Monumentality in Microcosm: The Triangle Parks of Washington, D.C. (conference presentation)

MONUMENTALITY IN MICROCOSM Triangle Parks of Washington, D.C. Robin Abad Ocubillo

1. Introduction 2. Methods 3. Dialectics 4. Geo-Spatial Conditions 5. Social & Programmatic Conditions 6. Conclusions

Reservation 140, NW

1.

Refuge and Respite

Reservation 85, NW

Longfellow Reservation 150, NW

1.

Memorial Statues

Ghandi Reservation 58, NW

1.

Memorial Park: Reservation 87, NE

“Here I Stand” by Allen Uzikee Nelson, 2000 Reservation 317A, NW

1.

Public Art

“Hmm + Ahh: Signpost for Humanity” by Robert Cole, 2006 Reservation 144, NW

1.

undesignated triangle plaza on Florida Avenue, NW

“Unity in Diversity,� Adams Morgan, Reservation 306D, NW

Adams Morgan Heritage Trail sign, Reservation 306C, NW

Reservation 313A, NE

Gateways

City Built City Open Space

2.

177,000 km2 124,049 km2 52,951 km2

Open Space in Washington, D.C.

(Abad Ocubillo, after DC GIS 2012)

City Reservations Right-of-Way Built City

2.

177,000 22,997 29,953 124,049

Open Space in Washington, D.C.

km2 km2 km2 km2

(Abad Ocubillo, after DC GIS 2012)

Total Reservations 912 Target Triangles 92 All Other Reservations 820

2.

Site selection / Sampling of Triangle Reservations.

(Robin Abad Ocubillo after DC GIS 2012)

1802

1820

1849 March

1867

Appointed Mayor / 6 Elected Councilmembers

Elected Mayor / 6 Elected Councilmembers

Elected Mayor / 6 Elected Councilmembers

1871 Territorial Government (C – Congress Organic Act)

Office of Public Buildings & Parks (a)

Board of Public Works

Office of Public Buildings & Parks “Park Commission” (c – US ACE)

Office of Public Buildings & Grounds US Army Corps of Engineers Department of Interior (c - Congress)

1871

1874 March Direct Rule - Congress

Territorial Government (C – Congress Organic Act)

US ACE

Department of War

1878

1898

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

Territorial Government (a – Congress)

Board of Public Works

“Park Commission” (c – US ACE)

On-Duty Army Engineer Commissioner

US ACE

US ACE

US ACE given exclusive jursidiction over all parks

US ACE

Department of War

1925 Feb

1933 Jun

1934 March

Placed in Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations (e – President) Civilian Engineer

ONPBR becomes

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

US ACE OPB&G becomes

OPB&PP of the National Capital (c – Congress)

Office of the President of the U.S.

1934 March

Department of Interior

1942 April

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

1968 March

1988

1967 Commissioner Government a, Appointed Mayor and Council (e – President) District of Columbia Recreation Board (c – Congress)

Department of Public Works

2000 Elected Mayor and Council

Department of Recreation and Parks (e – City Council)

Department of Parks and Recreation (e – Mayor)

D.C. Government

National Park Service

Department of Interior

National Park Service

National Park Service

National Park Service

National Park Service

National Park Service

1802

1820

1849 March

1867

Appointed Mayor / 6 Elected Councilmembers

Elected Mayor / 6 Elected Councilmembers

Elected Mayor / 6 Elected Councilmembers

1871 Territorial Government (C – Congress Organic Act)

Office of Public Buildings & Parks (a)

Board of Public Works

Office of Public Buildings & Parks “Park Commission” (c – US ACE)

Office of Public Buildings & Grounds US Army Corps of Engineers Department of Interior (c - Congress)

1871

1874 March

Territorial Government (C – Congress Organic Act)

Direct Rule - Congress

US ACE

Department of War

1878

1898

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

Territorial Government (a – Congress)

Board of Public Works

“Park Commission” (c – US ACE)

On-Duty Army Engineer Commissioner US ACE

US ACE

US ACE given exclusive jurisdiction over all parks

Department of War

1925 Feb

1933 Jun

1934 March

Placed in Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations (e – President) Civilian Engineer

ONPBR becomes

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

US ACE OPB&G becomes

OPB&PP of the National Capital (c – Congress)

Office of the President of the U.S.

1934 March

National Park Service

Department of Interior

1942 April

3-Commissioner Gov. (c – Congress)

1968 March

1988

1967 Commissioner Government a, Appointed Mayor and Council (e – President) District of Columbia Recreation Board (c – Congress)

Department of Public Works

2000 Elected Mayor and Council

Department of Recreation and Parks (e – City Council)

Department of Parks and Recreation (e – Mayor)

D.C. Government

National Park Service

Department of Interior

National Park Service

National Park Service

pre-1790 Acquisition City Commissioners

1790s – 1867 Underdevelopment / Underegulation Mayor and City Council Office of Public Buildings & Parks (Department of Interior)

1867 – 1925 Formation / Delineation / Identification Office of Public Buildings & Grounds (Army Corps of Engineers, Department of War) Department of Public Works (Territorial Government)

1925 - 1938 Investment / Development Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks (Office of the President) Office of Public Parks, Buildings & Reservations (Department of Interior) National Park Service (Department of the Interior) Works Progress Administration

1938 – present Neglect / Fragmentation National Park Service (Department of the Interior) D.C. Government Agencies (DPT, DOT) Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority Various other private agencies

2.

Eras of Triangle Park Development

pre-1790 Acquisition City Commissioners

1790s – 1867 Underdevelopment / Underegulation Mayor and City Council Office of Public Buildings & Parks (Department of Interior)

1867 – 1925 Formation / Delineation / Identification Office of Public Buildings & Grounds (Army Corps of Engineers, Department of War) Department of Public Works (Territorial Government)

1925 - 1938 Investment / Development Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks (Office of the President) Office of Public Parks, Buildings & Reservations (Department of Interior) National Park Service (Department of the Interior) Works Progress Administration

1938 – present Neglect / Fragmentation National Park Service (Department of the Interior) D.C. Government Agencies (DPT, DOT) Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority Various other private agencies

2.

Eras of Triangle Park Development

France  America Gardens  Urban Design Baroque  Beaux Arts  City Beautiful

3.

Dialectics

3.

(Edward Sachse 1869)

3.

Versailles

(Andre Le Notre 1661 - ; engraving by Delagrive, c.1741)

3.

Marly-de-roi

(Mansart and Le Brun, 1670s)

3.

Saint Cloud

(Le Notre, c.1663)

3.

Composite Plan of Paris (Pierre Patte, 1765)

3.

Hausmann’s Paris

(1850s)

3.

Barcelona and L’Eixample

(Ilefons Cerda, 1859)

3.

San Francisco

(Burnham, 1904)

3.

Chicago

(Burnham, 1909)

3.

New Delhi

(Lutyens, 1910)

3.

Canberra, Australia

(Griffins, 1911)

3.

Washington, D.C.

(Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 1791)

3.

Washington, D.C.

(Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 1791) (2012)

3.

Washington, D.C.

(2012)

4.

Dupont Circle, NW: 1780s

4.

Dupont Circle, NW: 1790s – 1860s

4.

Dupont Circle, NW: 1870s

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk ‘Parking’ Street

4.

Dupont Circle, NW: 1870s - present

4.

Streetscape Development – c. 1800

4.

Streetscape Development – c. 1850

4.

Streetscape Development – c. 1880

4.

Streetscape Development – c. 1910

4.

Streetscape Development – c. 2010

1872 (Bastert and Enthoffer)

4.

2012 (Abad Ocubillo after D.C. GIS)

Triangle Park Development – Reservations 144 and 145 – New Hampshire Avenue and 17th Street

Buildable Block Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block Right of Way

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’

Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk

Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk ‘Parking’ Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk ‘Parking’ Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk ‘Parking’ Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk ‘Parking’ Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk ‘Parking’ Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk Tree Wells Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk Tree Wells Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Buildable Block ‘Parking’ Sidewalk Tree Wells Street

4.

Reservation 143B – New Hampshire Avenue, 18th and Q Streets, NW

Seward Square, SE (1872)

4.

Spatial Typologies: Square-Triangles

Monroe Park, NW (2012)

Seward Square, SE

4.

Spatial Typologies: Square-Triangles

Monroe Park, NW (1872)

Monroe Park, NW

Thomas Circle, NW

4.

Spatial Typologies: End-Points

Mount Vernon Square, NE

Rigo Walls Park, NE

Mount Vernon Square, NE

4.

Spatial Typologies: Patte D’oie / Hemicycle

Union Station, NE

Scott Circle, NW

4.

Spatial Typologies: Etoille / Rondpoint / Circle

Thomas Circle, NW

Seward Square, SE

4.

Gompers-Burke Parks, NE

Spatial Typologies: Communicating, Symmetrical

Vermont Ave. and 11th St., NE

S Street Dog Park and T Street Park, NW

4.

Spatial Typologies: Communicating, Asymmetrical

Vermont Ave. and 11th St., NE

Monroe Park, NW (1872, Bastert & Enthoffer)

4.

Monroe Park, NW

Spatial Typologies: Re-Engineered Geometries

Vermont Ave. and 11th St., NE

4.

Re-Engineered Geometries – Reservation 22, NW

4.

Re-Engineered Geometries – Reservation 22, NW

4.

Re-Engineered Geometries – Reservation 22, NW

2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

1927 (Office of Public Buildings & Grounds)

4.

Re-Engineered Geometries – ‘Washington Circle east,’ Reservation 27, NW

1927 (Office of Public Buildings & Grounds)

4.

2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

Tree Loss – Reservation 85 \ Massachusetts Avenue and 8th Street, NE

1927 (Office of Public Buildings & Grounds)

2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

4.

Redevelopment Casualties – Reservation 203, NE

4.

2012

2012

Reservation 222, 19__ (Office of Public Buildings & Grounds)

Reservation 223, 19__ (OPB&G)

Redevelopment Casualties – Urban Renewal in the South-West

Reservation 243, SW

Reservation 244, SW

Reservation 225, SW

Reservation 243, SW (OPB&G)

Reservation 244, SW (OPB&G)

Reservation 225, SW (OPB&G)

4.

The South-West Waterfront – 1927 and 2012

1920s (Office of Public Buildings & Grounds)

5.

1930s (OPB&G)

2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

Suburban Reservations – North-East Reservation 313C | Bladensburg and Evarts Streets, NE

Reservation 278, NW

Reservation 278, NW (19__, OPB&G)

5.

Suburban Reservations – North-East

Reservation 274, NW

Reservation 278, NW

Reservation 276, NW

Reservation 274, NW (19__, OPBG)

Reservation 278, NW (19__, OPB&G)

Reservation 276, NW (19__, OPBG)

5.

Suburban Reservations – North-East

Reservation 352 (OPB&G)

5.

Suburban Reservations – North-West – 1927 to 2012

Reservation 320B, (OPB&G)

Reservation 318, NW (OPB&G)

5.

Suburban Reservations – North-West - 1927 and 2012

Reservation 466, NW (OPB&G)

1929 (OPB&G)

5.

Memorial Statues: Reservation 150A

2012

5.

Memorial Parks – Dean Wilhelm, Reservation 116, SW and Edward R. Murrow Memorial Park, Reservation 31 NW

5.

Gas Station Triangles: Reservation __

(19__, Office of Public Buildings & Grounds)

Reservation 274, NW

Reservation 278, NW

Reservation 276, NW

Reservation 274, NW (OPB&G)

Reservation 278, NW (OPB&G)

Reservation 276, NW (OPB&G)

5.

Gas-Station Triangles – 1929 and 2012

5.

Reservation 85, NE

Reservation 74, NW

Reservation 138, NW

Reservation 277, NW

‘End-Point’ – Edge Conditions

1927 (OPB&G (1927)

5.

2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

Semi-Public Spaces – ‘Logan Circle north,’ Reservation 164, NW

Interior View, 2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

Reservation 138, NW

5.

Semi-Public Spaces

Reservation 139, NW

Reservation 87, NE

Reservation 140, NW

Rigo Walls Park, NE

Reservation 138, NW

Mount Vernon Square, NE

Reservation 142, NW

5.

Materiality: Boundary Stones

5.

Reservation, 74 , NW

Reservation, 163 NW

Reservation 306D, NW

Reservation 164, NW

Materiality: Enclosure and Demarcation

5.

Reservation, 232 SW

Reservation234, SW

Reservation 91, SE

Reservation 276, NW

Materiality: Enclosure and Demarcation

Reservation 87, NE

Reservation 145, NE

Reservation 91, SE

Reservation 74, NW

Reservation 25, NW

Reservation 253, SE

5.

Materiality: Curbing and Coping

Reservation 691, NW

Reservation 306C, NW

Reservation374, NW

Reservation 85, NE

Reservation 306C, NW

Reservation 306D, NW

5.

Materiality: Surface Treatments

1927 (OPB&G)

5.

Materiality: Infrastructure

1992 (John McWilliams)

2012 (Abad Ocubillo)

Reservation 85, NE

5.

Materiality: Infrastructure

Reservation 87, NE

Reservation 313F, NE

Reservation 145, NW

Mount Vernon Square, NE

Reservation 22, NW

Reservation 318A, NW

Reservation 151, NW

Reservation 317B, NW

5.

Infrastructure: New Programs

5.

Re-Investment: Reservation 85, NE

Re-Investment: Reservation 85, NE

1970 (Ronald Comedy)

5.

2012

Re-Investment – Ladybird Johnson beautification program, 1963-69, ‘Logan Circle east,’ Reservation 154, NW

5.

Re-Investment: Reservation 85, NE

Reservation 87, NE

Reservation 61, NW

Reservation 144, NW

Reservation 532, NW

Reservation 233, SW

Reservation 87, NE

5.

Community-Managed Public Spaces

5.

Community Garden and Parcourse Fitness Center – undesignated triangle at Independence Avenue and 4th Street, SW

313G, NE

Reservation 31 – Edward R. Murrow Park

6.

Conclusions – Uneven Investment Patterns Persist to this Day

DDOT Reservation 136, NW

6.

Conclusions – Increasing Jurisdictional Fragmentation

NPS Reservation 163, NW ‘Logan Circle south’

DC DPR Reservation 305A, NW

6.

DC DPR DDOT Reservation 145, NW

Conclusions – Increasing Jurisdictional Fragmentation

DC DPR & Circle Dogs Reservation 144, NW

6.

Conclusions - Low Demand for Re-Envisioning, Re-Purposing or Re-Development

6.

Conclusions - Low Demand for Re-Envisioning, Re-Purposing or Re-Development

PARK(ing), 2oo5

6.

‘Parklet,’ San Francisco, 2011

Conclusions - Low Demand for Re-Envisioning, Re-Purposing or Re-Development

National Park Service

D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation

D.C. Department of Transportation

D.C. Department of Public Schools

Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority

6.

Jurisdictional fragmentation / mixed management / uneven investment requires comprehensive visioning and management strategy

6.

Jurisdictional fragmentation / mixed management / uneven investment requires comprehensive visioning and management strategy

Comprehensive Strategy

6.

•

Documentation

•

Preservation / Conservation / Restoration / Rehabilitation

•

Programming & Partnerships

Jurisdictional fragmentation / mixed management / uneven investment requires comprehensive visioning and management strategy

[ fin ]

John Beardsley Director of Garden and Landscape Studies, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Gardens Rachel Berney, ASLA, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, University of Southern California Paul Cote Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Iris Miller Landscape Architect, Washington, D.C. Tim Moore Park Ranger, National Park Service, National Capital Region Alice McLarty Landscape Architect, National Park Service, National Mall & Memorial Parks

Ella Faulkner, MA, MRCP Community Planner, Planning and Operations Division, Department of Parks and Recreation

Jane Padelford Assistant to the Director of Garden and Landscape Studies, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Gardens

Gail Griffin Director of Gardens and Grounds, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Gardens

Chris Shaheen, Acting Associate Director Office of Planning, Washington D.C.

Maureen Joseph, ASLA Acting Chief of Cultural Resources and Regional Historical Landscape Architect National Park Service, National Capital Region

Deborah Sorensen Assistant Curator, National Building Museum

Shiela Klos Library Director, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Gardens

Eva Stern and Alex Santos Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Washington, D.C. City Geographic Information Systems

Jennifer Krafchik Director, Kiplinger Research Library Historical Society of Washington

Jennifer Talken-Spaulding Cultural Resources Program Manager, National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks

Dan Marriott Founder, Preserving the Historic Road Conference

Ruth Trocolli, Ph.D. City Archaeologist, Washington, D.C Historic Preservation Office

Ebuka Mbanude Intern, Planning and Operations Division, Department of Parks and Recreation

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