McMillion Envisions a classical Anacostia
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more from News:
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3783
I haven't read the whole article, yet, but this kind of grand planning worries me, especially since—if I'm reading this correctly—they seem to want to do it in an 18th century french revival style.--
The public character of Washington has grown around two grand plans. First, Charles L'Enfant laid out the city as a sacred grove for the marking of America's history. One century later, the McMillan Commission restored and expanded upon that original design to include the history of the Nineteenth Century.
The city center has grown up in the second hundred years since, enough for Congress to declare the Mall closed to new development. Meanwhile, the rest of the city has built up or spread out into suburbs. In light of the last fifty years, a group of traditional Washingtonian architects have developed an audacious proposal for the next lifetime of growth, known as McMillan Two. Fulfilling some less-known intentions of the McMillan Plan with slight modifications, this plan essentially calls for bringing Paris, mansard, Seine and all, to the Capital of the United States.
[full article at link]
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What do you think about the design itself, historical revival styles, and the whole idea of large scale master planning?
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slovelett
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I think if they're looking for ideas for DC they should look here instead.
(it's only about the Whitehouse, but you get the idea)
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