‘Constellation garden’ design revealed for UNC Charlotte Remembrance Memorial

by WBTV Web Staff, WBTV

Published April 30, 2021

The developers and design has been revealed for the UNC Charlotte Remembrance Memorial, honoring those who lost their lives and were injured in the 2019 campus shooting.

A “constellation garden” that follows the orientation of the stars above the Kennedy Building on April 30, 2019, is the basis of the conceptual design for the memorial.

The memorial will honor and forever remember Riley Howell and Reed Parlier, who lost their lives, and pay tribute to Rami Alramadhan, Sean DeHart, Emily Houpt and Drew Pescaro, who suffered physical injuries, and everyone who was present in Kennedy 236.

Brook Muller, dean of UNC Charlotte’s College of Arts and Architecture and chair of the Memorial Jury, announced the decision for the permanent memorial on April 30 during the 2021 virtual Day of Remembrance commemoration, two years after the shooting…

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