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Latrobe Chapter 10th Biennial Symposium “Campus and Complex in the Nation’s Capital”
On March 16‐17, the Latrobe Chapter will hold its tenth biennial symposium on the historic development of Washington, D.C. “Campus and Complex in the Nation’s Capital” will occur over two days with paper sessions at The Catholic University on Saturday, March 16, and a tour of related sites on Sunday, March 17.
AIA Continuing Education Credits are available for each session! 
Symposium
March 16, 2013
8:30am-4:00pm
Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Planning
Crough Center for Architectural Studies
620 Michigan Avenue, Northeast
Washington, DC 20064
Bus and Walking Tour
March 17,2013
1:00-4:300pm
For a downloadable program, click here.
For online registration, click here.
Old Post Office Presentation of Proposed Redevelopment
In case you were not able to make it to the DCPL Annual Memebership Meeting or would like to see it again, here is the presentation of the proposed redevelopment by the Trump Organization and Design Team.
CLICK HERE to see a PDF of the presentation
Washington, DC 2012 Citywide Preservation Conference. Get AIA CECs!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Join DCPL for a conference focused on preservation issues facing communities in the city of Washington.
Sessions
9am-5pm
Mix and Mingle Reception
5:30-7:30pm at The National Trust for Preservation
$20 DCPL Members
$35 Non-Member
FREE for
ANC Commissioners
Students
NTHP Employees
Click Here To Register Online!
Click Here for Printable Agenda and Registration form.
Educational Sessions
Charles Sumner School
1201 17th Street, NW
*AIA CECs available for each session (I LU each session)*
Zoning DC
The District government is well into a multi-year effort to review and rewrite the city’s zoning regulations. Responding to considerable citizen input through a Task Force and many public meetings, modifications have been made to the original proposal. Find out the status of the rewriting process and learn about some of the specifics, particularly as they may affect our historic neighborhoods. Considerable objections have been raised about the proposed changes, and this is an opportunity to get direct answers about the impact of proposed changes from those who are managing the process.
Speaker: Jennifer Steingasser, DC Office of Planning
Union Station
The gateway to the City of Washington has plans abound generated by many stakeholders including Amtrak, the retail management and private development interests. How do the historic aspects of this important building fare under the various proposals, and how do the various pieces fit together? Learn about Amtrak’s Master Plan, Akridge’s air-rights development, and the goals of the Union Station Preservation Coalition who are working to keep preservation a priority for this monumental structure.
Speaker: Brian Harner, Laboratory for Architecture and Building, Inc. (Amtrak Consultant)
Rob Nieweg, National Trust for Historic Preservation
David Tuchmann, Akridge
Beyond the Building: The streetscapes of our historic districts
While the history of Washington’s neighborhoods resides in its buildings, the setting for those structures makes an important contribution to the character of any Historic District. Learn about the components of the streetscape, and how they differ from neighborhood to neighborhood, historic or not. Street trees, sidewalks, lighting and the quasi-public space known as the “parking” will all be covered by experts on each topic. Leave knowing where to turn to protect and improve these features that are important to quality of our city.
Speaker: Chris Shaheen, DC Office of Planning
John Thomas, Division of Urban Forestry
Gabriela Vega, DC Department of Transportation
Capitol Crossing
The center leg (3rd Street Tunnel to New York Avenue) of the I-395 freeway created a brutal gash through Washington’s urban core when it opened in 1973, but it is about to get a partial makeover. A plan, bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the north, 2nd Street on the east, E Street on the south, and 3rd Street on the west, has been approved that will create a 2.2 million square-foot mixed use development returning portions of F and G Streets to the L’Enfant Plan. Hear from the developer how this billion dollar Eco-district will be realized.
Speaker: Sean Cahill, Property Group Partners
New Development Meets the Historic District
When an historic district includes or abuts a parcel that is ripe for development the form and function of what is built can have a major effect on the neighborhood. Bringing the concerns of a neighborhood to bear on a project can take different paths. Hear how two neighborhoods had roles in shaping projects in their midst.
Speakers: James Appleby, Bryan School Neighborhood Association
James Myers, Capitol Hill East
Sheryl Walter, U Street Neighborhood Association
Reception
Mix and Mingle Reception
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Board Room
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
5:30-7:30pm
2013 Historic Preservation Awards – Call for Nominations
By Bruce Yarnall, August 23, 2012, Historic Preservation Office, DC Office of Planning
Click here for Nomination Form
The Historic Preservation Office is pleased to announce the availability of nomination forms for the 2013 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. The 10th annual awards ceremony is slated for May 2013 to coincide with Preservation Month.
A new category has been added this year for Volunteerism and Community Involvement to be awarded by HPO’s non-profit partner in the awards ceremony, the DC Preservation League.
Awards will be selected by committee to recognize individuals, initiatives, and completed projects in the following categories:
•Archaeology: Recognition of outstanding achievements in contributing to the understanding of the past through archaeology.
•Advocacy and Community Involvement: Recognition of individuals, volunteers, or organizations involved in neighborhood preservation issues, plans, projects or initiatives.
•Design and Construction: Recognition of exceptional design work in restoration, rehabilitation, and/or new construction affecting a landmark or property in a historic district. Projects of all sizes and levels of complexity are encouraged. Submissions may be submitted for residential, commercial, public or institutional categories work. Projects must have been completed within the past three years to be eligible.
•Education: Recognition of innovative and exceptional preservation educational programs, curricula, or informational tools that focus on preservation and history. Outstanding media coverage of preservation issues by reporters, writers, publishers using self-publishing companies and publications are also eligible.
•Lifetime Achievement: Recognition of an individual who has made significant, long-term (20+ years) contributions to the preservation of Washington’s architectural and cultural resources.
•Stewardship: Recognition of efforts on behalf of a significant historic resource listed in the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites or the National Register of Historic Places that exemplifies superior stewardship and preservation.
•Volunteerism and Community Involvement: Recognition of volunteer efforts of an individual, group of individuals, or an organizations involved in preservation advocacy, projects or initiatives.
The Nomination Form may be downloaded from the HPO website at the following abbreviated URL:http://tinyurl.com/brjcvzj Nomination forms are due no later than November 2, 2012. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Bruce Yarnall at (202) 442-8835 or bruce.yarnall@dc.gov.
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Bruce Yarnall
Historic Preservation Office/DC Office of Planning
1100 4th Street SW Suite E650
Washington, DC 20024
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Now Accepting Nominations for 2012 List of Most Endangered Places
The DC Preservation League is accepting nominations for its annual list of Most Endangered Places in Washington for 2012. The online nomination form can be found HERE and must be submitted no later than COB Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Selections will be announced in October 2012.
This list, issued annually since 1996, has included historic buildings and places such as the west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital, McMillan Reservoir, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Library and the Joseph Taylor Arms Mansion (Chancery of the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The list of Most Endangered Places in Washington is chosen by the DCPL Board of Trustees based on nominations submitted by concerned individuals, communities and organizations. Nominations are assessed based on the severity of the threat to the resource in question, whether through demolition, neglect, or inappropriate alteration. The list can include buildings, parks or other landscaped areas, or even vistas and other aspects of the city’s unique planned history. All Most Endangered Places selected are located in the District of Columbia.
Detailed descriptions of each site listed in past years including information about the threats motivating their inclusion on these lists can be found on our Endangered Places Link.
2012 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation – June 21, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street, NW
6:30 – Ceremony
The DC Office of Planning, Historic Preservation Office and DC Preservati0n League cordially invite you to the 2012 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Awards ceremony begins at 6:30 with a reception to follow.
CLICK HERE to register.
CLICK HERE for Online Sponsorship Form.
DHCD Releases Solicitation for Offers to Redevelop the Big K Properties in Historic Anacostia
On June 4, 2012, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), released a Solicitation for Offers (SFO) for the development of the Big K site, an assemblage of four contiguous District-owned properties in Ward 8.
Through the SFO, DHCD is seeking public offers to build a development project that promotes vibrant, walk-able, mixed-use neighborhoods and commercial corridors on the following sites:
2228, 2234, 2238 and 2252 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE.
The Solicitation for Offers application materials will be available by Friday, June 8, 2012 here on the DHCD website and also at the DHCD Housing Resource Center, located at 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Washington, DC 20020 in CD format. Printed copies of the application will be made available upon request.
An orientation meeting will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at DHCD’s Housing Resource Center. The deadline for submitting proposal applications is 3 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2012.
For additional information and questions, please contact Denise L. Johnson at denisel.johnson@dc.gov or 202-442-7169.
Full solicitation information can be found by clicking here.
*The Big K properties appeared in DCPL’s list of Most Endangered Places in 2002 and 2010.
Gallaudet University Historic District Tour – June 23, 2012
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Metro Station: New York Avenue
Saturday, June 23, 2012
10:00am – 12:00pm
Join us for a unique tour of the world’s only liberal arts university for the deaf and hard of hearing. This tour will begin with the historic district at Gallaudet University. The 17-acre historic district, known as Kendall Green, is registered in the National Register of Historic Places. Discover the campus’ unique architectural styles and buildings designed by some of the nationally-renowned architects such as Frederick Law Olmstead, Calvert Vaux, and Frederick Withers. You will leave with better understanding of how deaf space has evolved over time, how the old meets the new.
$15 for DCPL members
$25 for non-members.
