Great Shots: Building Peace

21 10 2009

What does it look like to build peace? The huge new U.S. Institute of Peace being built along Constitution Ave is finally starting to really take shape and the massive winged sculptural roof designed by Moshe Safdie now has its form and support in place. We have talked about the design in the past but what do you think now that it is taking shape?

 

[Photo: MoreJazz3]

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5 responses to “Great Shots: Building Peace”

21 10 2009
Alexa W. (08:31:53) :

It looks like an ugly NFL Stadium, and doesn’t it look like that wing on the front is hanging a lot lower than in the original designs?

21 10 2009
Jon (10:37:20) :

It looks like a cheap rip off of a Gehry museum thrown on top of a precast version of the FBI building. It was an amusing small model and is now a prominent dissapointment, much like the ATF HQ.

21 10 2009
Buff&Blue (11:40:23) :

Actually, it is the new indoor stadium for GW football – the Colonials are returning to the gridiron after a 43-year hiatus.

21 10 2009
tsarchitect (22:48:38) :

What? You all are crazy. I’ll wait till they glaze the thing to pass judgement.

21 04 2010
DC Metrocentric » The Wings of Peace (19:35:05) :

[...] is amazing how after only a few months, the iconic winged roof of the new Institute of Peacehas taken shape. We aren’t fans of the [...]