Architecture City Guide: Washington D.C.

Dec 2010

By Kelly Minner — Filed under: Architecture City Guide ,Featured , Eero Saarinen, Fank Lloyd Wright, Foster + Partners, Gordon Bunshaft, Harry Weese, Maya Lin, Michael Graves, Mies van der Rohe, Pelli Clark Pelli Architects, Philip Johnson, SOM, TAC, USA, Washington D.C.

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Welcome to the Architecture City Guide series. Here at ArchDaily we thought this series could especially be put to use during the upcoming holiday season. Many will be traveling to see family, having family visit, or taking a New Year’s vacation to a new city. Here is a small City Guide list, starting with Washington D.C.

We want to hear from you, share with us your City Guide list for buildings in Washington D.C. More cities to come, so be sure to check back.

Follow the break for our Washington D.C. list and a corresponding map!

Architecture City Guide: Washington D.C.

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Minner , Kelly . "Architecture City Guide: Washington D.C." 15 Dec 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/94255>

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vp says:

This is great! Also a google map featuring Archdaily projects around the world would be amazing (users could check interesting projects in a certain location via archdaily)

# December 15, 2010 at 08:17

cindy says:

This is an awesome project!

Whenever I travel, I always look for unique architecture in that city to photograph. This series will be useful for sure!

# December 15, 2010 at 09:36

Brad Hathaway says:

A suggestion for this great project – add Kelly Minner’s November 16, 2010 Arch Daily article on Bing Thom’s fabulous encapsulation, Arena Stage’s Mead Center for the American Theater on the waterfront in Southwest DC – just blocks off the national mall. It is the latest significant landmark in this city of landmarks and those visiting Washington should include it in their tour.

# December 15, 2010 at 10:19

AgentJ says:

Thought for sure the Newseum would be on here.

# December 15, 2010 at 12:07

bkmy says:

I’m hoping that this list will be expendable, letting additional projects to be added can be easily re-visited. Perhaps a new tab on the main page with all the cities featured?

# December 15, 2010 at 12:38

Kelly Minner says:

We are definitely interested in continuing to expand this list, thanks for pointing it out. We want to hear from the readers on what buildings are on their can’t miss list for DC. Thanks for the suggestions so far and keep them coming!

# December 15, 2010 at 13:30

Holcim Awards says:

Wonderful Idea. I can’t wait to see more of these city guides.

# December 15, 2010 at 13:23

Kellie says:

Yes! I have been looking for these architectural guides when traveling.. and now, here it is!

# December 15, 2010 at 13:35

Hungry Elephant says:

Brilliant. Please keep these coming!!!

# December 15, 2010 at 13:52

ArchiChavo says:

Great idea! I’m headed to Dallas/Ft Worth area in a couple of weeks. It would be great to know what to check out while I am there.

# December 15, 2010 at 16:10

Sue T. says:

Congratulations – you managed to move Dulles Airport into the DC city limits. Even Congress hasn’t been able to get an airport constructed in DC so they don’t have to cross the river. The people in upper NW will probably be dismayed to find their homes replaced by runways.

Nice article, though. I look forward to other cities.

# December 15, 2010 at 17:00

new says:

I agree this is a great idea. Add I.M. Pei’s National Gallery of Art East Building, this is a building I’ve visited over 100 times and is still exciting each time I go. Also visit the Building Museum Smithsonian has some very interesting architectural exhibitions.

# December 16, 2010 at 08:51

Luiza says:

really really nice!
i think you should do guides for everywherer! or at least for the most important cities….

# December 16, 2010 at 10:30

Jim Malone says:

I’ve been a DC resident for 10 years (including 5 years at Catholic University School of Architecture). So I couldn’t resist adding my suggestions.

The Lacey – Division 1 Architects
Harman Center for the Arts – Diamond+Schmidt
Pryzbyla Student Center at CUA – Ennead (formerly Polshek Partnership)
Cooper Lewis Condos – SmithGroup
View 14 Condos – SK&I Architects
Union Row – SK&I Architects

Almost anything by Shalom Baranes Architects http://sbaranes.com/
notably:
Incinerator/Ritz Carlton/Loews development in Georgetown
1875 Pennsylvania Ave
22West Condos
WestEnd25 Condos

Additionally as mentioned above or featured previously on ArchDaily:
Newseum – Ennead (formerly Polshek Partnership)
Arena Stage – Bing Thom
Watha T. Daniel Library – Davis Brody Bond

This is just a fraction. I could probably list about 2 dozen more if you’re interested. Lots of my DC architecture photos here: http://bit.ly/gv8rnB

# December 20, 2010 at 20:22

M-Boogie says:

Instead of starting something new/cooking your own little soup:

Post your stuff on mimoa.eu! There are several cities already available.

# December 21, 2010 at 10:08

Brendan says:

I’d suggest including Marcel Breuer’s HUD and HHS Buildings – they’re great examples of postwar concrete architecture. They are better than Mies’ Library, which is one of his worst designs in my opinion. The library is beautifully proportioned, but alien to its urban context (I’m not referring to its style, but instead how the building’s exterior engages pedestrians).

# December 22, 2010 at 23:16

Henry says:

All the ones you have listed are great. I would add Dumbarton Oaks, Roosevelt Island and the Jefferson Library. Dumbarton Oaks is easily the most beautiful garden in the area during the summer, fall, and especially during the cherry blossom festival in spring.
Roosevelt Island was designed by Olmsted Jr. and is a fairly underrated place. Although the memorial leaves much to be desired, the design of the island is fairly nice. Even though Dumbarton and R. Island are not specifically architecture, I thought a few others might be worth adding since the vietnam memorial was up there (probably the most moving memorial)
The Jefferson Library might be a little over the top, but getting a readers card to access the main room and taking in all the detail is well worth.

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