2024-05-02T22:13:17-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/146672126/25-year-old-architect-wins-wwi-centennial-memorial-competition-in-d-c Justine Testado 2016-01-26T18:28:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/rs/rsemddksxhtya12i.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>As the cityscape of Washington D.C. continues to evolve, another project is in the works at the National World War One Memorial at Pershing Park. Today, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission announced that 25-year-old architect Joseph Weishaar of Brininstool+Lynch and New York veteran sculptor Sabin Howard won the Centennial Memorial design competition with their proposal, "The Weight of Sacrifice". Not a bad start for Weishaar's professional career, no?</p></em><br /><br /><p>Here's a glimpse of the winning proposal:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/j8/j8r96t56b6rgyzyc.jpg"></p><p><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/8d/8d75ain4hvz2wn1q.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/cx/cxtub84mbu65ulp4.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/24/241ojr9xti4g1gom.jpg"></p><p>More about the project&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/wwi_centennial_memorial_winner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Bustler</a>.</p>