"Students from across Minnesota are invited to submit designs for a permanent memorial at a 2,247 sq. ft site outside the Cup Foods at East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd died in May 2020 after former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. The intersection has since been renamed George Perry Floyd Square and features a traffic circle with a temporary memorial at its centre."
"The design competition closes on 19 May. The contest will award cash prizes to the top ten student designs, with $1,500 going to the winner. The top three students will advance to a second phase: a global competition open to designers, architects and public artists of any age."
"As designers and architects, there is a space for us to express ourselves in a way that many people don't. How do you express this spatially at the square? Working with the National Organization of Minority Architects, Ganapathy organised students from area colleges and universities with professionals who mentored them as they explored how to memorialise Floyd's life."
Minneapolis is developing a permanent memorial for George Perry Floyd at the 2,247 square foot site outside Cup Foods where he was killed by police on May 25, 2020. A design competition organized by a community group formed after Floyd's death, in partnership with his family and the city, invites Minnesota students to submit memorial designs. The top ten designs receive cash prizes, with the winner earning $1,500. The three finalists advance to a second phase featuring a global competition open to designers and architects of any age. A panel including family members, community stakeholders, and design experts will select the final design before city approval. The initiative builds on research conducted by architecture students at the University of Minnesota, mentored by professionals from the National Organization of Minority Architects.
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