It includes a reflecting pool, a private gathering area, a healing garden, a survivor\u2019s wall, and sealed capsules that will remain on site containing personal artifacts from the 49 angels.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a chance to know that there are personal elements of those angels, specifically there. So we\u2019re talking about bringing that psychic notion of connection not with a place now, but with physical people, memories, and experiences and shared components,\u201d said Dan-Michael Trbovich, the architect of record for the project.<\/p>\n
The design also includes<\/a> elements that aren\u2019t as visible. While the Pulse nightclub itself was demolished in March<\/a>, the building\u2019s concrete was salvaged and will be incorporated into the new memorial site.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were many of the family members that did not actually want the building demolished because their child had died there, and they felt like their soul was there. So in this way we were able to preserve that and keep the building in a holistic manner on the site,\u201d said Jorge Borelli, whose firm is leading the project.<\/p>\n Architects told commissioners they hope to move to the permitting stage of the project in July, with construction expected to begin in September.<\/p>\n The architects say they are on track to open the new memorial by September 2027.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n