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Well, in the midst of a pandemic, the President decided to prioritize foisting his tastes upon the American public through an executive order, which was first floated in February...and I had thoughts then: https://twitter.com/atrueblood/status/1225901624654204928?s=20 1/19
Twitter and @AIANational have excoriated the EO, so instead of focusing on the innumerable errors and flaws, I will share 32 of the wonderful local and federal DC buildings that are not "classicist" yet critical to our city's ideals and built form. 2/19
There are new & old buildings & renovations. There are local @DCPL @DCDGS buildings & federal buildings by @GSA @smithsonian. Many were improved with @CFA_gov & @NCPCgov feedback. All of them add to the fabric of our Nation's Capital and make it more beautiful. So here goes: 3/19
National Gallery of Art East Building, by I.M. Pei https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/a-design-for-the-east-building.html
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, By Gordon Bunshaft/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill https://www.si.edu/object/architectural-history-hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden-1969%3Asiris_sic_14441 4/19
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, By Gordon Bunshaft/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill https://www.si.edu/object/architectural-history-hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden-1969%3Asiris_sic_14441 4/19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Central Library Renovation of original Mies van der Rohe building by OTJ Architects and Mecanoo https://www.dclibrary.org/mlkfuture 5/19
Bellevue Library, Adjaye Associates and Wiencek Associates https://www.dclibrary.org/node/599
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, renovation and addition by Cox Graae + Spack Architects https://cgsarchitects.com/project/duke-ellington-school-of-the-arts/ 6/19
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, renovation and addition by Cox Graae + Spack Architects https://cgsarchitects.com/project/duke-ellington-school-of-the-arts/ 6/19
National Museum of African American History and Culture, by Adjaye Associates, The Freelon Group, Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/building 7/19
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, by Harry Weese & Associates, renovation and addition by Bing Thom https://www.archdaily.com/89124/arena-stage-bing-thom-architects 8/19
National Portrait Gallery Kogod Courtyard Enclosure, by Foster + Partners https://americanart.si.edu/visit/saam/kogod-courtyard 9/19
The Kennedy Center, by Edward Durell Stone https://www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/history/
Kennedy Center Expansion (The Reach), by Steven Holl Architects https://www.archdaily.com/924378/the-kennedy-center-for-the-performing-arts-steven-holl-architects 10/19
Kennedy Center Expansion (The Reach), by Steven Holl Architects https://www.archdaily.com/924378/the-kennedy-center-for-the-performing-arts-steven-holl-architects 10/19
Washington Metro, original stations by Harry Weese https://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/aia-honor-awards/dc-metro-wins-the-2014-aia-25-year-award_o
Washington Metro post-2000 canopies by Lourie & Chenoweth/Houghton Architects https://www.cfa.gov/about-cfa/design-topics/urban-design/metro-canopy-program 11/19
Washington Metro post-2000 canopies by Lourie & Chenoweth/Houghton Architects https://www.cfa.gov/about-cfa/design-topics/urban-design/metro-canopy-program 11/19
