"The National Ideas Competition is an ideal way to spark new thinking from citizens and professionals about this hugely important symbolic space. With fresh, visionary thought the Washington Monument grounds could one day become the real heart of the nation, not necessarily in the way L’Enfant or the McMillan planners envisioned it but in a new way that speaks to the aspirations of the 21st century.”
— Kirk Savage,
Winner of the 2010 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum
"Courtesy Roger K. Lewis, The Washington Post, March 16, 1991"
30th Jun 2010 | Posted in: Slider, UncategorizedComments Off on The WAMO Competition gives us an opportunity to help shape the future with creative ideas.
30th Jun 2010 | Posted in: Slider, UncategorizedComments Off on What are your ideas to make the grounds more welcoming, educational, and effectively used by the public?
30th Jun 2010 | Posted in: Slider, UncategorizedComments Off on Some looked for inspiration in European royal gardens, others in the natural ecology of the original Potomac River setting.
21st May 2010 | Posted in: Slider, UncategorizedComments Off on Can the Washington Monument grounds be made more welcoming, educational, and effectively used by the public?
20th May 2010 | Posted in: SliderComments Off on The Stage 1 jury met on January 28th, 2011 and walked the Monument grounds. They deliberated and chose 24 semi-finalists.