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It's hard to get creative with a 12-13 story office box. I think DT DC is uninspiring to some degree from a commercial architectural standpoint. But a lot of the new condos and apartment buildings look really nice. Keep in mind that DT DC has arguably more iconic structures than any city in N.A. Capitol, Monument, White House, etc....
It's hard to get creative with a 12-13 story office box. I think DT DC is uninspiring to some degree from a commercial architectural standpoint. But a lot of the new condos and apartment buildings look really nice. Keep in mind that DT DC has arguably more iconic structures than any city in N.A. Capitol, Monument, White House, etc....
First, the Capitol is not "Downtown." It's Capitol Hill. People call it that for a reason.
Second, it's not "arguable" that Downtown DC, or DC as a whole, has more iconic structures than Manhattan.
First, the Capitol is not "Downtown." It's Capitol Hill. People call it that for a reason.
Second, it's not "arguable" that Downtown DC, or DC as a whole, has more iconic structures than Manhattan.
The western plaza of the Capitol is DT DC (where Constitution Ave, Pennsylvania Ave and Independence Ave converge). Secondly, DT DC can give Manhattan a run for its money with iconic structures that are recognized around the world. Here are some more. Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial. I just gave you five quick ones.
It's hard to get creative with a 12-13 story office box. I think DT DC is uninspiring to some degree from a commercial architectural standpoint. But a lot of the new condos and apartment buildings look really nice. Keep in mind that DT DC has arguably more iconic structures than any city in N.A. Capitol, Monument, White House, etc....
older 12-13 story office buildings can be interesting.
may not be offices but could be interesting:
an old building (now condos) in the center of the city:
I'm guessing most of these view might be able to pass for Philadelphia, with the exception of the iconic building in the last photo.
Well, downtown DC buildings don't look like the suburbs for one. They don't look like anywhere really. Also, the retail in downtown DC is not an issue. When was the last time you were in DC? The amount of chef driven restaurants in the city is at an All-Time high. I'm sure you will be reading about it soon. Also, shopping is making a huge comeback in DC right now. I guess you will have to wait and see.
Of course it doesn't look like suburbs. That's not what I was trying to say.
For me it isn't a matter of New vs. Old, it is all about design. Many new buildings (in all cities, not just DC) are very uninspiring, and once they age they will no longer have the "new" to fall back on. Not that all older buildings are great either, there are many ugly buildings that were built many decades ago that I wouldn't mind seeing torn down. The ideal scenario for me is a mixture of old and new.
Yea, pretty much. They already look like ass now, just imagine how stupid they'll look in two decades or so. Given how much beautiful architecture there is in DC, I can't believe people are cheerleading such terrible crap being put up. There's going to be demand for development anyhow--why not at least put some semblance of effort into the design?
older 12-13 story office buildings can be interesting.
may not be offices but could be interesting:
an old building (now condos) in the center of the city:
I'm guessing most of these view might be able to pass for Philadelphia, with the exception of the iconic building in the last photo.
None of those are new buildings, DC has hundreds of beautiful old buildings, I think DC's Finest point (and my initial point since I brought up design), is that there are not many NEW buildings that have all that interesting of designs; much of this is because of the height restriction in DC, and much of it is profit margins for builders/developers (applies to almost all cities).
Which is the whole point. It's nearly three times the size, has huge abandoned areas, and still higher density than DC. And that density extends well into the suburbs, which isn't generally the case for DC.
Alrington & Alexandria, which contain a combined population of around 350K and are on the opposite side of the potomac are at around 8-9K in population density.
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