GPAA designs Brumadinho memorial to honor victims of 2019 mining dam collapse
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Jenna McKnight
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Summary
The article describes a memorial in Brumadinho, Brazil, designed by local studio GPAA to honor the victims of the 2019 mining dam collapse that killed hundreds. The memorial features architectural elements including a jagged entry pavilion and a suspended concrete sculpture, designed to carry profound meaning and serve as a place of remembrance for the tragedy. The memorial is located near the city of Brumadinho in Minas Gerais state, built on the actual site of the dam collapse that occurred on January 25, 2019.
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· 3 pulledA jagged entry pavilion and a suspended concrete sculpture are among the elements at a vast memorial in rural Brazil designed by local studio GPAA to honour the hundreds who died during a mining dam collapse in 2019.
The memorial is near the city of Brumadinho, in the southern state of Minas Gerais.
It was built on the site where a large mining dam collapsed on January 25, 2019
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