Back in 2009, Frank Gehry won a competition to design an Eisenhower Memorial to be built near the Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially people liked his central idea: large steel tapestries telling stories about the life of the soldier-president. But then intense backlash followed. Now the architects has cut key elements of the design. But will that be enough to placate his critics?
Is D.C. Too Square for Frank Gehry?
Credits
Guests:
- Philip Kennicott - Washington Post - @PhilipKennicott
- Frank Gehry - Gehry Partners