Short film offers tour of Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names by Studio Libeskind
This video guides viewers around a memorial by Studio Libeskind in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which is dedicated to the Dutch victims of the Holocaust. More
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Studio Libeskind completes angular Holocaust memorial in Amsterdam
A labyrinth of brick walls and angular mirrors define the Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names, which Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind's studio has completed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More
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Heatherwick "isn't involved" in designing national Covid-19 memorial
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has rejected claims that he is working on creating a coronavirus memorial following a meeting with representatives of the UK government. More
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Thomas Heatherwick in discussions with UK government over Covid-19 memorial
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has met with the UK government to discuss commemorating those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Memorial to Sandy Hook shooting set to be "space to celebrate and remember"
SWA Group's design for a permanent memorial to those killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut has been given the go-ahead to be built. More
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Adjaye Associates unveils Cherry Groce Memorial Pavilion in Brixton
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has created a triangular memorial in London for Brixton resident Cherry Groce who was wrongfully shot by police in 1985. More
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Narchitektura creates memorial park on site of Oświęcim's Great Synagogue
Landscape architecture studio Narchitektura has used 40 grey sandstone slabs to create a memorial park on the site of a former synagogue in Oświęcim, the Polish city where the Auschwitz concentration camp was located. More
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History of slavery is "a horrific wound that has just been ignored" says David Adjaye
The lack of memorials and monuments dedicated to the victims of slavery is leading to ignorance and memory loss, says RIBA Gold Medal-winning architect David Adjaye. More
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Competition: win a copy of In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials
As part of Dezeen's collaboration with Phaidon we are giving away five copies of In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials, by Spencer Bailey. More
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Spencer Bailey, David Adjaye and Michael Bierut discuss the changing nature of memorial design in live talk
As part of our Dezeen x Phaidon collaboration, we teamed up with the publisher to host a live talk with Spencer Bailey, David Adjaye and Michael Bierut about the significance of memorials in the 21st century. More
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Adjaye Associates designs "labyrinth of abstraction" as martyrs' memorial in Niger
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has revealed its design for Le Mémorial des Martyrs, which is set to be built in Niamey, Niger. More
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Gómez Platero designs World Memorial to the Pandemic for Uruguayan coast
Latin American architecture firm Gómez Platero has unveiled a design for a circular monument in Uruguay to remember coronavirus victims. More
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Angelo Renna proposes turning San Siro into tree-covered coronavirus memorial
Italian architect Angelo Renna has suggested planting 35,000 cypress trees in Milan's San Siro stadium to turn it into a public memorial for those that lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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David Adjaye reveals memorial for black woman shot by police in Brixton
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed a memorial in Brixton for Cherry Groce, an innocent black woman shot by London's Metropolitan Police in her own home in 1985. More
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Daan Roosegaarde remembers Dutch Holocaust victims with Levenslicht memorial
Designer Daan Roosegaarde has memorialised the 104,000 victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands with individual stones in an interactive sculpture titled Levenslicht. More
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Coldefy & Associés and RDAI win competition to build museum for Orlando Pulse shooting
French firms Coldefy & Associés and RDAI have beaten competition from Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Studio Libeskind to build a museum and memorial dedicated to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. More
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Studio Libeskind and MVRDV compete to build museum for Orlando Pulse shooting
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Studio Libeskind and MVRDV are among six teams that have revealed their competing proposals for a museum and memorial dedicated to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. More
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After Architecture couples charred wood and brass for Camp Barker Memorial
Three charred wood structures with brass interiors form a memorial that pays homage to African American history at the entrance to a school and park in Washington DC. More
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Coalition of survivors protest museum for Orlando Pulse shooting
A group of survivors from the deadly 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida are protesting the creation of a museum and memorial for the tragedy – which firms including Studio Libeskind and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are vying to build. More
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David Adjaye creates simple memorial pavilion for South African trumpeter Bra Hugh
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed a simple concrete pavilion in Johannesburg as a memorial to trumpeter Hugh Masekela, widely known as Bra Hugh. More
