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National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center

The Visitor Education Center at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is a new 52,000-square-foot facility for education, remembrance, and reflection in Arlington, Virginia.

Lead Contact

Michael Cropper

Principal & Washington, D.C. Office Director

Project Details

Project Partners

Fentress Studios, a Populous Company

Owner

Pentagon Memorial Fund, Inc.

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Completion Date

2029

Area

52,000 ft²

The Visitor Education Center at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, will help visitors understand the events and impact of September 11 while honoring the 184 people killed at the Pentagon and aboard American Airlines Flight 77. — National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor in Arlington, Virginia. Pentagon Memorial Fund/Michael A. Edwards Jr

Thornton Tomasetti is providing integrated structural engineering and protective design and security services for the Visitor Education Center, working with Fentress Studios, a Populous Company. — National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor in Arlington, Virginia. Pentagon Memorial Fund/Michael A. Edwards Jr

The 52,000-square-foot center will tell the story of the events of that day; the lives of those affected; and the local, national, and global response that followed through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and personal accounts. — National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor in Arlington, Virginia. Thornton Tomasetti

Structural & Protective Design for a New Visitor Education Center

The Visitor Education Center at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, will help visitors understand the events and impact of September 11 while honoring the 184 people killed at the Pentagon and aboard American Airlines Flight 77. Thornton Tomasetti is providing integrated structural engineering and protective design and security services for the Visitor Education Center, working with Fentress Studios, a Populous Company.

Engineering a Space for Understanding & Reflection

The 52,000-square-foot center will tell the story of the events of that day; the lives of those affected; and the local, national, and global response that followed through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and personal accounts. The design draws connections to the surrounding site. Seven parallel building forms reference the rows of benches at the Pentagon Memorial, while a sweeping two-story colonnade unifies the main façade and echoes other buildings at the nearby Arlington National Cemetery.

The center is scheduled to open in 2029.