Design and Architecture
Is D.C. Too Square for Frank Gehry?
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.
By Frances Anderton • • 1 min readBack 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?
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2 of 2The “Crisis” of the Big Blue Bus Stops; Is D.C. Too Square for Frank Gehry?- 0:43The “Crisis” of the Big Blue Bus Stops
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