Monday, August 20, 2012

Honoring Ike is Simple. A Quick Fix For the Memorial

The battle over the Eisenhower Memorial has been raging since the project was awarded to celebrity architect Frank Gehry and his resulting design was first revealed. Members of the family have called for a total redesign, some calling it a "montrosity", among other things.

One critic says the solution is right before us, pointing to the simplicity of treasured monuments like the Lincoln Memorial, and saying...
A memorial is not a biography in stone. A memorial’s task is not to sum up a life, but to capture the essence of a life in a unified, powerful image.
Take a look...I think he's got a good point.
http://www.eisenhowermemorial.net/guardian-memorial-biography-stone-lincoln-memorial-model-ike-memorial.html

No comments:

Post a Comment