Comments on: 7 July Memorial by Carmody Groarke http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/ architecture and design magazine Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Beverli http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/comment-page-1/#comment-290178 Beverli Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:18:35 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/#comment-290178 As a survivor from the 7th July bombings i was on the Kings Cross train. I feel that as survivors we could have been given a space or even a tower in silent honour of our very survival. Although we didnt die on the day our lives as they were before that fateful morning did die, forever, London fell silent and also died to the tune of £1billion in revenue. As a survivor from the 7th July bombings i was on the Kings Cross train. I feel that as survivors we could have been given a space or even a tower in silent honour of our very survival. Although we didnt die on the day our lives as they were before that fateful morning did die, forever, London fell silent and also died to the tune of £1billion in revenue.

]]> By: Ivor Hall http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/comment-page-1/#comment-163666 Ivor Hall Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:51:40 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/#comment-163666 An extraordinarily ordinary design by committee. With a final total design/consultants fees of £300+K one might expect a more imaginative outcome. I see no evidence of an area for the families of those who died to sit quietly and contemplate, but can see noisy children using the labyrinth of columns as a play area. The organisers, the Royal Parks, do not seem to have learnt from their earlier disaster, the Diana Memorial Fountain, and I see health and safety problems arising which will require security/first aid attendants to be present at all times. An extraordinarily ordinary design by committee. With a final total design/consultants fees of £300+K one might expect a more imaginative outcome.

I see no evidence of an area for the families of those who died to sit quietly and contemplate, but can see noisy children using the labyrinth of columns as a play area.

The organisers, the Royal Parks, do not seem to have learnt from their earlier disaster, the Diana Memorial Fountain, and I see health and safety problems arising which will require security/first aid attendants to be present at all times.

]]> By: Joaquin http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/comment-page-1/#comment-163630 Joaquin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:05:21 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/#comment-163630 @edward: Agreed. Where's the Patina of age? @edward:

Agreed. Where’s the Patina of age?

]]> By: Jay D http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/comment-page-1/#comment-163479 Jay D Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:14:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/#comment-163479 It would seem that there's already a similar memorial in Hyde Park...The New Zealand War Memorial! http://www.mch.govt.nz/projects/memorials/london-media-gallery.html It would seem that there’s already a similar memorial in Hyde Park…The New Zealand War Memorial!

http://www.mch.govt.nz/projects/memorials/london-media-gallery.html

]]> By: sonic http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/comment-page-1/#comment-163237 sonic Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:51:59 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/02/7-july-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/#comment-163237 it could be seen banal. but it is ridiculous to regard one architecture as the one reinterpreting the others' architecture. this work is convincing in term of simple and solid attitude as an memorial it could be seen banal. but it is ridiculous to regard one architecture as the one reinterpreting the others’ architecture. this work is convincing in term of simple and solid attitude as an memorial

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