High Court quashes Adjaye’s holocaust memorial plans

大卫·阿贾耶(David Adjaye)在议会外修建大屠杀纪念馆的计划已被高等法院驳回。

Lawyers for the charity London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust successfully argued that the proposals were in breach of a 1900 legal act prohibiting the site from being used for anything other than a public garden.

The decision overturns the government’s approval for the scheme in July last year, a move which itself followed Westminster council’s rejection of the plans in 2019.

这座耗资1亿英镑的纪念馆将占据挂牌的维多利亚塔花园(Victoria Tower Gardens)的很大一部分，该花园毗邻泰晤士河畔的威斯敏斯特宫(Palace of Westminster)。

The trust’s lawyer Richard Drabble QC said the plans did not comply with the 1900 legal act, which was upheld by high court judge Justice Thornton in a ruling today.

Thornton said the act “imposes an enduring obligation” to retain the land “as a public garden and integral part of the existing Victoria Tower Gardens”.

She added: “Accordingly, the appropriate remedy is to quash the decision, so as to enable further consideration of the implications of the London County Council (Improvements) Act 1900 for the proposed scheme.”

Government lawyers argued that there was “no error of law” in process to overturn Westminster council’s refusal.

The trust said in February that the planning permission was “flawed” and described the scheme as the “right idea, wrong place”.

这座纪念馆定于2024年开放，旨在成为国家纪念二战期间600万大屠杀受害者的重点。

Adjaye’s proposals consisted of 23 large bronze fins leading into an underground learning centre.

Designed with Ron Arad, the firm won a competition in 2017 beating entrants including John McAslan, Foster & Partners, Studio Libeskind and Zaha Hadid Architects.