6th and G Street, NW
Quite a change from: (more…)
Architecture
“Hirshhorn Museum credit: Ty Cole”
From a press release:
“Brutalist buildings have been called ‘imposing monsters’ and yet they feature prominently in the architectural landscape of the nation’s capital. The National Building Museum uses this perspective as a launching point for its new exhibition, Capital Brutalism, which opens on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Co-organized with the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), Capital Brutalism is the largest-ever survey of Brutalist architecture in Washington, D.C. and will be on display at the Museum through Monday, February 17, 2025.
Capital Brutalism considers the historical underpinnings, current state, and future possibilities of Brutalist architecture by focusing on seven polarizing Brutalist buildings as well as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro system in Washington, D.C. The exhibition uses archival documents, drawings, architectural models and contemporary photographs by Ty Cole to explore how the Brutalist phenomenon and these structures first emerged in the United States capital during the Cold War. Speculative redesigns by leading architecture firms including Studio Gang, Brooks + Scarpa, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Gensler, and BLDUS, along with students from the School of Architecture at University of Nevada, Las Vegas help reimagine potential futures for some of these buildings and invite visitors to consider how we can live with them in the future.
The seven featured D.C. buildings include: (more…)
6th and L Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
This is the building at the corner of 6th and L. It is a federal style historic building built in the early 19th century, probably 1840’s or so. It has amazing exterior details. (more…)
1119 V Street, NW previously home to Tacos El Chilango
“V St popup: reloaded” appears to be completed! (more…)
Thanks to Anne for sending from AU Park.
And thanks to furcafe for sending his find below from Bloomingdale: (more…)
Thanks to Michelle for sending:
“looks like 13th and Harvard is condos, at least in the big building. (more…)
3rd and Tingey Street, SE
Thanks to Sarah for sending from Navy Yard.
Who would be your dream tenant be for this space in the historic Building 170?
And thanks to Jeffrey for sending a wider angle: (more…)
1119 V Street, NW previously home to Tacos El Chilango
Thanks to L. for sending: “Right next to Izakaya Seki. I had to do a double take when I first saw it, thinking that perhaps they were renovating the original pop-up which is just a block to the east.”
And thanks to J. for sending: “This is one block down from the middle finger pop up for a few years ago. At 12th and V.” (more…)
1628 15th Street, NW
Obviously whoever buys this (it’s going for $1,825,000) will likely be doing a massive renovation, understandably. Hopefully they are able to preserve much/some of the exterior (and interior I imagine) awesomeness . The brickwork, the windows, the stairs, the details are incredibly. I’m not holding my breath but hoping for a miracle. Behold some of the awesome: (more…)
“Corner of 3rd & D St NE from the Library of Congress collection.”
Thanks to John for sending this awesome bit of history: “Junction Bakery & Buffalo-Bergen share the ground floor(s) of the gingerbread house site now. (more…)