S.S. Atlantic Memorial

One hundred and fifty years ago, tragedy struck off the coast of Nova Scotia. On April 1, 1873, the SS Atlantic, a White Star Line steamship bound for New York ran aground near Terence Bay, Nova Scotia. Over 550 lives were lost, and this became one of the deadliest maritime disasters of the 19th century.

During the summer of 2021 and 2022 our PBS team invited a group of Dalhousie School of Architecture student to our studio in Terence Bay for an intensive two-week design + build course named FreeLab. We worked to design the memorial to for those who perished and honour the brave locals who risked everything to save survivors from the freezing Atlantic waters.

In 2002 we built a mock-up one element of the memorial at our Terence Bay studio. We hope to someday see the final installation along the NS coast so the courageous efforts of Nova Scotians will always be remembered.

Architecture + Design: Peter Braithwaite Studio Ltd. and FreeLab Students

Drawings: Peter Braithwaite Studio Ltd. and FreeLab Students

Construction: Peter Braithwaite Studio Ltd. and FreeLab Students