Washington Canal Park

Format
Brief

City
Washington

State/Province
DC

Country
USA

Metro Area
Washington

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Garden
Open space
Restaurant
Skating Rink

Keywords
LEED Gold certified
Performance space
Public art
Public-private partnership
Revitalization
SITES Certified
Stormwater reuse system
Sustainable development
ULI Urban Open Space Award 2015 Finalist

Site Size
3 acres
acres hectares

Date Opened
2012

A brief is a short version of a case study.

One of the first parks built as part of the District of Columbia’s Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, Canal Park presents a model of sustainability, attaining both Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certifications. The public-private partnership that was established in order to design, fund, and develop the project allowed for neighborhood-scale impact. The park has quickly established itself as a social gathering place and an economic trigger for the surrounding neighborhood.

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Project Owner
Canal Park Development Association Inc.

Project Designer
OLIN and STUDIOS Architecture, dcpc

Project Website
canalparkdc.org

Principal Author(s)
Kathleen Carey, Daniel Lobo, Kathryn Craig, Steven Gu, Kelsey Padgham, James Mulligan, David James Rose, Betsy Van Buskirk, Anne Morgan, Craig Chapman

Source
Transformative Urban Open Space
http://uli.org/awards/transformative-urban-open-space/