | A 218-foot tall white cross, one of the tallest in the world, built as a religious landmark. | ||
| Monument | San Francisco, CA · 2017 | The Venus monument is a striking, large-scale interpretation of the classic Venus de Milo sculpture, featuring a stainless steel design with undetectable seams. | Source for Venus (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Arecibo, Puerto Rico · 2016 | A colossal statue of Christopher Columbus steering a ship's wheel, originally rejected by U.S. cities. | ||
| Monument | Hallandale Beach, FL · 2014 | A bronze sculpture of Pegasus battling a dragon, part of a racetrack park. | ||
| Monument | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway · 2008 | |||
| Monument | Phoenix, AZ · 2004 | A aqua blue, 125-foot, steel and glass spire. | Source for Frank Lloyd Wright Spire (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Effingham, IL · 2001 | A 198-foot white cross visible from miles away, intended to inspire. | ||
| Monument | Groom, TX · 1995 | A 190-foot tall steel cross surrounded by bronze Stations of the Cross. | ||
| Monument | St. Augustine, FL · 1966 | A 208-foot tall stainless steel cross marking the site of early Spanish settlement. | ||
| Monument | St. Louis MO · 1965 | A monument commemorating the westward expansion of the United States. | Source for Gateway Arch (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | South Dakota · 1941 | Carved faces of four U.S. presidents into the granite face of Mount Rushmore. | Source for Mount Rushmore (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | La Porte, TX · 1939 | A 567-foot octagonal column honoring the Texas Revolution and independence. | ||
| Monument | Colorado · 1936 | A concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona, constructed during the Great Depression. | Source for Hoover Dam (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Kansas City, MO · 1926 | Source for National WWI Museum and Memorial (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Monument | Washington DC · 1922 | A national memorial built to honor Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States. | Source for Lincoln Memorial (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Put-in-Bay, OH · 1915 | A 352-foot Doric column commemorating a War of 1812 naval victory. | ||
| Monument | Provincetown, MA · 1910 | A 252-foot campanile honoring the 1620 Mayflower landing. | ||
| Monument | New York NY · 1886 | A symbol of freedom and democracy gifted by France to the United States. | Source for Statue of Liberty (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Washington DC · 1884 | An obelisk built to commemorate George Washington the first President of the United States. | Source for Washington Monument (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Charlestown, MA · 1843 | A 221-foot granite obelisk honoring the Battle of Bunker Hill. | ||
| Monument | Rome, NY · 1762 | A reconstructed structure of the 1762 bastion fort built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carry during the French and Indian War. | Source for Fort Stanwix National Monument (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai, UAE | |||
| Monument | Tamil Nadu, India | Taller than Statue of Liberty - warrior god | Source for Murugan Statue (opens in a new tab) | |
| Monument | Spain — host town not yet chosen | 300 meter tall bull | Source for Spain Bull Sculpture (opens in a new tab) | |
| 1000 Year House | Concept | — | Source for 1000 Year House (opens in a new tab) | |
| A New Path For Beauty | Organization | — | An annual conference and movement organized by the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, dedicated to restoring beauty and excellence in the arts. A New Path for Beauty convenes artists, architects, musicians, and cultural leaders to push back against what Sir Roger Scruton called the “culture of repudiation.” In essence, it’s an intellectual rally to rebuild the aesthetic values that underlie great art and monuments. | Source for A New Path For Beauty (opens in a new tab) |
| ABMF | Organization | — | Source for ABMF (opens in a new tab) | |
| AION | Organization | — | Source for AION (opens in a new tab) | |
| Aethelstan Statue | Concept | Loïc | Source for Aethelstan Statue (opens in a new tab) | |
| Alexander Adams | Person | — | ||
| Alexander Hamilton Institute (AHI) | Organization | Clinton, New York | A non-profit think tank founded in 2007 focusing on Western civilization studies. AHI promotes scholarship on freedom, democracy, and capitalism within the Western cultural tradition. It runs lectures, student programs, and publications to advance classical liberal arts and civic education. | Source for Alexander Hamilton Institute (AHI) (opens in a new tab) |
| Alexander Stoddart | Person | Scotland | Neoclassical statues ~15 ft tall | |
| America Buying Greenland | Concept | — | ||
| America's Tallest Flag | Concept | — | Taller than Empire State Building | Source for America's Tallest Flag (opens in a new tab) |
| American Colossus Foundation | Organization | — | Ross Calvin | |
| American Dream Mall Statue | Concept | East Rutherford NJ | World's tallest moving statue | |
| American Institute for Conservation | Organization | — | The leading U.S. membership organization for conservation professionals, founded 1972. AIC supports those who preserve cultural heritage objects and art, providing training, research, and professional standards for art/artifact conservation. | Source for American Institute for Conservation (opens in a new tab) |
| American Sunshine Movement | Organization | — | Art Deco Revival | Source for American Sunshine Movement (opens in a new tab) |
| Andrew Wilson Smith | Person | — | ||
| Anthony Constantino | Person | — | Gifted Trump statue | |
| Arcosanti | Concept | Arizona | Paolo Soleri | |
| Arena Magazine | Program | — | A relatively new magazine focusing on technology, defense, and culture from a heterodox perspective. Arena often highlights figures building bold projects (in military tech, crypto, etc.), effectively documenting the people creating “monumental” change in America’s strategic industries and cultural landscape. | Source for Arena Magazine (opens in a new tab) |
| Armondo | Organization | Space Coast Florida | Building American Shenzhen | |
| Art City (Tucumcari, NM) | Organization | New Mexico, USA | A 40-acre immersive sculpture park and glamping resort on historic Route 66 in Tucumcari. Branded Art City, it features 13 large-scale outdoor sculptures (many sourced from Burning Man) and on-site communal lodging, aiming to spark cultural tourism and community revitalization. | Source for Art City (Tucumcari, NM) (opens in a new tab) |
| Art Deco Revival Collective | Organization | — | ||
| Art Deco Skyscraper | Concept | — | Art deco style skyscraper project | |
| Art Deco Society of California | Organization | California | ||
| Art Deco Society of New York | Organization | New York | ||
| Art Renewal Center | Organization | — | Ateliers | Source for Art Renewal Center (opens in a new tab) |
| ArtStation | Organization | — | Digital art platform | Source for ArtStation (opens in a new tab) |
| Artworks Foundry | Organization | — | Largest foundry in western USA | Source for Artworks Foundry (opens in a new tab) |
| Atelier de Sculpture MissorFounder | Person | — | European-based monument sculpture atelier. | |
| Austantinople | Organization | — | Austantinople was conceived by crypto entrepreneurs as a semi-autonomous city or zone where cryptocurrency and Web3 technologies shape governance and economy. One founder, Ben Woosley, has been working to acquire land (500+ acres) and rally the community for it. Though in early stages, it represents the frontier spirit of actually founding new cities. | |
| Austin Tunnell | Person | Austin | Building Culture | Source for Austin Tunnell (opens in a new tab) |
| Bagel Fund | Organization | — | Non-dilutive grant | |
| Beacon of Progress | Concept | Chicago | Despradelle 1900 - 1500 ft obelisk | |
| Beaux-Arts Academy | Program | — | Source for Beaux-Arts Academy (opens in a new tab) | |
| Beaux-Arts AtelierFounder | Person | — | Source for Beaux-Arts Atelier (opens in a new tab) | |
| Believe.app | Program | — | A new kind of cryptocurrency ecosystem where community support directly fuels projects through token activity. MoreMonuments launched $GEORGE on Believe. Tokens launched on Believe can unlock various opportunities, including loyalty rewards, special access, payments, and more. | Source for Believe.app (opens in a new tab) |
| Belmont, Arizona | Concept | Arizona, USA · Bill Gates | A proposed 24,000-acre high-tech “smart city” west of Phoenix, backed by an $80 million investment from Bill Gates’s Cascade Investment. Belmont is envisioned to include ~80,000 homes with cutting-edge infrastructure (autonomous vehicles, high-speed networks) in a master-planned community. | |
| Bennet | Organization | Near Salt Lake City | Manufacturing hub | Source for Bennet (opens in a new tab) |
| Brightline | Organization | Florida | A private high-speed rail service and infrastructure project. Brightline operates modern passenger trains in Florida (Miami–Orlando) – the first private intercity rail in the U.S. in decades – and is expanding Brightline West (Vegas to SoCal). By building rail stations and lines without public funding, Brightline demonstrates a monumental infrastructure achievement in an era of little new transit, reviving the grand tradition of American railroad building. | Source for Brightline (opens in a new tab) |
| Build_ (Build Cities) | Organization | — | A community and accelerator program supporting founders who are literally trying to “build” new cities or physical communities. Build_ (formerly Build Cities) provides funding, mentorship, and a network to projects ranging from charter cities and co-living compounds to urban tech startups. | Source for Build_ (Build Cities) (opens in a new tab) |
| Build_Republic | Organization | — | ||
| Building Culture | Organization | — | Building Culture (led by architect Austin Sartorius) designs walkable neighborhoods, tailored traditional homes, and civic buildings with “timeless beauty” and fine craftsmanship. They integrate master-planning, architecture, and even masonry construction under one roof to create durable, heritage-quality buildings – essentially trying to restore the culture of building places that uplift and endure (as many great monuments do). | Source for Building Culture (opens in a new tab) |
| Burning Flipside | Organization | — | A regional spin-off of Burning Man held near Austin, Texas. Burning Flipside gathers a few thousand people on Memorial Day weekend to form a temporary city governed by the same principles of radical self-expression and self-reliance. Like Burning Man, it features large collaborative art installations and culminates in the burning of an effigy. It’s part of the network of local “burns” that carry on the monument-building, community-making spirit on a smaller scale across America. | Source for Burning Flipside (opens in a new tab) |
| Burning Man | Organization | Nevada | The famous annual arts festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert where participants create a temporary city filled with monumental art. Burning Man has become a cultural phenomenon showing how ephemeral, participatory monuments (and an improvised city) can foster community and creativity in the American desert. | Source for Burning Man (opens in a new tab) |
| Cabin.City | Organization | — | A decentralized network city project that grew out of the “Creator Cabins” co-living experiment. Cabin is building a global community of physical neighborhood nodes for remote workers and creators who share values. It started near Austin, TX and now has dozens of “Neighborhoods” worldwide. Cabin’s vision of a network city is a new model of city-building: communities connected by culture and the internet rather than contiguous geography. | Source for Cabin.City (opens in a new tab) |
| California Forever | Organization | Northern California · Flannery Associates | The company behind a proposed new city in Solano County, California, on ~50,000 acres between San Francisco and Sacramento. In 2023 they unveiled plans for a sustainable, walkable city for possibly hundreds of thousands of residents– a modern company town style project to address the Bay Area’s housing and offer a “new city” from scratch. | Source for California Forever (opens in a new tab) |
| Canvas.Build | Organization | — | Canvas makes an autonomous robot (the Canvas 1200 series) that can mud, tape, and sand drywall automatically. By automating one of the most labor-intensive interior construction tasks, Canvas frees human workers for higher-skill work and speeds up project timelines – contributing to faster completion of buildings (which could include the interior of monumental civic projects). | Source for Canvas.Build (opens in a new tab) |
| Charles BrewerFounder | Person | — | Source for Charles Brewer (opens in a new tab) | |
| Charlie SonghurstFounder | Person | — | City builders list | |
| Chas Fagan | Person | — | Sculptor | Source for Chas Fagan (opens in a new tab) |
| Chief Henry Standing Bear & Korczak ZiolkowskiFounder | Person | Crazy Horse Memorial | Initiators of the Crazy Horse Memorial, one of the largest monuments in the world. | |
| Christopher Alles | Person | — | American Sculptor | Source for Christopher Alles (opens in a new tab) |
| Chrst the King Statue | Concept | Utah | 300 foot tall statue of Jesus Christ | Source for Chrst the King Statue (opens in a new tab) |
| City of Michael | Organization | — | Michael Myles | Source for City of Michael (opens in a new tab) |
| City of Telosa | Concept | — | A planned utopian city, Telosa would cover ~150,000 acres and eventually house 5 million people with a focus on sustainability and egalitarianism. It’s envisioned as a 15-minute city with no fossil-fuel cars and anchored by an iconic “Equitism Tower” skyscraper. | Source for City of Telosa (opens in a new tab) |
| CityDAO | Organization | — | A collective that in 2021 became the first DAO to purchase land for a new community. CityDAO bought 40 acres in Wyoming to prototype tokenized land ownership and governance. It’s a blockchain-driven attempt at city-building, where members hold “citizen” NFTs for decision rights. | Source for CityDAO (opens in a new tab) |
| Citymakers Collective | Organization | — | Source for Citymakers Collective (opens in a new tab) | |
| Classic Planning Institute (CPI) | Organization | Washington D.C., USA | A consultancy and educational academy founded by Dr. Nir Buras, dedicated to “classic planning” and traditional urban design. CPI offers training certificates in classical architecture & planning and advises cities on human-scaled, beautiful urbanism. It frames city-building as a science-based practice marrying historic wisdom with modern needs. | Source for Classic Planning Institute (CPI) (opens in a new tab) |
| Classicist UtahFounder | Organization | Utah | Source for Classicist Utah (opens in a new tab) | |
| Cody Swanson | Person | — | info@codyswanson.com - not looking for work | |
| Colossal Carbon | Concept | — | Source for Colossal Carbon (opens in a new tab) | |
| Colossus Project | Concept | — | Source for Colossus Project (opens in a new tab) | |
| Colossus of Justice | Concept | — | Source for Colossus of Justice (opens in a new tab) | |
| Columba | Organization | — | ||
| Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Organization | — | CTBUH | |
| Crazy Horse Memorial | Concept | South Dakota | Ongoing memorial sculpture | |
| Culdesac | Organization | Tempe, AZ | Flagship project in Tempe, AZ, the first entirely car-free apartment community in the U.S. – designed around walkability, biking, transit and local businesses instead ofprivate cars. It’s reimagining urban design to prioritize public space and community over parking. | Source for Culdesac (opens in a new tab) |
| Dale Lamphere | Person | — | Dignity statue - top American sculptor | |
| Damian Chavez | Person | — | Art Deco Revival Collective | |
| Danny Hillis & Steward BrandFounder | Person | Long Now Foundation | Visionaries behind the Long Now Foundation, emphasizing long-term thinking. | |
| David RubensteinPatron | Person | — | Co-founder of Carlyle Group and famed “patriotic philanthropist” who has donated tens of millions to restore U.S. monuments and historic sites. | |
| Desert X | Program | — | Similar to Burning Man | |
| Dignity Statue | Concept | — | Dale Lamphere | |
| Don Colossus | Concept | Ohio | 15-foot Trump statue | Source for Don Colossus (opens in a new tab) |
| Donald TrumpPatron | Person | — | Real estate developer and 45th U.S. President. In office he championed classical architecture and proposed a “National Garden of American Heroes” featuring 250 statues of historical figures. | |
| Dory Fund | Organization | — | Source for Dory Fund (opens in a new tab) | |
| Dustin YellinFounder | Person | The Bridge | Artist behind The Bridge, a civic sculpture project. | |
| EPIC | Concept | Dallas TX | Islamic city development | Source for EPIC (opens in a new tab) |
| Edge City | Organization | — | A “society incubator” organizing month-long pop-up village communities. Edge City brings together hundreds of innovators to live/work in temporary villages, exploring how to build more flourishing, human-centric communities. | Source for Edge City (opens in a new tab) |
| Elad GilFounder | Person | Monumental | Investor and founder of the Monumental monument movement. | |
| Elon MuskPatron | Person | — | Commissioned the 30ft 'Fork in the Road' created by Burning Man artist Hunter Leggitt, located in Palo Alto. Creates other monumental works. | |
| ElonRWA | Concept | — | First RWA memecoin | Source for ElonRWA (opens in a new tab) |
| Emergent Ventures | Program | — | Source for Emergent Ventures (opens in a new tab) | |
| Esmeralda | Organization | California, USA | A walkable village built north of San Francisco, for families & friends building a bright future. | Source for Esmeralda (opens in a new tab) |
| Estudio UrbanoFounder | Person | — | Studio working at the intersection of architecture and public art. | |
| Fastbrick Robotics | Organization | Australia | Organization behind the cutting-edge bricklaying robot Hadrian that can autonomously lay bricks or blocks with extreme speed and precision – at about 200–300 blocks per hour, with next-gen models targeting 500/hour. It uses a long robotic arm and 3D CAD-guided system to build walls from a single site setup. Hadrian signals a revolution in construction: entire house walls can be erected in a day. | Source for Fastbrick Robotics (opens in a new tab) |
| Fen De VilliersFounder | Person | — | Artist exploring monument-scale ideas. | |
| Ferro | Organization | — | ||
| Fonds Pour Paris | Organization | Paris | Source for Fonds Pour Paris (opens in a new tab) | |
| Forma (Solana Network State) | Organization | — | Source for Forma (Solana Network State) (opens in a new tab) | |
| Forma City | Concept | Solana Network | Source for Forma City (opens in a new tab) | |
| Foster PartnersPatron | Organization | — | Norman Foster - Art Deco skyscraper | |
| Fredd Kustom | Person | France | Art Deco automotive sculptures | Source for Fredd Kustom (opens in a new tab) |
| Freedom Sculpture | Concept | — | Source for Freedom Sculpture (opens in a new tab) | |
| Freedom in the Arts | Organization | — | A UK-based organization (founded 2023 by choreographer Rosie Kay and ex-Arts Council England officer Denise Fahmy) defending freedom of expression in the arts. It offers support to artists facing ideological pressures and advocates for open dialogue and artistic risk-taking. In an ecosystem context, it’s about safeguarding the creative freedom necessary to produce bold, challenging art – the kind of art that might become tomorrow’s cultural monument. | Source for Freedom in the Arts (opens in a new tab) |
| Fritz JohnsonFounder | Person | Loving County TX | ||
| Frontier Cities Initiative | Organization | — | Source for Frontier Cities Initiative (opens in a new tab) | |
| Frontier Foundation | Organization | — | The Frontier Foundation is advancing plans for new special economic zone cities on federal land – an idea touted by President Trump to “reopen the frontier” and build 10 new cities from scratch . The foundation focuses on frameworks for charter cities with streamlined regulations to spur innovation and industry (e.g. nuclear-powered high-tech hubs). It’s effectively trying to lay the legal groundwork for America’s next wave of new cities and big infrastructure projects. | Source for Frontier Foundation (opens in a new tab) |
| Frontier Valley | Organization | Texas | James Ingallinera | Source for Frontier Valley (opens in a new tab) |
| Gabriel Farrugia | Person | — | Papal Crown designer | |
| Geoship | Organization | — | Automated Homebuilding | |
| Gitcoin Grants | Program | — | Distributed over $50m to early stage builders championing projects across DeFi, climate, open source and beyond. | Source for Gitcoin Grants (opens in a new tab) |
| Glenstone | Organization | — | Where art, architecture, and nature converge. | Source for Glenstone (opens in a new tab) |
| Gondor Industries | Organization | UK | Robotic stone masonry company founded by Arka Serezh | Source for Gondor Industries (opens in a new tab) |
| Grand Central Atelier | Program | — | Source for Grand Central Atelier (opens in a new tab) | |
| Hack Club Bank | Organization | — | HNW Individual Donations | |
| Hanuman Statue Texas | Concept | — | Source for Hanuman Statue Texas (opens in a new tab) | |
| Harald Markram | Person | — | ||
| Harlan CrowPatron | Person | — | Dallas real estate investor and collector of historical artifacts. He’s notable for his historical library and private garden of statues of fallen dictators (“Garden of Evil”). | |
| Harris Rothermael | Person | Los Angeles | Utopia Construction | |
| Henry FaarupFounder | Person | — | Source for Henry Faarup (opens in a new tab) | |
| Hero Village NYC | Concept | Brooklyn, NY | A proposed housing development, repurposing federally-owned land of an underused Brooklyn airport to build 20,000 family-sized, affordable homes. | Source for Hero Village NYC (opens in a new tab) |
| Hindu Temple Complex | Concept | Moncure NC | Over 100 acres | |
| IM 1776 | Organization | — | Nick Allen - Frontier Cities Initiative | |
| INTBAU | Organization | USA | Source for INTBAU (opens in a new tab) | |
| In America Kift DAO | Organization | — | ||
| Inspiration Park | Concept | Georgetown, TX | Coming soon! | |
| Iraq War Monument | Concept | — | Source for Iraq War Monument (opens in a new tab) | |
| Isla de L.O.B.O.S. | Organization | — | Source for Isla de L.O.B.O.S. (opens in a new tab) | |
| Jacob Collins | Person | NYC | Founder of Grand Central Atelier | |
| James DolanFounder | Person | Sphere Entertainment Co. | CEO of Sphere Entertainment, pushing experiential civic design. | |
| James Ingallinara | Person | Texas | Stealth network state in Texas | |
| Jeff BezosPatron | Person | — | Patron of the 10,000-year ticking clock monument 'Clock of the Long Now'. Major patron of American institutions, e.g. donated $200 million to the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. | |
| Joe LonsdalePatron | Person | — | Tech entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of Palantir and advisor to the National Monuments Foundation (on its advisory board), reflecting his interest in American heritage projects. | |
| John A. PaulsonPatron | Person | — | Hedge fund manager who donated $100 million to the Central Park Conservancy, boosting endowment for restorations. Paulson’s funding helps maintain Central Park’s many historic monuments and landscapes for future generations. | |
| John ReinstraFounder | Person | — | Underwater city | |
| Joshua Farahzad | Person | Austin | Prototown Austin | |
| Juicebox | Program | — | Source for Juicebox (opens in a new tab) | |
| Keene Group | Organization | — | Aligned developer | Source for Keene Group (opens in a new tab) |
| Ken GriffinPatron | Person | — | Hedge fund billionaire (Citadel CEO) and major cultural philanthropist. He donated has given to art institutions and public projects in cities like Chicago and NYC – effectively funding modern civic “monuments” (buildings, museums, parks). | |
| LandmarkDAO | Organization | Prospera | Prospera Founder's wife | |
| Las Catalinas | Person | — | Source for Las Catalinas (opens in a new tab) | |
| Lawrence Noble | Person | — | American Figurative Sculptor | |
| Lessons of the Florentine Masters | Organization | — | Anthony Visco - Founder | |
| Lightfield Lab | Organization | — | Hologram company for monuments | Source for Lightfield Lab (opens in a new tab) |
| Loci South | Person | — | Source for Loci South (opens in a new tab) | |
| Long Now Foundation | Organization | — | Danny Hillis & Stewart Brand | |
| LottoPGF | Program | — | Source for LottoPGF (opens in a new tab) | |
| Luke HollisFounder | Person | — | Mused | |
| Lundeen Sculpture | Organization | Loveland Colorado | Did $275k Trump statue | Source for Lundeen Sculpture (opens in a new tab) |
| Lyme Academy | Program | — | Best art school in US | Source for Lyme Academy (opens in a new tab) |
| Marc AndreesenPatron | Person | — | Renown venture capitalist known for advocating big, forward-looking projects in infrastructure and architecture. | |
| Marc BenioffPatron | Person | — | Tech billionaire (Salesforce founder) and civic leader in San Francisco. He’s funded hospitals and public causes; notably, Salesforce Tower is now San Francisco’s tallest skyscraper at 1,070 ft, a new icon on the skyline. | |
| Marc LorePatron | Person | — | E-commerce billionaire (Jet.com founder) now focused on building a utopian new city called Telosa, a 15-minute city design with a towering central “Equitism Tower”– a monumental project in urban development. | |
| Marco Cochrane | Person | San Francisco | 45 ft temp installation | Source for Marco Cochrane (opens in a new tab) |
| Mathias Corvinus Collegium | Organization | — | A major Hungarian educational and intellectual center that promotes conservative and classical values. MCC runs leadership programs for students, funds scholarly research, and hosts high-profile conferences. MCC is generously backed by the Hungarian government and private donors, effectively acting as a patron of Western classical education and arts in Central Europe. By nurturing young talent with an appreciation for tradition and beauty, MCC contributes to the long-term human capital behind cultural and civic “monument” projects globally. | Source for Mathias Corvinus Collegium (opens in a new tab) |
| Matteson CapitalPatron | Organization | — | Scot Matteson's investment firm | |
| Matthew Fall McKenzie | Person | — | ||
| Matthew the Stoat | Person | — | Art Deco sketc artists and sculptor | |
| Matty Mo | Person | New Mexico | Art City | |
| Maverick MovesFounder | Person | — | Source for Maverick Moves (opens in a new tab) | |
| Mellon Foundation | Program | — | Source for Mellon Foundation (opens in a new tab) | |
| Merge Club | Organization | — | Microgrants | Source for Merge Club (opens in a new tab) |
| Micah SpringutFounder | Person | Monumental Labs | Founder of Monumental Labs, focused on public monument design. | |
| Michael Loftus | Person | — | Cathedral Underground | |
| Michael MylesFounder | Person | — | City of Michael founder | Source for Michael Myles (opens in a new tab) |
| Mike Willcox | Person | — | Source for Mike Willcox (opens in a new tab) | |
| Mitchell RalesPatron | Person | — | Industrialist (Danaher co-founder) and art patron. Rales and his wife established Glenstone, a private museum in Maryland displaying monumental contemporary sculptures amid nature. | |
| Mo MahmoodFounder | Person | More Monuments | Founder of More Monuments, a movement to revitalize monument culture. | |
| Montanoso | Organization | — | A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) project building a traditional village in Texas Hill Country. It’s an experiment in self-governing village life (“archipelago of self-governing collectives”) blending blockchain governance with Old World town design. | Source for Montanoso (opens in a new tab) |
| Monument LabPatron | Organization | — | Monument audit project | Source for Monument Lab (opens in a new tab) |
| Monumental Arts Engineering | Organization | — | Sculpture fabrication & copper patina | Source for Monumental Arts Engineering (opens in a new tab) |
| Monumental Forever | Concept | — | Pyramid | |
| Monumental Labs | Organization | — | Micah Springut's company | |
| Monumental.Co | Organization | — | A robotics and construction-tech company aiming to automate building construction. Monumental (backed by top VCs) has developed robotic systems that can build brick and concrete structures with minimal human labor. They have successfully built house facades and canal walls in the Netherlands using their robots. | Source for Monumental.Co (opens in a new tab) |
| Monuments Across Dixie | Organization | — | Monument advocacy organization | Source for Monuments Across Dixie (opens in a new tab) |
| Monuments Men and Women Foundation | Organization | — | Source for Monuments Men and Women Foundation (opens in a new tab) | |
| More Cathedrals | Organization | — | An initiative advocating for the construction of new cathedral-like structures and a return to beauty in sacred architecture. More Cathedrals inspires architects, donors, and communities to build enduring, transcendent places of worship (and public gathering) reminiscent of Gothic and classical cathedrals. The underlying idea is that modern society should invest in spiritual and aesthetic monuments that uplift, much as our ancestors did. | Source for More Cathedrals (opens in a new tab) |
| Mount Sharon | Concept | — | New Mount Rushmore initiative | |
| Mused | Concept | — | Luke Hollis project | |
| NEOM | Organization | Saudi Arabia | The Line | |
| NH Free State Project | Organization | New Hampshire | A libertarian movement to concentrate liberty activists in New Hampshire to influence state policy and build a freedom-oriented community. Their aim is to make NH a living enclave of personal and economic freedom – in effect, a social experiment in self-governance (some have dubbed it a 21st-century “Galt’s Gulch”). | Source for NH Free State Project (opens in a new tab) |
| Nat FriedmanPatron | Person | — | Software entrepreneur (former GitHub CEO) who funds ambitious cultural/tech projects–e.g. the $1M+ Vesuvius Challenge to read ancient Herculaneum scrolls. | |
| National Civic Art Society | Organization | Washington, DC | A Washington, DC nonprofit that promotes classical architecture and art in the public realm. The NCAS campaigns for beauty and tradition in federal buildings and monuments, opposing modernist designs. It played a role in pushing for a classical Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial and influenced the Trump administration’s policy favoring classical federal architecture. Essentially, NCAS acts as a guardian of classical aesthetics in American civic projects. | Source for National Civic Art Society (opens in a new tab) |
| National Garden of American Heroes | Concept | TBD | 250 life-size statues of American figures | |
| National Monuments Foundation | Organization | — | Rodney Cook's organization | |
| National Sculpture Society | Organization | New York | Founded in 1893, the NSS is America’s oldest organization of sculptors. It supports the creation and display of fine sculpture (especially figurative and monumental sculpture). The NSS runs exhibitions, awards (like the Prix de West), and educational programs to keep the art of sculpture thriving. | Source for National Sculpture Society (opens in a new tab) |
| National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | Organization | — | ||
| New Towns Initiative | Program | Cambridge, MA · Harvard | The New Towns Initiative at Harvard University researches historical and contemporary new town developments in an international context. It is based at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Through its efforts, the Initiative is working to establish the relevance and and future directions of the New Towns idea in the 21st Century. | Source for New Towns Initiative (opens in a new tab) |
| New Urbanism | Concept | — | New Urbanism is a planning movement promoting walkable, mixed-use, and human-scaled neighborhoods to counter suburban sprawl. It emphasizes building compact, diverse communities with accessible public spaces, diverse housing types, and reduced car dependence. Key principles include traditional neighborhood design, transit-oriented development, and sustainability. | Source for New Urbanism (opens in a new tab) |
| Nick Fairplay | Person | Ohio | Source for Nick Fairplay (opens in a new tab) | |
| Nick Link | Person | San Francisco | Stealth Project SF | |
| Nox Campus | Organization | — | ||
| O'Shaughnessy Ventures | Program | — | Source for O'Shaughnessy Ventures (opens in a new tab) | |
| OSV Grant | Organization | — | Non-dilutive grant | |
| Obelisk Studios | Organization | — | Schl0ms's studio | |
| Ocean Builders | Organization | — | Seasteading related | |
| Oceanco Ship Sculpture | Concept | — | ||
| OttoDAO | Organization | — | LottoPGF | |
| Pablo Penietzsche | Person | San Francisco | Aaron Swartz Bust | Source for Pablo Penietzsche (opens in a new tab) |
| Pacifica II Statue Project | Concept | — | ||
| Palmer Luckey | Person | — | ||
| Pangolin EditionsFounder | Person | — | Art foundry supporting monument-scale work. | |
| Papal Crown Project | Concept | — | Crowdfunded at amicivaticani.org | |
| Passage PressPatron | Program | — | Passage Prize | Source for Passage Press (opens in a new tab) |
| Pneuma FoundationPatron | Organization | — | Source for Pneuma Foundation (opens in a new tab) | |
| Portals Organization | Organization | Global | A global art initiative installing large “Portals” – circular video sculptures linking cities in real time. Portals Organization uses these interactive artworks to dissolve cultural barriers and foster a unified global perspective. Portals have connected cities like Vilnius, Dublin, NYC, etc., allowing passersby to wave to and speak with people in distant places. | Source for Portals Organization (opens in a new tab) |
| Possibilia Magazine | Program | — | A literary magazine dedicated to optimistic science fiction. Possibilia publishes short stories, essays, and art that imagine positive futures for humanity. By showcasing hopeful, realistic utopias, it aims to influence culture and innovation – nurturing the imaginative groundwork for the next generation of monumental projects (in space, cities, technology) through storytelling. | Source for Possibilia Magazine (opens in a new tab) |
| Professor DumpsterFounder | Person | Valentine TX | AI City in Valentine TX | |
| Project Stargate | Organization | — | $500 billion AI project | |
| Proposed Colossal Statue of Washington | Concept | — | 1845 proposal | Source for Proposed Colossal Statue of Washington (opens in a new tab) |
| PublicArtist.org | Organization | — | ||
| R-Evolution | Concept | San Francisco | 45-foot statue | |
| RWC AtelierFounder | Person | — | Source for RWC Atelier (opens in a new tab) | |
| Rahul ChhabraFounder | Person | NYC | Neurotech dome | |
| Raise Robotics | Organization | — | A construction robotics startup developing autonomous machines for on-site building tasks. Raise Robotics focuses on vertical construction (e.g. high-rises), with robots that can precisely handle layout, drilling, and fastening of structural connections. By automating labor-intensive, risky tasks, they aim to make building construction faster and safer. | Source for Raise Robotics (opens in a new tab) |
| Regen Villages | Organization | — | Regenerative Living | |
| Richard MacDonald | Person | — | ||
| Richard Wilson Cameron | Person | — | Penn Station | Source for Richard Wilson Cameron (opens in a new tab) |
| Ridgerunner | Organization | — | ||
| Robert F. SmithPatron | Person | — | Private equity billionaire (Vista Equity) and philanthropist. He was the largest private donor to the National Museum of African American History & Culture and has funded scholarships and historic preservation. | |
| Roden Crater ProjectFounder | Person | — | James Turrell's celestial monument in Arizona. | |
| Rodney CookFounder | Person | National Monuments Foundation | Founder of the National Monuments Foundation, revitalizing civic memory. | |
| Roger ScrutonPatron | Person | — | To monuverse | |
| Roman and WilliamsFounder | Person | NYC | Art Deco architects | |
| Ross CalvinFounder | Person | American Colossus | Leads behind the American Colossus proposal. | Source for Ross Calvin (opens in a new tab) |
| Russell Kirk Center | Organization | — | Jeffrey Nelson - Executive Director | |
| Sabin Howard StudioFounder | Person | — | Sculpture studio behind classical-inspired public works. | |
| Sam Altman | Person | — | Source for Sam Altman (opens in a new tab) | |
| Samuel Landi | Person | — | Colossus for Sea Peoples | Source for Samuel Landi (opens in a new tab) |
| Samuel Wild | Person | — | ||
| Schl0msFounder | Person | Obelisk Studios | Pseudonymous digital artist associated with Obelisk Studios. | |
| Scot MattesonFounder | Person | Matteson Capital | Founder of Matteson Capital, involved in monument and civic projects. | |
| Sculpture Collective | Organization | Austin TX | Source for Sculpture Collective (opens in a new tab) | |
| Seabrook | Organization | — | Casey Seabrook | Source for Seabrook (opens in a new tab) |
| Seasteading Institute | Organization | — | Ocean Builders | |
| Serenbe | Organization | — | Steven Ygren | Source for Serenbe (opens in a new tab) |
| Seward Johnson | Person | — | ||
| Shimmy | Organization | — | Art Deco Revival Collective | |
| Sijbrandij FoundationPatron | Organization | — | Public Big Art | Source for Sijbrandij Foundation (opens in a new tab) |
| Society of Gilders | Organization | — | Source for Society of Gilders (opens in a new tab) | |
| Solaris | Organization | — | Thomas Schulz's coliving | |
| Sonic Sphere | Concept | The Shed NYC | 65-foot spherical concert hall | Source for Sonic Sphere (opens in a new tab) |
| Sphere Entertainment Co. | Organization | — | James Dolan's company | |
| Star Vasa | Person | — | Self-sustaining Mars cities | |
| Starbase | Organization | Texas, USA · SpaceX | The name given by Elon Musk to the SpaceX launch site and surrounding area in Boca Chica, Texas. Starbase is essentially a private spaceport city-in-the-making, and a monument itself. | Source for Starbase (opens in a new tab) |
| Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation | Organization | — | Source for Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (opens in a new tab) | |
| Statue of Responsibility | Concept | — | Steve Cohen's monument project | |
| Stealth Project - Elon | Concept | — | Undisclosed group working on a statue related to Elon Musk. | |
| Stealth Project in Austin | Concept | — | ||
| Stealth Project in San Francisco | Concept | San Francisco | Unnamed stealth project based in San Francisco. | |
| Stealth Project in Space Coast Florida | Concept | — | ||
| Stephen RossPatron | Person | — | Billionaire patron and developer (Related Companies chairman) behind Manhattan’s Hudson Yards – the largest private real-estate project in U.S. history. Ross commissioned the “Vessel,” a $200 million climbable sculpture in Hudson Yards’ plaza. | |
| Steve CohenFounder | Person | Utah · The Statue of Responsibility | Source for Steve Cohen (opens in a new tab) | |
| Steve KuhnPatron | Person | — | Austin-based hedge fund manager turned philanthropist; co-founded “Dreamland” in Dripping Springs, TX – a 64-acre complex of art, music, mini-golf and pickleball called a “monument to the American Dream”. | |
| Steven Whyte | Person | — | Source for Steven Whyte (opens in a new tab) | |
| Strong Towns | Organization | — | Source for Strong Towns (opens in a new tab) | |
| Studio Echelman | Organization | — | Source for Studio Echelman (opens in a new tab) | |
| Technomedes | Organization | — | Marc Andreessen | |
| Temple Square Statues | Concept | Salt Lake City | Including First Vision depiction | |
| Texas 2036 | Organization | Texas | ||
| Texas Bicentennial Commission | Organization | Texas | ||
| Texas Lyceum | Organization | Texas | ||
| The AccelerationistFounder | Person | — | Seasteading related | Source for The Accelerationist (opens in a new tab) |
| The Awakening | Concept | National Harbor | 72-foot aluminum giant | Source for The Awakening (opens in a new tab) |
| The Awesome Foundation | Program | — | Source for The Awesome Foundation (opens in a new tab) | |
| The BroadPatron | Organization | Los Angeles | Eli and Edythe Broad | |
| The City of Arts | Concept | — | Source for The City of Arts (opens in a new tab) | |
| The Lewis Group of Companies | Organization | — | The Lewis Group of Companies is a collection of separate, independent entities focused on the real estate industry. They take a community-first approach to development. From their earliest days, they have been devoted to leaving the world better than we found it by building meaningful relationships, fostering a culture of inclusion and empowerment, creating new opportunities, and delivering real long-term value for their clients, employees, partners, tenants, customers, residents, and the wider communities they serve. | Source for The Lewis Group of Companies (opens in a new tab) |
| The Odessa Spire | Concept | — | Source for The Odessa Spire (opens in a new tab) | |
| The Spheres | Concept | Seattle | Bezos | |
| The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture | Organization | Notre Dame, IN | A unique architecture program that emphasizes classical and traditional design. It's renowned for its curriculum focusing on classical architecture, traditional urbanism, and the principles of beauty and durability. It produces architects skilled in the design of churches, courthouses, and civic buildings in historic styles. | Source for The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture (opens in a new tab) |
| Thiel Fellowship | Organization | — | Non-dilutive grant | |
| Traditional Architecture Group (TAG) | Organization | UK · Royal Institute of British Architects | A UK-based society (founded 2003) promoting new traditional architecture. TAG has ~400 members within RIBA and advocates for classical design in modern practice. It hosts lectures, awards, and symposia to champion traditional architectural principles in contemporary urbanism. | Source for Traditional Architecture Group (TAG) (opens in a new tab) |
| Trilith | Organization | — | Source for Trilith (opens in a new tab) | |
| Trump Statue by Constantino | Concept | — | 15-foot bronze - $1 million touring statue | |
| Trump Statue by Lundeen | Concept | Loveland Colorado | $275k statue | Source for Trump Statue by Lundeen (opens in a new tab) |
| Type 2 Labs | Organization | — | Will Brennan | |
| U.S. Commission of Fine Arts | Organization | U.S. Government | A federal advisory body (est. 1910) that reviews and approves designs for national monuments, memorials, coins, and architecture in D.C. The CFA upholds aesthetic standards for federal civic art and has guided projects from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to new embassy designs. | Source for U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (opens in a new tab) |
| Ultima Tower Eugene Tssui | Concept | — | Source for Ultima Tower Eugene Tssui (opens in a new tab) | |
| Universal Robot | Concept | — | Robot arms | Source for Universal Robot (opens in a new tab) |
| Urbaneer | Organization | Michigan | Based in Michigan, Urbaneer works with developers to design smaller-footprint homes and communities that “care for the occupant” – integrating wellness technology, aging-in-place features, and intentional design for quality of life. Their projects emphasize natural light, walkability, and durability, aligning with a growing movement to build more human-focused (and beautiful) homes rather than bland subdivisions. | Source for Urbaneer (opens in a new tab) |
| Vincent GrahamFounder | Person | — | Source for Vincent Graham (opens in a new tab) | |
| Vladan Pejanovic | Person | — | ||
| Walter Pyramid | Concept | Long Beach | 18 story blue pyramid by Fishman | |
| We Belong Together | Organization | — | Marco Cochrane | Source for We Belong Together (opens in a new tab) |
| Will BrennanFounder | Person | — | Type 2 Labs founder | |
| William Paquet | Person | — | Source for William Paquet (opens in a new tab) | |
| World Monuments Fund | Organization | — | Source for World Monuments Fund (opens in a new tab) | |
| World's Fair Co. | Organization | — | A company dedicated to bringing back the grand World’s Fair tradition, which hasn’t hosted since 1984. They aim to mount large international expositions showcasing innovation, art, and progress. (The effort is ongoing; details of the next fair bid are in development. | Source for World's Fair Co. (opens in a new tab) |
| World's Tallest Flagpole | Concept | — | Source for World's Tallest Flagpole (opens in a new tab) |
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