Tall metal and concrete fins representing the proposed memorial would span the width of the gardens. A World Heritage Site, its architecture expresses democratic accountability.
Space is not a development site to be filled; it has value. First announced in by the Conservative government under David Cameron, the Holocaust memorial project has been delayed by legal challenges from a coalition of opposing groups, who say it does not comply with legislation prohibiting the gardens to be used as anything other than a civic space open to the public. However, there is strong cross-party support for the project in parliament. Following the general election last year, the new Labour government reintroduced a bill to remove restrictions on building the memorial in the park, which is likely to receive Royal Assent this year.
The memorial building was designed by British-Ghanian architect David Adjaye, who has since stepped back from the project after being accused of sexual misconduct, which he denies.
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