Dallas Police Memorial - Figure 2

Datum was moved by the architect’s concept of stenciling the badge numbers of fallen policemen into the ceiling canopy of the structure. Through these stenciled badge numbers, the sunlight silhouettes them on the asphalt pavement below. The badge numbers of these fallen policemen seem to come alive as the sun and clouds pass over.

The structure has a 40-foot cantilever and is supported by seven sloping steel columns that are located on one edge of the canopy. Datum felt strongly that the structural design had to produce a level straight line. The structural design had to overcome engineering design, fabrication, and erection tolerances.