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Part 4 in a Series on Unbuilt Washington Unbuilt projects punctuate the history of modern Washington, and it is remarkable how quickly some of these proposals have been forgotten. Many Washingtonians, for instance, remember Frank Gehry’s design of 1999 for the extension of the Corcoran...

Part 3 in a Series on Unbuilt Washington Given the current political climate, it is hard to imagine an era in which elected officials and even private citizens from across the country were clamoring for the federal government to spend money on the beautification of...

Part 2 in a Series on Unbuilt Washington Monuments and memorials, laden with symbolism as they are, often generate public controversy and elicit impassioned proposals from designers. The Washington Monument is a case in point, and the structure’s magnificent simplicity belies its tortured history. Pierre...

Part 1 in a Series on Unbuilt Washington Imagine you are traveling into Washington, D.C., from northern Virginia. As you approach the Potomac River, you see the tall, craggy, medieval-looking towers of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Bridge looming in the foreground, largely blocking the...

By Andrew Caruso On September 20, 2011, the National Building Museum hosted Grace La and James Dallman of LA DALLMAN, for Spotlight on Design. National Building Museum Online. Contributor Andrew Caruso recently held a conversation with La and Dallman about their prominence among the country’s emerging...