Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Jen Golbeck
The C&O Canal in Georgetown
An ambitious plan to redesign Georgetown’s C & O Canal is taking shape with the design firm behind New York City’s High Line Park taking the lead. The canal has not been used for transport since 1924 and its beloved boat fell into disrepair when the Park Service removed it last year to begin restoration. We explore how designers are re-imagining the area by looking at other efforts in the region to re-engage and re-purpose aging infrastructure for public use.
Guests
- Roger Lewis Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
- James Corner President, James Corner Field Operations Architecture Firm to redesign the C & O Canal @fieldoperations
- Kevin Brandt C & O Canal National Historic Park Superintendent @COcanalNPS
Photos of Georgetown's C & O Canal and redevelopment ideas
The Georgetown Canal Boat
C & O Canal in Georgetown
The C&O Canal in Georgetown
New York's High Line Park
The Uline Arena, site of the first Beatles Concert in the United States, has been transformed into a flagship REI Store.
San Antonio River Walk, a suggestion for development ideas for the canal.
Baltimore's Camden Yards was redeveloped from the old B & O Warehouse.
The 11th Street Project in Southeast which is being developed as an arts gateway.
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