Eisenhower Memorial unchanged, despite objections

Published February 20, 2014 7:42pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Architect Frank Gehry is maintaining key elements of his design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, despite criticism from a federal arts panel and outside groups.

Gehry’s Los Angeles-based team presented revisions Thursday to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. But the changes were limited to the landscape, adding 74 trees to the planned memorial park.

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