U.S. Navy Memorial

Market Square, Washington, D.C.

This project encompasses the design of a new urban plaza and park, Market Square, and the U.S. Navy Memorial at its center. The Memorial consists of a great circular stone map of the world surrounded by nearly an acre of symbolic ocean in the form of cascading fountains. A series of bas-reliefs depicting historical Navy events defines the principal entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue. The plaza regularly serves as a seating area for concerts given by the U.S. Navy Band who perform on the cascading steps to the north. To the south of the memorial, across Pennsylvania Avenue, two rows of vertical fountains in front of the National Archives Building effectively complete the composition of the park and the terminus of L’Enfant’s Eighth Street axis.  This project was widely publicized in The Washington Post. Michael Costantin developed this work as project architect while at Conklin Rossant Architects.

An aerial view of Market Square with a large globe sculpture of Earth at its center, surrounded by trees and paved walkways.

Aerial View of Model

View of Market Square with classical buildings, a fountain, and a flag in downtown Washington, D.C., with a statue of an eagle atop the Archives Building on the right.

View of Market Square from the U.S. Archive Building across Pennsylvania Avenue

A closeup model view showing a large circular mosaic of the world map, surrounded by a retail plaza, trees, and a glass canopy structure with flags.

Detailed Model View of World Map, Fountains, and Glass Canopy

Perspective View of Retail Plaza and Glass Canopy

Working Drawing of Glass Canopy

Architectural scale model of a government building with a circular map of the world on the ground, trees, and flagpoles in front.

Model View

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