One Step Closer to Building a Memorial to Victims of Communism in Canada’s Capital

The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism, are pleased to announce that the design presented by ABSTRAKT Studio Architecture (Team Kapusta) of Toronto has been selected on the recommendation of a jury of experts for the future National Memorial to Victims of Communism, which will be located in Canada’s Capital.

The submission by ABSTRAKT Studio Architecture (Team Kapusta) was selected from among six finalists who were invited to present their design concepts to a jury of professionals and to the public as part of a national design competition.

The future National Memorial to Victims of Communism will be prominently located on Confederation Boulevard (Wellington Street) beside the Supreme Court of Canada and Library and Archives Canada, with views toward the Peace Tower and other key federal institutions.

This national memorial will create awareness of the horrors of communism and pay tribute to the more than 100 million people worldwide who perished or suffered under communist tyranny. This new Capital landmark will recognize the role Canada has played in offering refuge to the millions that left behind torment and oppression for a new beginning in a free and democratic country.

** Quick Facts **

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 The winning team is led by Janusz Kapusta and is made up of Voytek Gorczynski, Architect, OAA and Andrzej Pawlik, Architect


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 The concept depicts a “fold of memory” (folded triangular plane) with over a hundred million singular pixel-like “memory squares” covering the exterior face of the folds. Each represents an individual victim.


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[
 
  
   Tribute to Liberty
  
 
](http://www.tributetoliberty.ca/)

 is a Canadian charity uniting dozens of diverse cultural community organizations from across the country. It was founded in 2008 to establish a Canadian memorial the victims of communism.


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 The National Capital Commission will take on responsibility for the construction of the National Memorial to Victims of Communism. Once construction is completed, ownership and maintenance of the monument will be transferred to Public Works and Government Services Canada.