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Design team chosen for permanent memorial to 7\7 victims

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9 November 2007

The design team behind the Angel of the North and the National Police Memorial in St James’s Park has been chosen to create a permanent memorial to the victims of the 7\7 bombs in London.

Following a competitive tendering exercise run by the Royal Parks, lead consultant and engineering services will be provided by Ove Arup and Partners Ltd, teaming up with Carmody Groarke and Colvin and Moggridge Ltd to provide lead designer, architectural and landscape architect services.

Working to a total budget of £1 million, the team will now develop a design concept in close consultation with the project team and especially the bereaved family group.  The memorial will be sited in Hyde Park.

Humanitarian Assistance Minister Tessa Jowell said:

“The impact on the families and friends of those who were killed or injured on 7th July 2005 will stay with them forever.  It is fitting that we mark those events with a permanent memorial, and entirely right that the families’ wishes are paramount on issues such as the design and the setting.

“The team we have appointed have an excellent track record for producing work that captures the nuances of remembrance.  I know they will produce a work that will do justice to the feelings and emotions of everyone affected.”

Notes to Editors

The evaluation panel gave the winning team the highest quality score, based on their written quality submission and presentation. The winning team demonstrated a clear vision, flair and innovation in previous exemplar memorial projects, an understanding of the site constraints and opportunities, an energetic and competent team and resources to deliver on time and to budget.

Criteria used for scoring

  • Design Quality / flair / innovation
  • Previous  project experience especially within historic landscapes
  • Understanding of and reaction to new Project Brief
  • Quality of Key Personnel
  • Ability to Deliver to programme, project team organisation and methods of collaboration

The winning team was selected from a shortlist of ten teams, who were the highest scoring of 35 teams who formally expressed an interest in the commission, from 121 people who requested initial information packs. The commission was advertised widely within relevant trade journals read by architects, landscape architects and artists, as well as within the European Journal (OJEU notice).

Previous commissions undertaken by the team

  • Serpentine Pavilion annual exhibits (Ove Arup)
  • Canada Memorial, Green Park, London (Ove Arup)
  • National Police Memorial , St James’s Park, London (Ove Arup)
  • Angel of the North, Gateshead (Ove Arup)
  • Osnaburgh Street Pavilion, London (CG)
  • Blind Light Pavilion, Hayward Gallery, London (CG)
  • St John’s Lodge Gardens, Regents Park, London (C+M)
  • Clapham Common Bandstand, London (C+M)
  • Serpentine Gallery, London (C+M)

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