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DC’s First Elevated Park: The 11th St. Bridge

*This event is by invitation only.

Built on an aging freeway that connects Washington DC’s southeastern Capitol Hill and historic Anacostia neighborhoods, the 11th St. Bridge Park will be a new venue for recreation, environmental education, and the arts. Featuring cafes, a 280-seat performance venue, agricultural center, and multigenerational playground, the park is well on its way to realizing what has been a decades-long dream.

Washington Post Art and Architecture Critic Philip Kennicott will get the inside story about one of DC’s most exciting public projects with a roundtable of the park’s key players.

Featured Speakers:

  • Scott Kratz, director, 11th St. Bridge Park
  • Hallie Boyce, co-lead designer (OLIN), 11th St. Bridge Park
  • Jason Long, co-lead designer (OMA), 11th St. Bridge Park

Built on an aging freeway that connects Washington DC’s southeastern Capitol Hill and historic Anacostia neighborhoods, the 11th St. Bridge Park will be a new venue for recreation, environmental education, and the arts. Featuring cafes, a 280-seat performance venue, agricultural center, and multigenerational playground, the park is well on its way to realizing what has been a decades-long dream.

Event information
Date
Mon Mar 23, 2015
12:00pm - 1:30pm EST