RUTH BADER GINSBURG MEMORIAL
Year2026
Location
New York City, USA
Materials
concrete, stainless steel
“The spirit Judge Learned Hand described strives for a community where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest. I will keep that wisdom in the front of my mind as long as I am capable of judicial service.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing, July 20, 1993
Suspended at the heart of the memorial, the Dissent Collar becomes a structural tension ring holding two leaning masses in equilibrium. With opposing centers of gravity,
the masses represent poles of human standing in law and society.
Their precise, equalized state reflects RBG’s pursuit of justice.
Together, they imply a civic space open to all.