Van Cortlandt Park Alliance - Reimagining the Enslaved Burial Ground Design Ideas Competition RFQ

 

Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park is now accepting submissions to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) call, inviting new visions for a memorial design.

Following months of community engagement events in the Bronx, aiming to redefine mourning and memorial, as well as a survey of residents to align the future of the space with the needs of the neighborhood and descendants, Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, in partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space and Liminal sp, is launching a Design Ideas Competition, calling for architects, artists, and design firms to submit their qualifications to create a proposal for a permanent memorial that connects Bronx neighbors and visitors to the history of the grounds, confronts its painful legacy, and invites opportunities for gathering, educating, and healing.

The deadline to submit the RFQ form is 12/17. A virtual public information session will be held on December 1st, finalists will be notified by mid-February and asked to begin the design process throughout Spring 2026. Follow @vcpalliance and @designtrustnyc for updates and upcoming event info or subscribe for email notifications.

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