Shaping the City with Roger Lewis
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-02-10/shaping-city-roger-lewis
Half a century ago, the District's Southwest Waterfront was demolished in the name of "urban renewal." Old slums were replaced by superblocks of apartment buildings, and a highway cut the neighborhood off from the rest of the city. Today, the neighborhood is in the midst of another dramatic transition. Kojo and architecture critic Roger Lewis explore the future of DC's waterfront.
Guests
Roger Lewis
Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
Jane Freundel Levey
Director of Heritage Programs, Cultural Tourism DC
Stanton Eckstut
Founding Principal, Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects
Related Links
Slideshow: Southwest Waterfront Plans
All images courtesy of EE&K, a Perkins Eastman company
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How will this development provide affordable housing to DC residents? When I say affordable I don't just mean low income but also middle class housing suitable for families. Most new developments in DC tend to mean condo's from studio to 2 bedrooms in size.
I'd like to echo that question, though with a specific angle in mind. if this is to be a profit-oriented redevelopment endeavor, how can you guard against displacing those who may no longer afford to live there? things tend to get tricky when you endow private interests with a stake in the shape and character of public space.