One question about SC Manhattan

[Crack GMAT750]

I am reading the SC Manhattan, and the first example is: Although William Pereira first gained national recognition for his movie set designs, including those for Reap the Wild Wind and Jane Eyre, future generations will remember him as the architect of the Transamerica Tower, the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University and the city of Irvine.

My question is: why the correct sentence uses "will remember" not "would remember"? The sentence uses present tense because it states a fact? Thanks!!!!

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

Remember that if we're talking about the future, then there aren't any facts! "Will" is used for various different kinds of future, including promises and predictions. That's the meaning here. Presumably this person William Pereira is relatively recent, and 'future generations' refers to generations future to ours.

We can use "would" to indicate future from a past situation, particularly with a narrative emphasis (yes, it's complicated). Take the (correct) example: "Although Nadal lost the first set, he would go on to win the match." In the example that you cite, the phrase 'future generations would remember' would also be acceptable.