Design Competition for a new National World War I Memorial in Washington DC

Design Competition for World War I Memorial

Description
The iconic wall for Vietnam, the fountains for WWII and the rows upon rows of white stones in Arlington hold tribute to those who perished for freedom from the Civil War to today. But there is something missing from the familiar landscape of our nation’s capital, and now is your chance to remedy that and pay tribute to the heroes of the Great War.

World War I Centennial Commission opened a design competition for a National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC, May 21. The site approved by Congress for the monument is Pershing Park in Washington, DC.

While the nation erected monuments for other conflicts over the years, WWI remained unnoticed, despite costing more American lives than Vietnam and Korea combined and shifting the world in ways still evident today.

The two-stage design competition is an open, international contest for professionals, university-level students or any other interested participants.

In the first stage, participants will submit narrative and graphic descriptions of a design concept responding to the competition’s design goals. Submissions from Stage I selected as finalists will be further refined and developed in Stage II.

Jury
Maurice Cox
Benjamin Forgey
Laurie Olin
Harry Robinson
Brigadier General John F. Shortal, USA (Ret.)
Allison Williams
Jennifer Wingate

Prize
Those individuals or teams that are invited to participate in Stage II of this Design Competition become eligible to receive a $25,000 Honorarium.

Entry Fee
$100

Timetable
Announcement of Selected Design: January 20, 2016

Organizer
World War I Centennial Commission

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