The Women’s Memorial and Education Center is the winning design of a national competition. The project creates a new gateway to Arlington National Cemetery and a memorial at a site defined by an historic hemicycle retaining wall.

An excavated arc of space between the hemicycle and the cemetery forms the 37,000 square feet of new construction including the exhibition gallery, an auditorium, conference facilities, and the Hall of Honor. Glass enclosed staircases pierce the historic granite structure and ascend to an upper terrace defined by a 240-foot diameter arc of glass tablets carved with text by and about the women who have served.