2024-11-21T12:18:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150406776/studio-libeskind-unveils-preliminary-design-for-tree-of-life-synagogue-shooting-memorial-in-pittsburgh Josh Niland 2023-12-08T15:16:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8ce6930d8479b2fefb9cb71d05448430.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Preliminary designs for <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1493/studio-daniel-libeskind" target="_blank">Studio Libeskind</a>&rsquo;s long-awaited <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150262247/daniel-libeskind-selected-for-renovation-of-pittsburgh-s-tree-of-life-synagogue-site-of-2018-mass-shooting" target="_blank">10/27 Memorial at the Tree of Life synagogue</a> in Pittsburgh have officially been announced following a sensitive design consultation with families of the victims of the tragic 2018 mass shooting that left eleven worshipers dead and six more injured.</p> <p>&ldquo;The journey to unveiling the preliminary memorial designs has been a long and emotional one, but I am grateful for a process that prioritized our hopes that our loved ones are remembered for how they lived, not solely for how they were murdered,&rdquo; said Diane Rosenthal, a member of the Memorialization Working Group who lost two siblings in the attack, which stands as the deadliest antisemitic hate incident in American history.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c1/c11840529c508c6b24fa9fd384cc4d82.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c1/c11840529c508c6b24fa9fd384cc4d82.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>A March 2022 rendering of the Tree of Life project depicting the expanded building. Image: Studio Libeskind</figcaption></figure><p>The group, which represents all three congregations included within the 70-year-old synagogue, was also able to visit the memorial to passengers of Flight ...</p>