Founders' Memorial

The Founders' Memorial is a planned memorial to the founders of Singapore, to be built within the Bay East Garden of the Gardens by the Bay.[1]

Founders' Memorial
TypeCity and heritage park
LocationBay East Garden
Coordinates1.29122°N 103.86871°E / 1.29122; 103.86871
Area5 hectares (50,000 m2)
Opening2027
StatusPlanned
WebsiteOfficial website

In March 2020, a collaboration between Kengo Kuma (Japan) and K2LD Architects (Singapore) won the international architectural competition to design the memorial. The memorial is scheduled to open in 2027. [2]

History

Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away on 23 March 2015. Lee Kuan Yew had made it clear that he did not want a monument to himself, and his will specified that his house at 38 Oxley Road was to be demolished. In a parliamentary statement[3] on 13 April 2015, his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated:

Mr Lee was always conscious that he did not act alone, but as a member of a team. His core team included Goh Keng Swee, S Rajaratnam, Othman Wok, Hon Sui Sen, Lim Kim San, amongst others. It was a multi-racial team who complemented one another’s strengths, trusted one another implicitly, and through their joint efforts created a prosperous, fair and just society in Singapore. Mr Lee himself said he was only primus inter pares – first among equals. So it is appropriate that we consider how to honour not just Mr Lee, but also our other founding fathers.

One idea that has been suggested is to have a memorial for all of the founding fathers, perhaps coupled with an exhibition gallery to honour their legacy and educate future generations. Indeed, Mr Lee himself had thought that there was value in such a memorial.

I agree that this concept merits further consideration. A founder’s memorial need not be a grand structure, but it must stand for our ideals, our values, our hopes and aspirations. It must belong to all Singaporeans and mean something significant to us all. It should be a place where we and future generations can remember a key period in our history, reflect on the ideals of our founding fathers, and pledge to continue their work of nation building.

The site was selected in 2018,[4] with construction expected to start in 2022 and completed in 2027.[2]

International Design competition

A design competition was launched in January 2018, attracting 193 local and international architects. The first stage of judging was an anonymous process, lasting 12 weeks till April 5. The names of the five entrants moving to the next stage was only revealed to the seven-member jury panel after being shortlisted.

The five entries selected for the second stage were: Kengo Kuma & Associates, and K2LD Architects (collaboration); 8DGE Design, and Ong Ching Ying (collaboration); Cox Architecture, and Architects 61 (collaboration); DP Architects; Johnson Pilton Walker.[5]

On 9 March 2020, the collaboration between Kengo Kuma (Japan) and K2LD Architects (Singapore) was announced as winner of the architectural competition to design the memorial. The memorial is scheduled to open in 2027.[2]

Transportation

Once complete, the Memorial will be served by the Founders' Memorial MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line.

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See also

Notes
  1. "Road to Founders' Memorial". www.foundersmemorial.sg.
  2. "Lush greenery part of winning Founders' Memorial design". The Straits Times. 10 March 2020.
  3. "Parliamentary Statement on calls to honour Mr Lee Kuan Yew, by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong". www.foundersmemorial.sg. 13 April 2015.
  4. "Founders' Memorial Enters Next Stage of Development with Reconstituted Committee". www.foundersmemorial.sg. 19 October 2018.
  5. "5 design teams shortlisted in Founders' Memorial competition that saw 193 entries". The Straits Times. 2 May 2019.


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