We haven’t had one of these for awhile – but finalists for Washington, D.C.’s proposed 11th Street Bridge are already worth highlighting. From CityLab:
Make no mistake: Any of the finalists in the competition to design D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge Park is a winner. This is the savviest proposal for adapting outmoded infrastructure since the High Line. The four teams that made the grade as finalists to design the thing met the challenge.
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Balmori Associates with Cooper, Robertson & Partners
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Stoss Landscape Urbanism with Höweler + Yoon Architecture
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OLIN and OMA
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Wallace Roberts & Todd with NEXT Architects and Magnusson Klemencic Associates
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Quick question: Which civic party, candidate or leader is proposing a project for Vancouver of similar utility and high design?
I’d welcome an adaptive reuse like this for one of the viaducts, with two provisos: first, that it also serves as an entry level for adjacent buildings and second, that the other viaduct continue in a better form for vehicular traffic.