Over 500 people from all across the country and around the world participated in the National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds. From a field of twenty-four semifinalists, a distinguished jury chose six top ideas. Now it is the public’s turn to choose the top two People’s Choice winners. More information on the finalists and their proposals after the break.
ARCS OF SHADE
by Stephen Lederach, Princeton, NJ
FIELD OF STARS
by Catherine Peek, Pittsburgh, PA
A GREAT INCLINED PLANE
by Julian Hunt, Lucrecia Laudi, Monling Lee and Miguel Angel Maldonado Torres, Washington, DC
MONUMENT OF UNITY
by Jacques Prins, Kevin Battarbee, and Egidijus Kasakaitis, Gouda, The Netherlands
THE PEOPLE’S FORUM
by Karolina Kawiaka, White River Junction, VT
YOU AND ME
by Jinwoo Lim, Seoul, Korea
To participate in the voting process and for more details on the competition’s finalists, visit here.







Washington Monument Grounds Competition Finalists originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 03 Oct 2011.
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