Anacostia Waterfront Initiative

This award-winning master plan focuses on improving more than 1,500 acres along the Anacostia River and adjoining urban lands within the District of Columbia,an initiative backed by an unprecedented Memorandum of Understanding among 18 federal and district agency committees. Our work defined the project's environmental agenda and open space framework, and involved interaction with multiple stakeholders in achieving consensus on the design of neighborhood-specific recreation needs, national civic interests, and watershed health as well as district and federal mandates. Environmental recommendations included the daylighting of major tributaries flowing into the Anacostia, and the provision of wetlands at the point of outfalls to help retain and filter urban runoff.

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Awards
  • 2005, Special Citation for a Physical Plan . The American Institute of Architects, Boston Chapter.
  • 2004, Analysis & Planning Award of Honor. American Society of Landscape Architects, Professional Awards.