| In Perspective: The Highly-trod
Ground of the National Mall
| Washington Monument: Award
Winning Landscape Architecture
| ASLA Recommendations to Maintain the Mall's Historical Integrity, 2006
| ASLA Recommendations for
Integrating Sustainable Practices
in the Mall's Renovation
The revitalized Washington Monument articulates the site's character and identity within the context of the National Mall and demonstrates the art and craft of landscape architecture in a very prominent place. The design is bold and clear; a minimalist solution that turned a project originally funded to prevent terrorism into a handsome civic amenity. It is proof that the union of sound security and artful design is not only possible, but can be functional and graceful. More...