"Shaping the City" with Roger Lewis
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-05-27/shaping-city-roger-lewis
An underground trolley tunnel may not sound like a coveted piece of property for developers. But in the District, officials are hoping the development community will come up with a new use for a series of long, dark tunnels under Dupont Circle. We'll learn more about this and other potentially creative uses of odd spaces -- from elevated subway lines to a sand filtration plant.
Guests
Roger Lewis
Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
Julian Hunt
Architect and co-founder of the firm Hunt/Laudi Studio in Washington, D.C.
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The largest underground space in DC is the 20 acres of vaults under the McMillan Sand Filtration Site. These could be used for artists studios including glass works using the sand to make bottles for filtered Potomac water, agro-processing such as cheese-making, winery, brewery, mushroom-growing, cafes and boutique shops. The 25 acre green roof would provide the grapes, hops, vegetables, milk, bee-hives, as fresh produce and raw material for processing. Rain-harvesting, solar panels and wind turbines would complete this sustainable approach, while preserving the architectural and historical features.
Larry Chang
EcolocityDC