The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation unveiled today, on Constitution Day, the first public images of the innovative design concept for the memorial at the National Mall that will be dedicated to press freedom and the journalists who have lost their lives in service to that cause.
The design concept will be presented for review to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on September 19. The National Capital Planning Commission will also review the concept on October 3.
Led by renowned Chicago-based architecture firm John Ronan Architects, the design concept marks a major milestone in the process leading up to the construction of the memorial. The selection of John Ronan Architects to design the memorial was the culmination of a year-long process overseen by a 10-person design team selection committee led by Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger.
