2024-11-23T00:18:40-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/87090925/results-of-the-remember-the-triangle-fire-memorial-competition Justine Testado 2013-11-21T21:19:00-05:00 >2013-11-22T15:28:24-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/il/ilo4zzkhaxn2mo2q.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Results for the Remember the Triangle Fire Memorial design competition have been announced. The Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition hosted the competition to find the design for a permanent memorial at the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in Greenwich Village, New York. The fire occurred on March 25, 1911 in the Asch Building (now New York University's Brown Building) and killed 146 workers, many who were young immigrant women.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Out of 176 entries from over 30 countries, the jury chose three winners and four honorable mentions. The top three winners are:</p> <ul><li> First place: "Reframing the Sky" by Richard Joon Yoo and Uri Wegman</li> <li> Second place: "United Ribbon" by Courtney Hunt and Alex Witko</li> <li> Third place: "Points of Light" by Carmen Potter</li> </ul><p> First-place winners Yoo and Wegman will further develop their design with members of the RTFC and NYU.</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/el/elmhvsa7q182yezi.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <em>Images courtesy of Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition</em></p>