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Weaving the
Eisenhower legacy
Despite delays, the new
memorial makes a
sweeping statement.
by Bruce N. Wright, FAIA
In September 2020, the dedication of the
Eisenhower Memorial took place in Washington, D.C.,
commemorating the life and accomplishments of
General and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The dedication was originally scheduled for May 15,
2020, to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Victory in
Europe Day, but was postponed due to the coronavirus
pandemic. Photo: Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
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N MAY OF 2020, THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION
of the memorial for General and U.S. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower was finally finished. It was a process that took
more than 15 years of internecine delays and objections put forth
by pro- and anti-memorial groups and the descendants of
Eisenhower himself.
The design of the Eisenhower Memorial is by Frank O. Gehry with
Gehry Partners LLP of Los Angeles, Calif., and AECOM as project
manager. Installation of the iconic metal mesh tapestry-the central
feature of the memorial-is by Pfeifer FabriTec Structures, Dallas,
Texas. The memorial is located adjacent to Independence Avenue in
Washington, D.C., and across from the Smithsonian Air and Space
Museum. It fronts the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, a featureless bleak mid-century modern concrete box.
It seems likely that Gehry wanted to counteract the education building with translucent scrim to soften the backdrop.
The memorial had a long, tortured path to completion, beginning
in 1999 when the approval of federal funds from the National Capital
Planning Commission (NCPC) were allocated and world-famous
architect Frank Gehry was commissioned to design it.
The design
The design went through many revisions, with early objections
voiced by Eisenhower's descendants and the National Civic Art
Society. The National Civic Art Society favored classical Beaux
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