MyGov India, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, hosted the Global Design competition for the National War Memorial, which aimed at arriving at a fitting design to honour the memory of the soldiers and their numerous sacrifices towards the nation. Being a tribute to the brave a combination of architectural aesthetics and public sentiment was sought. The selected site lies within the C-Hexagon of New Delhi in close proximity to the India Gate and Chhatri.

The contest consists of two stages. A Jury Meeting was held from 31 October – 01 November 2016 to shortlist 09 entries for the Stage 2 of the competition.  The following are the 09 entries shortlisted, in no order of merit.

  1. Team Name: Rajiv Narain and Partners

Team Member:

  • Rajiv Narain
  • Amit Dua
  • Deepa Sathiaram

  1. Team Name: Virender Sharma and Associates

Team Member:

  • Virender Sharma
  • Nishant Sharma
  • Pieter De Kock

  1. Team Name: Anagram Architects

Team Member:

  • Vaibhav Dimri
  • Madhav Raman
  • Siddharth Chatterjee

  1. Team Name: CIVIL CONSULTANTS

Team Member:

  • Aditya Behl
  • Ajai Behl
  • Avdhesh Ratan Singh

  1. Team Name: The Strongest Infinity

Team Member:

  • Sanjana Bhosale
  • Yamini Kumar
  • Suryakiran JP
  • Ranjit Prasad
  • Leena Kumar

  1. Yogesh Chandrahasan

  1. Karthikeyan

8. Team Name: Sainik Samarak

Team Member:

  • Ajay Sethi
  • Sunil Philip
  • Hemanth Singh
  • AnushaMuthusubramanian
  • Kurt Martig

9. Team Name: EDA Bangalore

Team Member:

  • Katha Mehta
  • Edgar Demello
  • Sanjana Ramesh
  • RyalSequeira

The Ministry of Defence, Government of India has conceived a National Memorial in order to honour the memory of all soldiers and their sacrifice. The Memorial is envisaged at a central location in the national capital as a structure and space depicting the solemnity of the purpose. As a tribute to the brave, it would combine architectural aesthetics and public sentiment, and serve as a place for people to show their respect for the soldiers for their extraordinary efforts to protect the nation. The selected site is located in the heart of New Delhi, within the C-Hexagon of New Delhi and lies in the close vicinity of India Gate and Chattri. An International Design Competition is proposed for the design and implementation of this commemorative National Memorial.

Stage One

  • This will be a two stage contest. Competitors will be required to submit their Stage 1 entries on https://www.mygov.in/, and the top nine entries selected from the Stage 1 submissions will be eligible to participate in the Stage 2 of the contest. Each of the shortlisted nine entries from Stage 1 will be eligible for a prize of USD 2,000 on submission of Stage 2 entry.

Stage Two

  • Selected nine Entries/Participants will be asked to submit detailed designs, including 3D Models and will be required to give a presentation before the jury on an assigned date. This global competition is open to all Designers having at least one team member as a qualified registered architect.

Prize Money

  • The top three winners will be eligible for awards of USD 30,000 (first prize), USD 25,000 (second prize) and USD 20,000 (third prize).

Last Date of Online Submission for Stage 1:- 4th October 2016 till 12:30 p.m..

Referral Documents for the Competition