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no. 27 Contents Ulysses S. Grant Memorial U.S. Capitol etnam eterans emorial frican Art useum Air and Space Museum American History Museum ational allery National Gallery Features 20 30 Yankees Go Home C&G Partners provides monumental graphics in New York’s baseball cathedral. A Capital Idea With its rich visual language and architectural tradition, Washington, D.C., is a ﬁtting venue for the 2010 SEGD Annual Conference + Expo. With All Due Respect Hunt Design’s signage program for the National Mall informs and guides visitors, but treads lightly on hallowed ground. A Living Memorial A new memorial to the living illustrates the long and arduous road to the National Mall. LEED and Then Some With its new headquarters in D.C., the U.S. Green Building Council shows it’s about more than just LEED. On the Waterfront With the help of EGD, urban design, and public art, National Harbor makes a lasting mark on a blighted stretch of the Potomac. 56 62 67 Timeless Transit With its grand architecture and Massimo Vignelli-designed graphics, D.C. Metro holds a timeless appeal. Carved in Time A tour of the Washington monuments, through a stone carver’s eyes. National Treasure With the help of a graphic identity that reﬂects the National Park Service mission, “America’s best idea” keeps getting better. 34 40 44 50 Columns 8 10 12 76 78 79 80 From the Editor by Leslie Gallery Dilworth Hot Reads Short List Paris Docks, Ontario Flower Power, London Media Out There Design Marketplace Ad Index Get Lost A Monumental Match Game On the cover: The Washington Monument is one of more than 70 monuments and memorials on the National Mall. A new signage and wayﬁnding system will help 25 million annual visitors ﬁnd their way around. See story, page 34. (Painting: Wayne Hunt) segdDESIGN 3

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