Unpublished reference: Microsite: Bhopal Memorial Competition
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Persuant Bhopal Memorial Competition, 2005. Intended to develop a memorial complex for the victims of gas tragedy that occurred on 3 Dec.1984 at Union Carbide premises, Bhopal. The aftermath of this competition, regardelss of the merits of the projects that were awarded, is bound to be controversial. Attracting the attention of citizens, professionals, government organisations, media and even the NGO and other vested interestes.
Persuant Bhopal Memorial Competition, 2005. Intended to develop a memorial complex for the victims of gas tragedy that occurred on 3 Dec.1984 at Union Carbide premises, Bhopal. The aftermath of this competition, regardelss of the merits of the projects that were awarded, is bound to be controversial. Attracting the attention of citizens, professionals, government organisations, media and even the NGO and other vested interestes.
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Source: The Architects, Publisher: Architexturez; December, 2005 . + Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh… + Categorisation: Architexturez Microsite(s) (primary)… Competition Outcomes (secondary)… + Enaction and the Profession (secondary)… |
from the project brief by EPCO which attracted much attention in the media, but little criticism, framing the issues in the competiton, and the grounds for controversy....------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Focus of the campus, the Ground Zero (the processing unit structure as point of event of the gas tragedy) is eternal but the relics over it may or may not last long, can either be retained or removed as the design demands. The existing structures in the premises at present are either storage units or administrative blocks or control rooms of past functions. The participants can integrate them or replace them in any suitable form and function .The area shown for secured landfill site on the map can be integrated with the total area in the form of landscaping. Challenge of the competition is to sensitively evolve the concept so that due attention is paid to its significance....leaving the professionals concerned with the resultant issues, for example: letter from the competition winner to a magazine editor, protesting an NGO-Inspired [ note ] media story, pointing out the fallacies and disinformation contained within the articlecont'd... < here >
To: The Chief Editor, Outlook Magazine (12th Dec 2005)a conversation that should never have occured...
Ref: Rancid article on Bhopal Requiem (current issue)
I am part of the team that worked on the design for the Bhopal Memorial which was subjected to the ill- informed critique in your magazine. Your article put forth a lot of views on the design; I would have presumed the architects’ views were relevant enough to be sought. As a reader, I expect that much background research going into an article, especially on such an opinionated one, from a publication of you stature. I now stand wiser.
While sarcasm, slick editing and double codes are effective tools for putting a certain viewpoint across, I do draw the line at misrepresentation of facts. To clear up the air a bit...cont'd... < here >
see: microsite: az: Portal >> Bhopal Memorial Competition
also, see Architexturez Mailing lists, < here > and especially...- Comp: Query: Tsunami Memorial (Tourism related monumental activity) (*SAD*)
- Plans to Turn the Union Carbide Site into an 'Amusement Park'
note: the World Bank defines NGO as, amongst other things, lacking in "understanding of the broader social or economic context", see World Bank document "Categorizing NGOs" < here >