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Threat to Pershing Park Increases

Jan 26, 2016

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NPS Declares Pershing Park Eligible for National Register

Jan 14, 2016

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Pershing Park Determined Eligible for Listing in the National Register of Historic Places

Sep 23, 2016

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Plans to Erase Pershing Park Encounter Roadblocks

Dec 09, 2015

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Targeting the Heart of D.C.'s Pershing Park

Jun 16, 2017

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WWI Memorial in Pershing Park Takes Final Form

Apr 26, 2019

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CFA Approves Design Concept for WWI Memorial in Pershing Park

Jul 20, 2018

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Threat to Pershing Park Draws International Attention

Aug 18, 2015

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Pershing Park on Pennsylvania Avenue Is Threatened

Aug 03, 2015

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After a Difficult Presentation Before the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, What’s Next for the World War I Memorial?

May 21, 2018

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World War I Centennial Commission Selection of Weight of Sacrifice by Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard Could Lead to Demolition of Pershing Park

Jan 26, 2016

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Washington, D.C.’s Pershing Park put on Landslide® List of Nationally Significant At-Risk and Threatened Landscapes

Aug 05, 2015

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The Cultural Landscape Foundation Opposes Demolition of Pershing Park for a World War I Memorial

Aug 19, 2015

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Plans for D.C.'s Pershing Park Mired in Debate Over Protection and Progress

Mar 17, 2016

The Architect's Newspaper

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Concrete Details: The Winning WWI Memorial Designer Did Just What Was Asked. And That’s the Problem.

Feb 25, 2016

Washington City Paper

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Honors architecture alumnus Joe Weishaar, 25, to design national WWI Memorial

Feb 07, 2016

University of Arkansas

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Here’s How the World War I Memorial Will Change Pershing Park

Jan 29, 2016

Washingtonian

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25-year-old architect wins competition for World War I memorial in Pershing Park

Jan 29, 2016

Building Design & Construction

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Winning Design Selected for the World War I Memorial in DC

Jan 29, 2016

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25-year-old architect wins WWI memorial design competition

Jan 28, 2016

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Design Picked for the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Jan 28, 2016

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Landscape architects’ WWI memorial awaits federal approval

Jan 28, 2016

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Top WWI memorial design: 'The Weight of Sacrifice'

Jan 27, 2016

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WWI Centennial Commission Selects "The Weight of Sacrifice" for Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Jan 27, 2016

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World War I Centennial Commission selects memorial design

Jan 26, 2016

Washington Business Journal

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WWI commission announces winning design for D.C. memorial

Jan 26, 2016

Washington Times

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Photos: Commission Makes Its Pick For A World War I Memorial In Pershing Park

Jan 26, 2016

DCist

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A Park Full of Ideals

Dec 01, 2015

Modern Magazine

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Why one group opposes sacrificing D.C.'s Pershing Park for World War I memorial

Aug 24, 2015

Washington Business Journal

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KAMJZ Proposes to Preserve Pershing Park with an Overhead Memorial

Aug 24, 2015

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Stage II Finalists announced for World War I Memorial

Aug 23, 2015

World Landscape Architecture

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World War I Memorial finalists chosen

Aug 21, 2015

Military Times

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5 Finalists in Contest to Design World War I Memorial in DC

Aug 19, 2015

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Introducing The Five Finalists For The WWI Memorial In Pershing Park

Aug 19, 2015

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Pershing Park to get makeover, but it will not feature a giant ax

Aug 19, 2015

Washington Post

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Charles Birnbaum on the Need to Save DC's Pershing Park

Aug 18, 2015

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Pershing Park - Q+A: Charles Birnbaum, President and CEO of The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Aug 14, 2015

Architect Magazine

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World War I Memorial Proposals Please Classicists and Anger Preservationists

Aug 08, 2015

Architectural Record

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How Many World War I Memorials Does One Park Need?

Aug 05, 2015

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