Including Museums, Monuments and Memorials
This important area of the city is a particular focus of the Committee of 100 because of its importance to the city and its identity, and because there is generally no local residential population to monitor and comment on actions. In recent years, there has been a plethora of proposals for monuments and memorials in the area of the Mall. The Committee of 100 comments on site selection and design of memorials. Smithsonian including Bezos addition to National Air and Space, Hirshhorn, Peace Corps Commemorative Park, Fallen Journalists, Kennedy Center, NCPC plans and proposals, etc.
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National Mall and Federal Enclave
C100 Comments On Peace Corps Commemorative Park
Carol Aten, John Fondersmith, & Pat Tiller
C100 Comments To NCPC On Monumental Core Streetscape Design Guidelines
Carol Aten, John Fondersmith, Pat Tiller, Elizabeth Purcell, Faith Wheeler
Comments on the National Capital Planning Commission's (NCPC) Draft "Monumental Core Streetscape Guidelines: Vertical and Surface Elements" were submitted on April 27, 2022. The Committee of 100 suggested improving the definitions of the Monumental Core boundaries and suggested changes and additions for describing Vertical and Surface Elements.
C100 Comments To NCPC On Monumental Core Streetscape Design Guidelines
Carol Aten, John Fondersmith, Pat Tiller, Elizabeth Purcell, Faith Wheeler
Comments on the National Capital Planning Commission's (NCPC) Draft "Monumental Core Streetscape Guidelines: Vertical and Surface Elements" were submitted on April 27, 2022. The Committee of 100 suggested improving the definitions of the Monumental Core boundaries and suggested changes and additions for describing Vertical and Surface Elements.
C100 Comments On DC Commemorative Works Program
Kirby Vining
The District's new Commemorative Works Program will begin to give appropriate attention to persons, events and sites that are part of the history of our city, Washington, D.C. This program can be important in the continuing development of our city and enrichment of our neighborhoods. The Committee of 100 applauds the first steps in this program.
C100 Statement On Monuments
C100 Trustees
The C100 is dedicated to balancing the ever-changing needs of a growing city and the District’s role as the Nation’s Capital.
C100 Comments NCPC Monumental Core Streetscape Framework & Lighting Policy
Kirby Vining
C100 Comments On The Design Of The Peace Corps Commemorative Park
Carol Aten, John Fondersmith, Pat Tiller
C100 Letter National Desert Storm War Memorial
Stephen A. Hansen
The first step with the National Desert Storm War Memorial is to select a site. Two sites were indicated by the National Park Service. Site 1 is on Columbia Island on the west side of the Potomac River and Site 2 is on the west end of the National Mall, just west of 23rd Street, NW and near Constitution Avenue, north of the Lincoln Memorial. After reviewing both sites, the C100 recommended Site 2.
C100 Letter NCPC Regarding Renwick Signs
Erik Hein
The C100 is concerned about the after-the-fact Section 106 review being conducted for the back-lit signage that has already been installed by the Smithsonian at the Renwick Gallery. The signs are inappropriate for this National Historic Landmark and its historic location near the White House, violate DC sign codes, and are a departure from the standard signage deployed at other Smithsonian institutions.
C100 Comments Pershing Park
Nancy MacWood
John Fondersmith
In summary, we suggest further revisions that would retain as much of the original park design as possible, while incorporating new features such as the central grass panel, the water feature, and the Memorial Wall. We believe a better visual connection between the west side of the park and the Pershing statue area is needed. Finally, we believe improvements of some kind to the Pershing statue area (the walls adjacent to the statue) are needed. Further work on the Memorial Wall design is needed.