By Kara Mavros

In 2020, nearly 20,000 were killed by guns in the U.S.—of those, 5,200 were children under the age of 18. At the edge of Connecticut’s West Rock Ridge State Park, the town of New Haven has gained a gun violence memorial garden commemorating its residents who have lost their lives. The one-acre Botanical Garden of Healing, designed by local firm Svigals + Partners, “was a dream shared by grieving families and led forward by several local mothers,” according to Marissa Dionne Mead, director of art integration and lead architect of the project. The garden opened to the public on June 12.

“Each death [by gun violence] has a compounded impact on the community,” Mead told RECORD, “and each element of the garden is intended to inspire remembrance and reflection.”

Read the full Architectural Record article here. 
View project gallery of images here.

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