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Adjaye Associates + Ron Arad Architects to design UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

By Justine Testado|

Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017

Front view of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

Starting out with 92 entries and a star-studded shortlist of 10 finalists,  Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects were revealed as the winning team to design the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. Proposed to be built next to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, the monument will honor all the victims of Nazi persecution.

Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects also worked with landscape architecture firm Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Plan A, and DHA Designs. They were chosen by the 13-member jury, which included the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Mayor of London, the Chief Rabbi, experts in architecture, art, design, and first- and second-generation Holocaust survivors. The heneghan peng architects + Sven Anderson team and the Diamond Schmitt Architects team were awarded honorable mentions.

Aerial view. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects.

Led by David Adjaye, the winning concept is still at an early design stage and will undergo further development through discussion with Holocaust experts and survivors, local residents, the Westminster City Council, Historic England, and other consultants. The final design will be subject to planning approval. Subject to the planning process, completion of the Memorial and Learning Centre are currently scheduled for 2021.

South view. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

The jury noted the winning proposal for presenting an immersive environment that is also sensitive to its location and context. Inspired by the Victoria Tower Gardens site, the Holocaust Memorial will be located at the far southern end of the Gardens and embedded in the land.

In approaching the Memorial, visitors will first encounter 23 tall bronze fins. The spaces between the fins represent the 22 countries in which Jewish communities were destroyed during the Holocaust.

© Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

Each individual pathway through the fins leads down into the Threshold: a spacious hall that serves as a space of contemplation before visitors walk further down to the Learning Centre below ground.

The Threshold. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects
Contemplation Court. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

The Learning Centre features a “hall of testimonies” and a “Contemplation Court” — a silent, reflective space with eight bronze panels. As visitors leave the Memorial, the circulation route allows them to emerge to see uninterrupted views of Parliament.

Hall of Voices. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects
View from the Thames. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

“The complexity of the Holocaust story, including the British context, is a series of layers that have become hidden by time. Our approach to the project has been to reveal these layers and not let them remain buried under history,” said David Adjaye in a statement. “To do so, we wanted to create a living place, not just a monument to something of the past. We wanted to orchestrate an experience that reminds us of the fragility and constant strife for a more equitable world.”

Check out a video and an aerial plan of the proposal below.

RELATED NEWS Shortlisted proposals for UK Holocaust Memorial unveiled
RELATED NEWS Ten star-studded teams shortlisted for UK's National Holocaust Memorial
RELATED COMPETITION United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial International Design Competition
Winning Design Concept of UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre by Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects, courtesy of Malcolm Reading Consultants.

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Adjaye Associates + Ron Arad Architects to design UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

By Justine Testado|

Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017

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Front view of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

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united kingdom holocaust memorial ● holocaust memorial ● westminster ● uk ● monument ● competition ● malcolm reading consultants ● memorials ● adjaye associates ● gustafson porter ● ron arad ● history
Adjaye Associates
Adjaye Associates
Gustafson Porter + Bowman
Gustafson Porter + Bowman

Starting out with 92 entries and a star-studded shortlist of 10 finalists,  Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects were revealed as the winning team to design the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. Proposed to be built next to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, the monument will honor all the victims of Nazi persecution.

Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects also worked with landscape architecture firm Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Plan A, and DHA Designs. They were chosen by the 13-member jury, which included the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Mayor of London, the Chief Rabbi, experts in architecture, art, design, and first- and second-generation Holocaust survivors. The heneghan peng architects + Sven Anderson team and the Diamond Schmitt Architects team were awarded honorable mentions.

Aerial view. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects.

Led by David Adjaye, the winning concept is still at an early design stage and will undergo further development through discussion with Holocaust experts and survivors, local residents, the Westminster City Council, Historic England, and other consultants. The final design will be subject to planning approval. Subject to the planning process, completion of the Memorial and Learning Centre are currently scheduled for 2021.

South view. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

The jury noted the winning proposal for presenting an immersive environment that is also sensitive to its location and context. Inspired by the Victoria Tower Gardens site, the Holocaust Memorial will be located at the far southern end of the Gardens and embedded in the land.

In approaching the Memorial, visitors will first encounter 23 tall bronze fins. The spaces between the fins represent the 22 countries in which Jewish communities were destroyed during the Holocaust.

© Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

Each individual pathway through the fins leads down into the Threshold: a spacious hall that serves as a space of contemplation before visitors walk further down to the Learning Centre below ground.

The Threshold. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects
Contemplation Court. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

The Learning Centre features a “hall of testimonies” and a “Contemplation Court” — a silent, reflective space with eight bronze panels. As visitors leave the Memorial, the circulation route allows them to emerge to see uninterrupted views of Parliament.

Hall of Voices. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects
View from the Thames. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects

“The complexity of the Holocaust story, including the British context, is a series of layers that have become hidden by time. Our approach to the project has been to reveal these layers and not let them remain buried under history,” said David Adjaye in a statement. “To do so, we wanted to create a living place, not just a monument to something of the past. We wanted to orchestrate an experience that reminds us of the fragility and constant strife for a more equitable world.”

Check out a video and an aerial plan of the proposal below.

RELATED NEWS Shortlisted proposals for UK Holocaust Memorial unveiled
RELATED NEWS Ten star-studded teams shortlisted for UK's National Holocaust Memorial
RELATED COMPETITION United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial International Design Competition
Winning Design Concept of UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre by Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects. © Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects, courtesy of Malcolm Reading Consultants.

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