UK suspends David Adge’s Holocaust Memorial Project

Designed after approving the construction of the Holocaust Monument and Learning Center Adjaye AssociatesTogether Ron Arad Architects And Gustafson Porter + Bowman, UK officials decided to stop the project due to a legal dispute. The decision was made at the request of Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, with the support of local community groups, Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors. The project is being built in the wrong place.

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The project will be built on the site of the Victoria Tower Gardens, next to Parliament, which has been under discussion for the past two years. The group opposing construction on the site said, “The plan will be An impact on the fallen landscapeIncluding its Buxton monument celebrating the abolition of slavery. “

The project was first developed in 2017 Disabled by public opinion against losing the selected location and green space. A new plan was released in 2019 and approved in mid-2021. Construction of the project was scheduled to begin this year and be completed in 2025, but has now been put on hold by an official decision.

The first national monument dedicated to the Holocaust in England, it honors the 6 million Jews affected by the Nazi regime, as well as recognizing the persecution of Roma, homosexuals and people with disabilities.

Via Defender