Michael Wiencek, Jr. presents three case studies in the Washington metropolitan area where innovative problem solving design created desirable housing units from old office buildings.
Panel: Restoring and Reusing Kirkbride's Mental Health Hospitals
Discussion on how St. Elizabeths, Buffalo State Asylum, and Greystone Parks are inspiring a new understanding of the influence and role of historic preservation of Kirkbride style mental health hospitals.
Design Showcase: Monuments of the Future: Student Views
Find out how CityVision students from Stuart-Hobson Middle School researched the function of monuments in a city and discuss their plans for new commemorative spaces in Washington, D.C.
A bike tour of Buzzard Point, highlighting current use, planned developments, ideas to improve the public realm and future connections to points of interest in Southwest.
Celebrating Brookfield Properties and the National Endowment for the Arts for their profound commitment and lasting contributions to public art, community building, and creative place-making.
More than Living: Building Smart Communities for the Future
National Building Museum Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), National Capital Planning Commission, and the DC Office of Planning will sit down to expand on the topic of "community building" and "creative place making....
Architect Sir David Adjaye and architecture critic Paul Goldberger discuss Adjaye's career and explore the challenges and opportunities he has experienced working on projects in both the public and private realm.
A bike tour of Buzzard Point, highlighting current use, planned developments, ideas to improve the public realm and future connections to points of interest in Southwest such as the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Nationals Park, and adjacent neighborhoods.
Rescheduled Family Afternoon: Neighborhood Design Day
Join the transformation and unveiling of a new community space in the Benning neighborhooddesigned and built by teens in the Design Apprenticeship Program.
Author Jane Goodrich's love of architecture propels her readers into her journey to rebuild Kragsyde, which was once considered an icon of American architecture. A book signing will follow the talk.