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An architect has been selected to design a memorial on the site of the Grenfell Tower. The west London building - where a deadly fire broke out in June 2017, claiming the lives of 72 people - is currently being brought down floor-by-floor.
In a competitive selection process, the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission (GTMC) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have chosen Freehaus from a shortlist of five firms. Over 25 applications were submitted,
London-based practice Freehaus has been chosen to lead the design of a permanent memorial to the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. The small eight-strong practice has been selected from a shortlist of five teams unveiled in January as part of an international RIBA competition.
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The Oxfordshire team selected to create the Grenfell Tower fire memorial has said it is “a responsibility that we do not take lightly".
A team led by up-and-coming practice Freehaus has been selected to co-develop the proposed Grenfell Tower memorial, working with the bereaved and survivor families of the 2017 tragedy
Rescuers used flashlights to go from apartment to apartment at the charred towers in Tai Po district as thick smoke poured out from windows.
Hong Kong's leaders oversaw a ceremony on Saturday to mourn the at least 128 people killed in a high-rise apartment complex fire, a toll that is likely to rise further with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the tragedy.
An eyewitness filmed the early moments of a fire that grew into a deadly blaze, consuming an apartment complex in Hong Kong.