Homeland Security Requests Designs for Border Wall
Calling all architects! The Department of Homeland Security is requesting designs for the border wall between the United States and Mexico.
According to Reuters, the request for proposals demands that the wall be 30 feet high, built with concrete and strike a duality between being both “physically imposing” and “aesthetically pleasing in color.” So, does that mean Trump won’t be able to put his tacky gold designs on it?
The primary request is for a 30-foot wall, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a document saying it would accept designs at 18 feet tall.
“Designs with heights of less than 18 feet are not acceptable,” the document said, according to Reuters, adding that the wall should have features that do not allow people to climb over it and should prevent digging below the wall.
“The wall shall prevent/deter for a minimum of 1 hour the creation of a physical breach of the wall (e.g., punching through the wall) larger than 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter or square using sledgehammer, car jack, pickaxe, chisel, battery-operated impact tools, battery-operated cutting tools, oxy/acetylene torch or other similar hand-held tools,” the document read.
