Shortlisted designs unveiled for LGBTQ2+ National Monument
The shortlisted design proposals for the LGBTQ2+ National Monument have been unveiled. The monument will be located in downtown Ottawa, at the intersection of Wellington Street and Portage Bridge.
The five shortlisted teams were announced in February, and include architects Public City Architecture, Two Row Architect, SOM, MVRDV, and MASS design group.
The LGBTQ2+ National Monument will tell the story of generations of LGBTQ2+ people in Canada who have been persecuted, abused, dismissed and marginalized because of who they desire and how they identify. It will acknowledge discrimination experienced by LGBTQ2+ communities and the abuse perpetrated by the Canadian state, including during the LGBT Purge. While recognizing enduring injury and injustice, the LGBTQ2+ National Monument will educate, memorialize, celebrate and inspire. It will be guided by principles of inclusion, Indigeneity, visibility and timelessness. The LGBT Purge Fund is the project proponent and funder of the Monument. It is working in partnership with Canadian Heritage, which is facilitating the development of the Monument in collaboration with the National Capital Commission. Completion of the Monument is planned for 2025.
Between the 1950s and mid-1990s, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian federal public service were systematically discriminated against, harassed and often fired as a matter of po...
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