Zaha Hadid has designed a Cambodian genocide memorial . Himself a survivor of the Khmer Rouge-led genocide , Chhang hopes that the institute can move away from the `` heavily angular , quasi-industrial , and distress-invoking architecture '' of the many other memorial models . The Sleuk Rith Institute will commemorate the 2 million people killed by the Khmer Rouge regime . The light - filled sculptures are a departure from the dark colors typically associated with genocide memorials . Hadid was inspired by Cambodia 's ` ` Citadel of Peace '' sculpture .
Zaha Hadid has designed a Cambodian genocide memorial . The Sleuk Rith Institute will commemorate the 2 million people killed by the Khmer Rouge regime . The light - filled sculptures are a departure from the dark colors typically associated with genocide memorials . Hadid was inspired by Cambodia 's ` ` Citadel of Peace '' sculpture .