Dayton, OH

2002

In commemoration of Dayton’s 100th anniversary of the production of the Wright Brothers’ Wright “B” Flyer for World War I, Weitzman and his design team created the Wright B. Flyer Retaining Wall project, completed as part of Phase I of the I-70/I-75 Interchange. This monumental installation, featuring bas-reliefs of the Wright B. Flyer, was one of the first context-sensitive design projects implemented by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Constructed using custom form liners and standard construction methods, the Wright B. Flyers appear to take off and land as commuters drive alongside the wall. The immense wingspans of the planes stretch 40 feet and repeat every 120 feet, forming a monumental, rhythmic mural along the I-70 corridor.