Online survey results

Question 1

The design must creatively embody the commemorative vision of the Memorial: to honour all victims of communism by bringing their suffering into the public’s consciousness, with an emphasis on the experience of the millions of Canadians who have been affected by communism, and pay tribute to Canada’s role as a land of refuge for those fleeing injustice and persecution from around the world.

Taking the Memorial vision into consideration, enter up to 3 adjectives that describe your impressions of each design.

Note: The data was reviewed to ensure that respondents provided three different adjectives, rather than the same adjective three times. In cases where respondents provided the same adjective three times, the adjective was only counted once.

A total of 6640 English and 215 French words were entered for the five teams. The results for both languages were translated and combined. Only adjectives used 5 or more times are included in the word clouds.

Team Mills – 1342 total words

Description of team Mills impressions – the same results expressed in a table format

This is an image of 58 words randomly arranged in the shape of a cloud. The words vary in size according to the number of times each word appears in the survey results with words used most frequently being the largest.

Total Words: 1,298 English, 44 French
Combined Results (words used 5 or more times): 652

Word	Frequency
simple	35
boring	34
colourful	34
abstract	24
confusing	21
bright	19
ugly	19
beautiful	18
meaningless	18
hopeful	17
interesting	16
light	16
uninspiring	15
unremarkable	14
elegant	14
unclear	13
waste	13
irrelevant	12
modern	12
pretty	12
engaging	11
thoughtful	11
bland	10
peaceful	10
trivial	10
inviting	9
open	9
reflective	9
small	9
stark	9
cold	8
contemplative	8
frivolous	8
inspiring	8
interactive	8
luminous	8
respectful	8
forgettable	8
appropriate	7
calm	7
simplistic	7
sticks	7
unnecessary	7
vague	7
dull	6
inappropriate	6
pointless	6
attractive	5
busy	5
inclusive	5
nice	5
playful	5
serene	5
solemn	5
stupid	5
vertical	5
weird	5
welcoming	5

Team Moskaliuk – 1292 total words

Description of team Moskaliuk impressions – the same results expressed in table format

This is an image of 62 words randomly arranged in the shape of a cloud. The words vary in size according to the number of times each word appears in the survey results with words used most frequently being the largest.

Total Words: 1,254 English, 38 French
Combined Results (words used 5 or more times): 594

Word	Frequency
boring	54
dull	28
uninspiring	26
ugly	23
bland	21
open	16
typical	16
ordinary	15
sundial	15
interesting	14
confusing	12
forgettable	12
inviting	12
plain	12
stark	12
busy	10
conventional	10
peaceful	10
simple	10
traditional	10
wasteful	9
abstract	8
generic	8
impressive	8
meaningless	8
symbolic	8
unoriginal	8
appropriate	7
meaningful	7
nice	7
park	7
pleasant	7
respectful	7
sticks	7
thoughtful	7
unnecessary	7
clock	6
cold	6
concrete	6
harsh	6
inspiring	6
solemn	6
accessible	5
banal	5
beautiful	5
cliche	5
contemplative	5
derivative	5
elegant	5
empty	5
garden	5
large	5
like	5
meh	5
powerful	5
predictable	5
reflective	5
ridiculous	5
scattered	5
serene	5
vague	5
welcoming	5

Team Raff – 1400 total words

Description of team Raff impressions – the same results expressed in table format

This is an image of 63 words randomly arranged in the shape of a cloud. The words vary in size according to the number of times each word appears in the survey results with words used most frequently being the largest.

Total Words: 1,359 English, 41 French
Combined Results (words used 5 or more times): 651

Word	Frequency
interesting	42
beautiful	40
powerful	31
thoughtful	23
abstract	22
ugly	21
striking	20
confusing	17
creative	16
cold	15
inspiring	15
elegant	14
unclear	14
irrelevant	13
meaningless	13
unique	13
boring	11
modern	11
simple	11
bland	10
impressive	10
dynamic	9
original	9
provoking	9
bold	8
complex	8
innovative	8
large	8
meaningful	8
plain	8
reflective	8
vague	9
waste	8
artistic	7
dull	7

Team Reich+Petch Architects – 1364 total words

Description of team Reich+Petch Architects impressions – the same results expressed in table format

This is an image of 47 words randomly arranged in the shape of a cloud. The words vary in size according to the number of times each word appears in the survey results with words used most frequently being the largest.

Total Words: 1,324 English, 40 French
Combined Results (words used 5 or more times): 565

Word	Frequency
ugly	52
playground	47
busy	39
confusing	37
interactive	35
cluttered	29
interesting	19
complicated	17
complex	15
like	14
messy	14
engaging	13
unattractive	11
accessible	9
inaccessible	9
meaningful	9
uninspiring	9
awkward	8
boring	8
playful	8
powerful	8
strange	8
waste	8
cheap	7
eyesore	7
inclusive	7
symbolic	7
unnecessary	7
boxy	6
cold	6
enclosed	6
industrial	6
intriguing	6
meaningless	6
thoughtful	6
unclear	6
uninviting	6
bland	5
closed	5
confined	5
crude	5
hope	5
jumbled	5
moving	5
odd	5
oppressive	5
poor	5

Team space2place – 1457 total words

Description of team space2place impressions – the same results expressed in table format

This is an image of 62 words randomly arranged in the shape of a cloud. The words vary in size according to the number of times each word appears in the survey results with words used most frequently being the largest.

Total Words: 1,405 English, 52 French
Combined Results (words used 5 or more times): 573

Word	Frequency
inappropriate	44
literal	24
simple	21
silly	20
powerful	19
Lenin	18
obvious	17
interesting	16
offensive	14
simplistic	13
dark	12
provocative	12
ugly	12
weird	12
funny	11
symbolic	11
grotesque	10
ridiculous	10
boring	9
clear	9
limited	9
odd	9
thoughtful	9
appropriate	8
meaningful	8
awkward	7
confusing	7
evocative	7
falling	7
good	7
like	7
negative	7
open	7
scary	7
unnecessary	7
relevant	7
cliche	6
disrespectful	6
insulting	6
memorable	6
narrow	6
political	6
violent	6
wasteful	6
plain	6
awful	5
best	5
bizarre	5
bold	5
communist	5
concrete	5
historical	5
hopeful	5
horrible	5
insensitive	5
one	5
strange	5
stupid	5
uncanadian	5
uninspiring	5
unique	5
wrong	5

Question 2

The Memorial will serve as a powerful place of meaning and catalyst for discussion. It will invite visitors to commemorate and learn more about tragedies that others—including, for many Canadians, their own ancestors—endured under communist regimes worldwide. At the same time, the Memorial will remind visitors of Canada’s commitment to freedom, democracy and human rights.

To achieve these objectives, the Memorial design needs to perform several functions. Which designs do you think meet the following criteria?

Note: Results from all 717 valid surveys are included. Respondents were allowed to select more than one design per criteria such that the total number of responses for each criteria is greater than the number of respondents.

Question 3

Please provide any additional comments that you would like to share about any of the proposed designs (max. 200 words per response).

Replies were coded as follows:

• Overall favourable (comments such as evocative, engaging, inviting, inspiring, dramatic, meaningful, original, well integrated with site)
• Overall negative (comments such as complicated, busy, unattractive, alienating, harsh, irrelevant, does not suit site)
• Criticisms of the Memorial project (expresses concerns about Memorial purpose and/or cost, requests cancellation, suggests a different monument or monument theme)
• Other (neutral comments, comments that are equally positive and negative, comments unrelated to project)

A regionally and linguistically representative sample of 500 valid surveys were analysed from the overall 717 responses received (the cases drawn were representative of the respondent population, not the Canadian population). The sample provides a margin-of-error of +/-2.41%, 19 times out of 20.

Question 4

Do you live in the National Capital Region? If not, in which province or territory do you live?