Paris on the Anacostia: A Provocative Idea for DC's Waterfront

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Paris on the Anacostia: A Provocative Idea for DC's Waterfront

Taking inspiration from Paris' Seine River & L'Enfant's original DC design plans to redevelop the District's Waterfront for the 21st Century.

It's an amazingly ambitious proposal by a set of architects trained to imagine the future as it could be. Join Kojo to explore a newly unveiled plan -- more than four years in the making -- to NARROW the Anacostia River, and remake Washington's Waterfront, with the goal of bringing in new businesses, training new workers, and completely changing the relationship between folks East and West of the River.

Guests

Nir Buras

Chairman, Buras Architecture

Related Links

McMillian Plan - Creating The Mall
Brief History of L'Enfant & McMillian from Smithsonian Magazine
Buras Architecture

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