For the mesh screen, California artist Tomas Osinski created a tapestry displaying the Pointe du Hoc promontory of the Normandy coastline in France, where Eisenhower fought as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during World War II. The tapestry, composed of 640 stainless-steel mesh panels, is supported by a 450-foot-wide by 60-foot-tall cable net attached to six 80-foot-tall granite-clad columns.

ETS began the project in a design-assist role, working alongside architect Gehry Partners, artist Tomas Osinski, and engineer AECOM to develop the design from early concepts, including a structural system that would support the mesh panels. The architect and artist wanted the supporting cable-net structure’s connections to have minimal visibility and no aesthetic impact on the artwork. ETS developed unique detailing to meet this requirement, then installed the cable net, over 12,500 connection parts, high-grade stainless-steel attachments, and 640 steel mesh panels.