Looking up Good Hope Road:
Looking Down Good Hope Road:
What it looks like now:
Are they planning to underground the utility lines? I certainly hope so, and the renderings assume as much.
The architects have already won a 2008 Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects for the design, in the "unbuilt" category. I'm looking forward to seeing this thing come out of the ground. But, as with any uber-modern design (is it really, or does it look like it was built in the 1960s.. can't tell), I can only hope that it won't be irrelevant in five or ten years. To really last, buildings must be designed to be loved for a long time.
photos by DG-rad
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It already looks dated. Blech. I don't know how they could win an award with that design for anything other than "Most likely to look outdated 3 seconds after completion."
I really like it! Including the green. It looks modern and light and totally different than what is already in the neighborhood - hopefully the quality if not the style will be reflected in future additions
Outdated and loud. Why the Giant A?
A for Anacostia ...but since this library is technically in the Fairlawn neighborhood, I wonder about calling it the Anacostia neighborhood library
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