these four firms were krueck and sexton, gehry partners, roger marvel architects and pwp landscape architecture. all four firms were asked to provide a design vision for the eisenhower memorial. the vision was to be based on the site and urban context, the eisenhower memorial criteria and the philosophy and aspirations. the written report of findings and recommendations were submitted by the jury to the ae evaluation board. the ae evaluation board reviewed the jury's findings as well as design vision concepts. they recommended the selection of gehry partners as the architect for the eisenhower memorial. a contract with gehry partners was pursued and began in january 2010 and is currently in process. it is worth noting approval for a memorial of this importance is a deliberate project and engages a variety of consulting bodies. any proposed monument must undergo a rigorous review process with ample opportunity for public input and involvement. as an agent of the emc, gsa's role was to administer the process that helped select a highly qualified design firm. the resulting design concept itself ha