Bridging Anacostia

dc.contributor.advisorWortham, Brooke Den_US
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Corey Jen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-22T05:39:47Z
dc.date.available2007-06-22T05:39:47Z
dc.date.issued2007-05-21
dc.description.abstractCountless cities face issues of disconnection. Washington, DC's Anacostia neighborhood remains physically, socially, and economically separated from the city at-large, while failing to take advantage of its proximity to an under utilized waterfront. This thesis explores ideas about "bridging", not only physically but also metaphorically and socially. Interstate 295, as a physical and perceptual barrier, has had the most negative impact on this area. This thesis proposes to create connections between Anacostia, the waterfront, and greater Washington, DC by engaging land use into and beneath the highway thereby creating thresholds between Anacostia, the waterfront, and greater Washington, DC. Furthermore, this thesis sites the Frederick Douglass neighborhood and heritage center which not only bridges the highway, but also creates a physical link between historic Anacostia and the waterfront.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/7010
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAnacostiaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHighwaysen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFrederick Douglassen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWashington, DCen_US
dc.titleBridging Anacostiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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