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A N A C O S T I A P L A N I N S T A L L A T I O NBURASWORKS * OPEN URBAN DESIGN STUDIO WASHINGTON DC * NATIONAL CIVIC ART SOCIETY

A N A C O S T I A P L A N I N S T A L L A T I O N

No-Man’s Land to All Man’s Land

A N A C O S T I A P L A N I N S T A L L A T I O NBURASWORKS * OPEN URBAN DESIGN STUDIO WASHINGTON DC * NATIONAL CIVIC ART SOCIETY W A S H I N G T O N I S H E I R T O T H E H U M A N I S T I C

T R A D I T I O N



L’ E N F A N T P L A N


M C M I L L A N P L A N

A N A C O S T I A P L A N I N S T A L L A T I O NBURASWORKS * OPEN URBAN DESIGN STUDIO WASHINGTON DC * NATIONAL CIVIC ART SOCIETY D C A S W E K N O W I T … L O V E I T … T H I N K O F I T

A N A C O S T I A P L A N I N S T A L L A T I O NBURASWORKS * OPEN URBAN DESIGN STUDIO WASHINGTON DC * NATIONAL CIVIC ART SOCIETY P R O G R E S S ?

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U R B A N C A N C E R ?


N O M A N ’ S L A N D ?


U R B A N L I F E / T H E L I F E O F A C I T Y


C L A S S I C P L A N N I N G A L W A Y S W O R K E D


• When unpenalized, people choose to use beautiful places over others.

Beautiful spaces are functional and economical.

• Beautiful spaces elicit statements of “it’s beautiful” regardless of their date of

construction. People often choose to maintain them for generations.

Beautiful spaces are fundamentally sustainable.

• People in beautiful places are often on their “best behavior”, generally seem less

prone to aggression and frequently less easy to victimize.

Beautiful spaces are calming, encourage respect and are safer,

T H E P U R P O S E O F U R B A N I S M I S T O D E S I G N

A L E G A C Y O F B E A U T I F U L P L A C E S F O R P E O P L E


• We take the 100 year perspective.

• The Federal District was formed around the persona of George Washington. It is based on the stability of humanistic values.

• The L’enfant Plan is the urban DNA of the District of Columbia.

• The McMillan Commission’s interpretation of the L'enfant Plan and the Commission’s own proposals provide a basis for the continued development of the City.

• Design in any scale must be sustainable and withstand the test of time.It will be judged on Firmness, Commodity and Delight:

F I R M N E S S = longevity and sustainability.

C O M M O D I T Y = functional flexibility, easy adaptation, regional appropriateness.

D E L I G H T = timelessness and beauty.

D E S I G N P R I N C I P L E S


A N A C O S T I A 2 0 3 8


ANACOSTIA SEINE

Width 1000 feet 500 feet

Bridge Frequency 1 mile ¼ mile

Pedestrian access 0 all

Freeways and RR mile wide no-man’s land under quays

SW and 295 Freeways divide the city with a mile NO-MAN’S LAND.

They carry together less traffic than the CHAMPS ÉLYSÉES

R I V E R S C O M P A R E D

R I V E R Q U A Y S

“… the activity of the waterfront would really add to the interest of the parkway and give a character to it possessed by no other in this country. In several European river cities, notably Paris, Vienna and Budapest there are such combinations of a commercial quay with a promenade at a higher level and they form in many cases the most popular and delightful resorts for the people, but in no case we believe, are the conditions so favorable as at Washington…”


T H E P L A N


T H E P L A N


The 100 year perspective is a holistic,

organic approach that pays for itself

with benefits across the board. It

retains and builds memory into the

urban fabric and heals gaping social,

economic and political wounds with

common heritage, meaning and

utility.

T H I S P L A N H A S 4 G O A L S . . .


D E S I G N G O A L # 4

M A K E D C A W O R L D - C L A S S C I T Y

i. Create a beautiful urban waterfront to vie with Paris.

ii. Replace blighted freeways with beautiful boulevards

and parks.

iii. Express a river gateway at the mouth of the Anacostia.

iv. Create a great aquatic urban space at Naval Basin.

v. Connect pedestrians and bicyclists to the entire city with

frequent bridges.

vi. Create center-city resources on a scale hitherto unimaginable.

vii. Create r a national legacy for the leaders of our time.


N O T A M Y T H



D O T H E P R A C T I C A L , L O N G - T E R M , S E N S I B L E T H I N G

i. Resolve storm water, freeway, and train issues and

ii. Protect the City from 1000 year floods,.

iii. Provide unobtrusive functional space for commercial

and private uses.

iv. Support a diverse array of landscape environments,

from river to city.

v. Maintain the high city-wide percentage of accessible

green spaces .

vi. Meet regional sustainability, smart growth, and

“green” goals.


H O W I T W O R K S


B R I D G E S



T H E D E V E L O P M E N T P A Y S F O R I T S E L F

i. No payment of damages to residents.

ii. All land is reclaimed or Federal. Sale of land pays

for infrastructure.

iii. Small lots retain the urban and societal expression

of democracy,

iv. Do not enable oversized, inhuman projects, while

v. Creating an economic opportunity for developers,

the neighborhoods, the city, and the region.


E X A M P L E : S O U T H W E S T W A T E R F R O N T

U S N A V Y M U S E U M


D E S I G N G O A L # !

A N E C O N O M I C P L A N W I T H G R E A T S O C I A L B E N E F I T S

i. Create unprecedented opportunities for the residents of

Anacostia without resorting to welfare or social programs.

ii. No residents displaced and all residents receive property.

iii. Generate jobs and economic opportunity for locals.

iv. (Re-) establish high-level educational institutions.

v. Provide opportunities to learn useful skills and enter the

middle class.

vi. Retain in the urban fabric community memories linked to

the river and its settlements.


i. accommodates and guides future functional development

consistent with DC’s L’Enfant “DNA” and McMillan Plan.

ii. creates innumerable places of timeless beauty and

character setting Washington as the national standard.

iii. librates decision-makers from ephemeral politics and

provides ample opportunity to build consensus.

T H I S P L A N M A K E S S E N S E


A V A N T G A R D E


Stephanie Bothwell Larry BradyKalinda Brown Nir BurasMichael Curtis Julia GarzaAlex Moll Virendra RawatEverett SchramPeter Seidel

STUDIO TEAM 2006 STUDIO TEAM 2013

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