Marvin Gaye Recreation Center Tour with AIA|DC
Marisa and Rick gave a thorough and descriptive tour of the soon-to-be-open Marvin Gaye Recreation Center. Some talking points included the building's passive and active sustainable features,...
Grand Opening of the DC Infrastructure Academy /
Grand Opening of the DC Infrastructure Academy
Starting in March of 2018, DC residents can attend the DC Infrastructure Academy to pursue infrastructure jobs with public utility companies in the city. This program will be used as a bridge...
Streets That Hug /
Streets That Hug
Around noon, the sun casts the smallest shadow from my feet onto the stone pavement. To my left, oversized trucks crowd the one-way road — to my right, walls are colored golden yellow, pale brown,...
Where Did All the Blue Skies Go? /
Where Did All the Blue Skies Go?
Marvin Gaye didn’t sing “Love The One You’re With” — that would be Stephen Stills. But the line seems appropriate when we talk about biophilia and urban green field sites. While these sites are often...
Biophilia /
Biophilia
We are better than telephone poles disguised as trees. We don’t need plastic flowers and wallpapered bricks. We need sunlight and the change of seasons. We need the wind and the rain and seeing a...