0707 Memorial London

looking at recent memorials done for the victims of terrorism the ones that came to mind were the 9/11 world trade center memorial and in the uk the memorial for the victims of the london bombing.

The memorial designed for the victims of the london bombing where 52 people were killed at 4 different sites.the design comprises 52 pillars (stelae), each representing one of the victims. They are grouped together in four inter-linking clusters reflecting the four incidents, with each stele bearing an inscription of the date and location of the particular incident that its cluster represents. It will be situated in the North-east corner of Hyde Park, close to Park Lane and Lover’s Walk.

Using the language of architecture to make order out of chaos, this monument is an opportunity for lost victims to be in contact with the living through a process of discovery, where the memorial’s structure becomes complete through the presence and body language of a curious visitor.