M9 Design Studio's circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises "unity and continuity"
Architecture practice M9 Design Studio has designed a circular memorial complex in India to commemorate actor Vishnuvardhan. More
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Marlon Blackwell to design Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington DC
Arkansas-based architect Marlon Blackwell has been selected to design a memorial in Washington DC that will be dedicated to military and civilians who served in counter-terrorism efforts. More
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Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum steps up slope below Indian fort
Architecture studio Vastushilpa Consultants has created a museum and memorial in India to honour the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrate the resilience of the local Kutch community. More
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Studio Other Spaces designs "anti-monument" to Ethiopia's former prime minister
Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann's firm Studio Other Spaces has designed five buildings and seven pavilions within the Meles Zenawi Memorial Park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More
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Week envisions Qatar World Cup migrant worker memorial to "reflect the scale of the humanitarian disaster"
Architecture studio Week has envisioned a 4.4-kilometre-high memorial to draw attention to the number of reported deaths connected to the construction of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. More
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Ramos Alderete creates La Ermita de Lola shrine in Spanish garden
Architecture studio Ramos Alderete has created a concrete grotto of remembrance in a private garden in Las Rozas, Spain, featuring a concave opening that shelters a stone sculpture. More
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Brooks + Scarpa releases concept for Holocaust memorial in Florida
LA studio Brooks + Scarpa has released designs for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust to be constructed outside of the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. More
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Adjaye set to create memorial to West African slaves in Barbados
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados. More
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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
