Twelve design proposals to redesign three sites on the National Mall go on display today as part of a contest to rejuvenate and enliven America's front yard. more ›

Yesterday Frank Gehry received a nod of support for his controversial design for the Eisenhower Memorial. more ›

As a congressional committee heard complaints over a proposed memorial for President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a hearing yesterday, architect Frank Gehry said he would be open to making changes to his controversial design. more ›

It's never a good idea to design anything by committee, much less should the nation's memorials be left to members of Congress. Regardless, a proposed design for a memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower that has attracted widespread criticism will be the topic of a congressional hearing later this month. more ›

As everyone from members of Congress to conservative commentators the family of former President Dwight Eisenhower complains, the minds behind the controversial memorial to the 34th president rolled out a new image of the proposed memorial this week showing what it would look like from the ground-level. more ›

As the backlash to Frank Gehry's design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial continues, conservative commentator David Frum writes on The Daily Beast that hiring Gehry to design the monument "was an exercise in predictable failure." more ›

Frank Gehry may be an acclaimed architect, but Dwight D. Eisenhower's family really doesn't care for the memorial he's designed for the 34th U.S. president. more ›

This week, architect Frank Gehry was in town to explain himself. more ›

The National Capital Planning Commission will consider design alternatives for the Frank Gehry-designed Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial this week, which is planned to be installed between 4th and 6th Streets SW south of Independence Avenue, and could see final plenary review later in 2011. But based on reaction to the latest stage of designs, it might not be smooth sailing. more ›

Superstar architect Frank Gehry unveiled his designs for the future Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. more ›

So the Eisenhower Memorial Commission and the General Services Administration have picked Frank Gehry to design a memorial to be erected in Washington honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Gehry is surely the most famous working American architect today. That fame is based on designs for fanciful, billowing metallic structures that create a lot of glare and heat. The last time Gehry was involved in a major project in D.C., things didn't go so well. Here's hoping Gehry's design for the Eisenhower Memorial manages to create only the good kind of heat. more ›