Adjaye set to create memorial to West African slaves in Barbados

Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados.
The studio, which is led by RIBA Royal Gold Medalist David Adjaye, designed the Barbados Heritage District to address the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on the island, which recently became a republic.
"Drawing upon the technique and philosophy of traditional African tombs, prayer sites an