Kennedy Center Plan Resurrected
13 06 2008We used to think that the planned $250 million expansion of the Kennedy Center was never going to happen after it got put on hold a few years ago, but according to a very reliable tipster, the subject was raised again at the most recent meeting of the Kennedy Centers Board of Trustees. The beautiful new complex designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects will include a museum as well as new rehearsal halls and office space.
In addition to the new buildings, the plans also include the ever elusive connection to the National Mall that the Kennedy Center has always lacked. The Kennedy Center has always been fairly unfriendly to pedestrians and is currently trapped behind the maze of ramps connecting to the highway.
The project will take ten years to complete, so we aren’t talking about anything soon, but it will still be an exciting transformational project for that part of the city. We will keep you posted! [Scale Model: Rafael Vinoly Architects]
they brought it up — or are somehow ressurecting it?
I’m happy if this gets built, that area needs to be more aesthetically pleasing and pedestrian friendly.
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That is the craziest place to drive. I feel like I’m zipping around in all different directions (because I am). I think some looney toon on LSD designed those roads.