SWA Group announced as winners of the Sandy Hook Memorial Competition
By Hope Daley|
Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018
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A commission appointed by the town of Newtown, Connecticut recently announced SWA Group as the winner of the of The Sandy Hook Memorial Competition for a new memorial honoring the victims and survivors of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The design, titled The Clearing, was officially recommended and will now await final approvals.
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Located on a 5-acre site near the elementary school, the memorial consists of a landscape mixed with trails, lakes, and winding paths around a reflecting pool. SWG Group's design features the 26 victim's names carved into the stone edge of the reflecting pool.
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The memorial will be paid for using money donated to the town after the mass shooting. The commission plans on dedicating the memorial by December of 2019.
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Design Team
SWA Group: Ben Waldo and Daniel Affleck
SWA/Balsley: Justin Winters
Fluidity: Jim Garland
RELATED COMPETITION The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission
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