NEWS SCULPTURE
Snug Architects’ ‘Wall of Answered Prayer’ sculpture submitted for planning
A planning application has now been submitted for The Wall of Answered Prayer, a new sculpture planned for a site in Coleshill, near Birmingham. This piece of public art, designed by Southampton-based architectural practice Snug Architects, will consist of one million bricks – with each brick representing an “answered prayer.” The architects’ interpretation of The Wall depicted as a Mobius strip won top spot in a global competition launched by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2016.
Beating a field of 133 entries from 25 countries, the Snug winning concept was first finalised in a field of five, before being selected as the standout design in May 2019 by a judging panel of “industry experts and national influencers.”
The application for the landmark
structure was submitted to North Warwickshire Borough Council, which validated the submission in early January. The documents outline the project’s associated visitor centre and public open
GRENFELL INQUIRY
Grenfell Tower architects appointed despite having no experience of high-rise, inquiry told
The architects of the reclad of Grenfell Tower, Studio E, were appointed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the project despite being “a little green” on the technical expertise required, the inquiry into the tragedy was told. Building Design reported that Stephanie Barwise, counsel for survivors and residents, told the inquiry that the practice was chosen “apparently on the grounds of speed and convenience alone,” as it was already working on a school and leisure centre at the foot of the tower. She accused all of the professional firms
involved of displaying incompetence on fire safety.
Studio E had designed the adjacent Kensington Academy and Leisure Centre (KALC), but Barwise claimed that the architect, council and Grenfell Tower’s management organisation (TMO) shared the belief that the tower’s “shabby appearance detracted from its new neighbour.” She suggested aesthetic concerns were dominant in the drive to reclad the building, and that the success of the KALC “remained the council’s priority throughout.” The inquiry was also told that the
normal ‘Ojeu’ procurement process was circumvented in the project, which “would have ensured transparent competition, and should have resulted in the most suitable and qualified professionals being appointed.” The project’s architect Neil Crawford was also previously accused, in a statement on behalf of bereaved survivors and residents, of signing off design drawings from the facade contractor which did not comply with Building Regulations. The statement also alleged that he did not receive adequate support from Studio E.
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space, including a car park and landscaped gardens, where visitors will “be able to relax and reflect on the relevance and power of prayer,” said the architects. With construction due to be complete in
2022, The Wall of Answered Prayer will sit close to both the M6 and M42 and rise 50
metres into the sky, to be seen by an estimated 500,000 journeys each week across the two motorways, as well as the new HS2, and flight paths in and out of Birmingham airport. Construction for The Wall of Answered Prayer is due to start in December 2020.
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