13 Mar Chicago architect wins commission to build memorial to fallen journalists in Washington
A national memorial to fallen journalists conceived in the wake of the deadly June 2018 mass shooting at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Maryland will have a strong Chicago connection.
The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation announced Wednesday that Chicago-based John Ronan Architects will design the memorial slated to rise at the National Mall in Washington, the culmination of a nearly year-long selection process.
The design concept was chosen from more than 50 proposals, besting four finalists with its vision of transparency and light as the core tenets of a free press.