Bridge of Remembrance, Hobart, Tasmania
Bridge of Remembrance, Hobart, by Denton Corker Marshall Architects – award news: distinctive gateway commemorating the fallen, linking two of the city’s most significant public spaces
Memorial building designs
Memorial buildings designs and architects
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Memorials are objects which serve as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something. The object is usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event.
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In addition, we post information and images of significant contemporary commemorative architecture projects on this international website.
Australian War Memorial, London, UK
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, in collaboration with artist Janet Laurence, won the Australian War Memorial in London, project through a limited competition conducted by the Australian Government.
Australian War Memorial, Wellington, NZ
Designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Australian War Memorial, Wellington, is a ‘landform’ of red sandstone, forming an iconic and appropriate place of memory and reflection
Pilana Karbid Company Building Hulín, Zlín
Designed by Ellement Architects, Pilana Karbid Company Building manufacturing and administrative sustainable building for a rapidly growing family company.
Lety u Písku Holocaust Memorial, Czech Republic
Lety u Písku Holocaust Memorial Czech Republic, landscape and architectural competition to commemorate the Roma and Sinti Holocaust victims in Bohemia during World War Two.
Statue of Liberty Visitor Screening Center New York
Statue of Liberty Visitor Screening Center: the client wanted a building that didn’t compete with the Statue but complimented it. FXC utilized the vocabulary of materials that already existed on the Island for the screening facility.
The Tomáš Baťa Memorial Zlín, Design
Renovated by Petr Všetečka / TRANSAT architekti, the Tomáš Baťa Memorial building by František Lýdie Gahura is a monument of Zlín constructivism and the “Baťa architecture” phenomenon.
Marble Arch London Pride Illumination, Hyde Park
Marble Arch Illumination for London Pride, for the first time one of London’s most recognisable landmarks has been illuminated with the colours of the iconic rainbow flag in celebration of Pride in London 2019, which takes place on Saturday, 6 July.
Masekela Pavilion in Johannesburg Building
Sir David Adjaye Designs Memorial Pavilion In Honour Of Hugh Ramapolo Masekela’s 80th Birthday Commemoration – 04 April 1939 – 23 January 2018.
Ethar – Honoring Generosity in Dubai, UAE
OMA and Inside Outside have collaborated on a design for Ethar – Honoring Generosity, a field of columns engraved with stories from Arabic scholars, scientists and thinkers.
Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Design
Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Design, Connecticut, design by SWA Landscape Architects – ‘The Clearing’ proposal was selected after an almost year-long design competition. The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred in 2012 when a 20-year-old fatally shot 20 children and six adults.
Mortuary Chapel for Soriano-Manzanet Family
This vault was designed by architects Fernando Vegas and Camilla Mileto. It was created as a tribute both to the region’s rich ceramic-making tradition and to the characteristic tile vault technique, historically widespread throughout the East of Spain.
British Army Flying Memorial, UK Museum
Commemorating all those who have died in the service of British Army flying from before the First World War to the present day, the recently completed memorial at the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop will be a focal point for commemorations this Remembrance Day.
Statue of Liberty Museum Building, New York
Topping off for new $70 m free-standing 20,000-sqft museum building. It is due to accommodate far more people than the current exhibition space. It will be constructed of glass, granite, and concrete–materials inspired by the waterfront.
Memorial of Kazakhstan in Astana Design
The Memorial complex should not be just a symbol of past times like a grandiose statue but more like a modern monument fit for the XXI century which would additionally enrich and animate the society.
National Holocaust Memorial Competition, London
Watch a stellar list of 10 design teams make their presentations! Free, public event on Sunday 17 September. Shortlisted designs for architecture competition on display at V&A. Ten world-class architects teams vying for new National Holocaust Memorial next to UK Parliament.
Albert Memorial Architecture – London Hyde Park
Unveiled in 1872, The Albert Memorial commemorates the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, who died of typhoid fever at the age of 42.