Wallace Stegner, the late historian known as the dean of writers on the American West, once said that our national parks are “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic. They reflect us at our best rather than…
Conceptual scheme for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 1947 colored pencil on tracing paper. Eero Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Drawn by J. Henderson Barr.
Who wants to commune with legendary architect Eero Saarinen and design a coda to his transcendent masterwork, the…
1962 aerial photo of grounds where Gateway Arch would be constructed.
“Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future,” a major retrospective on the brilliant career of the Finnish-American architect, closed Monday after a lengthy run at Washington University’s Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
The…
Conceptual scheme for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 1947 colored pencil on tracing paper. Cranbrook Archives.
The finish line is within sight for a process the National Park Service began nearly a year ago. The public has until midnight Monday to weigh in…
The student design proposals for the St. Louis Arch Grounds/Riverfront will be on display December 3, 2008 to January 15, 2009 at Architecture St. Louis/Landmarks Association, 911 Washington Ave., St. Louis.
R.S.V.P for opening reception, to be held Wednesday, December 3, 2008,…
Architect Eero Saarinen
Earlier this year, former U.S. Sen. John Danforth unveiled an ambitious vision for a revitalized St. Louis riverfront and Arch grounds.
He said he was prepared to commit $50 million of his family foundation’s assets toward the cost of connecting…
Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth has exhorted the St. Louis region to “think big” about the future of two of its transcendent assets — the Gateway Arch and the Mississippi riverfront.
He sees both as moribund, for…
A group of advocates for our National Parks met with members of the editorial board yesterday.
The topic was Sen. John Danforth’s and the Danforth Foundation’s call to transform public access to the Arch grounds and challenge to think big about how Eero…
Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth has a big vision to leverage St. Louis’s great civic icon — the Arch — improving access from Downtown and developing a compelling cultural institution on its grounds.
His effort is sure to give rise to critics…
The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the initiation of a General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) process for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (commonly referred to as the Gateway Arch).
In the dry prose of a press release issued Friday comes a…
