Posts tagged Brutalism
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This map shows Metro’s eleven types of station architecture
Metro is well known for its distinctive vaulted station ceilings, but not all stations are the same. There are eleven different basic architectural station designs in the Metro system. Let’s see where they are. Keep reading…
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Here’s where the feds once envisioned a mile-long cubicle farm
During this year’s World Series, millions of baseball fans will have their eyes turned to Nationals Park, with the new skyline of Half Street SE beyond the left field line. But if federal planners from the 1960s had their way, that view could have been of a tremendous Brutalist office compound instead of a ballfield, dining/entertainment venues, and thousands of high-rise homes. Keep reading…
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The five best Brutalist buildings in the District
Perhaps Brutalist architecture never got a fair chance because of a false cognate. The public has long misunderstood this least lovable of architectural styles, but several local buildings show that even Brutalism can be beautiful. Keep reading…
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Historic preservation in DC prioritizes the loudest neighbors, not the finest buildings
Squeaky wheels turn to historic preservation because it’s the most powerful regulatory tool in a municipality's land-use arsenal. Since every resident “squeaky wheel” is invited to request historic designation for just about any site in the District, many do — and overwhelmingly, they succeed. Keep reading…
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The five best Brutalist buildings in DC
Metro was just one part of a building boom that swept Washington in the 1960s and 1970s, leaving DC with a substantial legacy of Brutalist structures that celebrate the geometry and texture of raw concrete. This post highlights five buildings that combine the Brutalist style with a human scale. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington all in on pedestrian streets
Say goodbye to skywalks; And the gondola goes to … Exxon; The Capitol says capital; How to save Baltimore’s alley houses; Two tough crashes in Maryland; Mapping discrimination and architecture; Airbnb touts its benefits; A piece of old Washington. Keep reading…
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Does DC want boring architecture? Sort of.
DC has a lot of boring architecture, and that’s no mistake; a cheap federal government and a bevy of paper pushers keep the District that way. At least that’s what a few experts on architecture and development in DC had to say at a panel last week. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Abodes well?
Historic house flipping; Data for desegregation; Here comes surge #4; Mic on Metro; Ride hail by the numbers; Rosslyn’s newest high rises; Catch ‘em all on the Mall; A new symbol for the FBI site; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New density for Fairfax
Fairfax zoning fight; New heights for Reston; A library or housing?; Less boring in Loudoun; New design, longer walk; More free Metro; Welcome to Metro; Gentrification hits Cleveland. Keep reading…
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The five best Brutalist buildings in DC
Perhaps Brutalist architecture never got a fair chance because of a false cognate. The public has long misunderstood this least lovable of architectural styles, but several local buildings show that even Brutalism can be beautiful. Keep reading…