On July 22, 2011, on the island of Utøyah, a lone gunman named Anders Breivik attacked a youth summer camp run by the Norwegian Workers’ Youth League (AUF), killing 69 people. Today, on the fourth anniversary of the attack, a memorial to the victims officially opens on the island. Known as “Lysningen" (The Clearing), the memorial is designed by Bergen-based firm 3RW, and was selected through a competition hosted by AUF.

The design features a large metal ring, inscribed with the victims' names, suspended from pine trees over a clearing made by 3RW.

Vegard Grøslie Wennesland, a survivor of the Utøya attack who served on the memorial committee, says of 3RW's design: "the idea is both sophisticated and unpretentious. No matter what social, cultural or religious affiliation, you can feel welcome here. It will be a beautiful place for remembrance."

Another competition, for two public memorials – one in Utøya and one in Oslo, where Breivik perpetrated a bombing attack on the same day – was won by Jonas Dahlberg, who proposed literally cutting a slice out of an island adjacent to Utøya, and using the cutaway earth to form Oslo's monument. Review his winning design here, with more information on that July 22 memorial competition available here.