Location
Koknese, Latvia
Client
Koknese Fund, with the support of UNESCO
Design
Landscape Architects Andy Malengier & Helena Gutmane
Memorial to 600000 fallen and missing Latvians under Soviet regime.
To realize this memorial site, an international competition was organized by the Koknese Fund, with the support of UNESCO. The available site was an island located in the Daugava River, near Koknese in Latvia. At the invitation of landscape architect Helena Gutmane from Riga, a concept was conceived on site with her in 2009. The competition was not won. Winning out of a field of 207 candidates from 31 countries is no mean feat. The design by Japanese landscape architect and Zen monk Shunmyō Masuno was chosen and realised.
