Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Visitors Center Arlington, Design, Virginia Architecture, USA
9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center
VEC: Contemporary Building in Arlington, Virginia, USA ? design by Fentress Architects
Jun 13, 2017
9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center in Arlington
Design: Fentress Architects
Fentress Architects To Design Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Visitors Center
FENTRESS ARCHITECTS AWARDED 9/11 PENTAGON MEMORIAL VISITOR EDUCATION CENTER
Denver, CO (June 12 2017) — The Pentagon Memorial Fund recently announced the selection of Fentress Architects of Denver as the architect for the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center (VEC) in Arlington, Virginia.

The VEC will be the companion visitor center to the existing memorial (pictured above) that memorializes the 184 lives lost during the tragic events of September 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 77, traveling from Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon. The tragedy took lives of Pentagon employees and all passengers and crew aboard Flight 77. The mission of the 9/11 VEC is to enlighten, educate and engage. It will be the leading authority and primary source of information about the attack on the Pentagon, the 184 victims and the historic response of our nation and nations around the world. Visitors will be educated through interactive exhibitions and programs about the 9/11 experience, the Pentagon Memorial, the Pentagon and the ongo...