"The architectural world seems to be responding to Charlottesville with deafening silence"
When neo-Nazis are marching in the streets, architects need to step up and confront the issues surrounding colonial monuments, argues Phineas Harper. More
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Norway scraps plans for controversial memorial near site of 2011 Utøya terrorist attack
Plans to cut a "wound" into a Norwegian peninsula in memory of the victims of terrorist Anders Breivik have been abandoned following years of opposition from locals. More
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BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More
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Jan Kempenaers documents Soviet-era war memorials in black and white photo series
Belgian photographer Jan Kempenaers has documented a series of second world war memorials across Europe, from a neglected lattice-wrapped library to the star-shaped entrance to a fortress. More
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Rudy Ricciotti sinks Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in furrow at former French military camp
This museum on the site of a former French military and internment camp near Perpignan comprises a 240-metre-long concrete block with large openings puncturing its gently inclined roof. More
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Campaign launches to fund David Bowie memorial for Brixton
A crowdfunding campaign to bring a lightning-bolt statue in memory of David Bowie to London aims to raise just under £1 million in 28 days. More
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Giles Miller and Forbes Massie imagine towering monument with walls of offset bricks
Designer Giles Miller has worked with visualiser Forbes Massie to draw up designs for a huge monument with a cross-shaped plan and textured brick walls. More
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"However brutal, the Yolocaust website gave meaning to Berlin's Holocaust memorial"
By juxtaposing selfies taken by visitors to Peter Eisenman's Holocaust memorial with archive photos from concentration camps, artist Shahak Shapira has revealed why design that shames is important, says Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More
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Foster, Adjaye and Libeskind shortlisted for UK Holocaust memorial
David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and Daniel Libeskind are among the 10 shortlisted teams competing to design the UK's National Holocaust Memorial in London. More
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Monument by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon will commemorate "Dutch struggle against water"
RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon have revealed plans for a monument commemorating the huge feat of engineering behind the Dutch Delta Works – a vast network of dams, sluices, locks and levees designed to prevent flooding in the Netherlands. More
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Belarusian Memorial Chapel by Spheron Architects is dedicated to Chernobyl victims
Spheron Architects has completed a small wooden chapel for the Belarusian community of north London to commemorate victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. More
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Berlin Holocaust memorial wouldn't be built today, says Peter Eisenman
The memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin wouldn't get built in today's xenophobic social climate, according to its architect Peter Eisenman. More
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Bourgeois Lechasseur erects memorial on fish factory ruins in Quebec
This monument to seamen by Canadian studio Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects stands on the site of a fish processing plant that was destroyed in a fire. More
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Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial finally approved by former US president's family
The Eisenhower family has withdrawn its rejections to the Frank Gehry-designed memorial, proposed for Washington DC to honour the 34th president of the United States (+ slideshow). More
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Norway moves to scrap plans for controversial Utøya memorial
The Norwegian government has offered to abandon plans for a memorial to the 77 people murdered during the terrorist attacks of 22 July 2011, after fierce opposition by local residents. More
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Utøya massacre site given "new beginning" by architect Erlend Blakstad Haffner
The cafe building where 13 people tragically lost their lives in the Norwegian terrorist attacks of 2011 has been enshrined within a new learning centre by architect Erlend Blakstad Haffner (+ slideshow). More
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"Architecture can feel like a paltry gesture in times like ours"
Opinion: meaningful architectural reactions to crises may take time, but quick temporary structures can be just as effective, and both are far preferable to not responding at all says Mimi Zeiger. More
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NFO designs giant broken camera lens to honour photojournalist killed in Yugoslav Wars
An oversized camera lens punctuated by a single bullet hole forms the Broken Landscape memorial dedicated to photographer Gordan Lederer (+ slideshow). More
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Nizio Design commemorates the Holocaust with angular weathering-steel museum
This wedge-shaped, pre-rusted steel museum by Nizio Design is dedicated to the role that Polish citizens played in protecting the lives of Jews during the second world war (+ slideshow). More
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Pay respects to the best memorials on Dezeen with our new Pinterest board
A towering steel Holocaust memorial in Italy was popular this week, so we've revisited the best commemorative architecture published on Dezeen. Visit our latest Pinterest board to explore more examples, including a concentration camp house shrouded in glass, a fan-shaped stone structure in Japan and a tribute to suspected witches burnt at the stake in 17th-century Norway.
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