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Kengo Kuma selected as the Lead Designer for the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation
January 23, 2025
Kengo Kuma, a globally renowned architect and visionary, is selected as the lead designer for the Gl…
View Timeline StoriesMay 2023: The Foundation Convenes Designer Finalists and Moves into Steps 13-19 of the 24-step Memorial Construction Process
March 7, 2024
Finalists were chosen after a lengthy process, which began summer 2022 with the elevation of 177 Ame…
View Timeline StoriesJuly 2023: Announces the Creation of the Design Advisory Council (DAC)
September 1, 2023
The DAC, a body of Gold Star family members, veterans, and other Global War on Terrorism stakeholde…
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April 2023: NCPC Grants Authorization to Begin Designing Memorial for Site A Location
April 21, 2023
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) authorizes the Foundation to embark on a design for …
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