McAdam Design ‘privileged’ to work on Peace Centre

THE newly formed Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation has announced that Belfast firm McAdam Design have been commissioned to design and oversee the construction of the Peace Centre at the former prison site.

As part of their proposal McAdam have engaged Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL) as a design champion for the education and research centre.

Martin Hare, from McAdam Design, said his company, which designed the Peace Bridge in Londonderry, had a ‘track record in culturally sensitive projects’.

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“It is a fabulous privilege for our company to work on this project,” said Mr Hare.

“The expectation and aspirations for this project could be seen as crippling for a design company but we didn’t view it that way.

“It is a tremendous opportunity and to realise that opportunity we felt it was incumbent upon us to bring in an architect of international reputation.

“We were delighted when Daniel Libeskind agreed to partner with us on this exciting project.

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“With Daniel’s experience within the field of conflict resolution, and as one of the world’s leading architects., he will give this building the wow factor that will make it of international significance.

“There hasn’t been a project in Northern Ireland in the last 50 years that carries such weight of expectation and that is as challenging or controversial,” he concluded.

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