MLK Memorial Competition

Great Lawn, Washington D.C.

model of proposed memorial

model of proposed memorial

site plan

site plan

sectional study

sectional study

structural detail

structural detail

This memorial project is situated on axis with the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, along the tidal basin. It is a series of canted walls that  start at ground level and culminate at the axis. Engraved is MLK’s “I have a dream” speech.
The landscape forms a valley on which arbitrary field stones lead up to  the axis, some of which trace the MLK timeline.

Project collaborator: Casey Feeney
Structural Engineering credit: Joe Sage, P.E.