SILVER SPRING – To inspire
planners, policy-makers and area builders with local examples of well-designed
buildings, streets and public spaces, the Montgomery County Planning Board is
hosting a design workshop on June 15.
The
workshop will focus on case studies of area development to stimulate critical
discussion about their relative merits. In the end, planners hope architects,
landscape architects, urban designers, planners, government officials and the
public will gain ideas about better design for Montgomery County. Those ideas will
frame policies that guide the design of the built environment.
Urban
design considers the arrangement and design of buildings, public spaces and streets
to create unique character and a great sense of place.
Case studies will include:
- Rosslyn/Ballston Corridor, Arlington, Va.
- Carlyle Community, Alexandria, Va.
- Fenton Street Village, Silver Spring, Md.
- Woodmont Triangle, Bethesda, Md.
- Anacostia Waterfront, Washington, D.C.
The workshop will be facilitated by Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, an architect,
professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and Washington Post columnist.
Learn more at www.montgomeryplanning.org/urban_design/index.shtm
Who:
Montgomery
County Planning Board
What:
Community
Design Workshop
When:
7:30
p.m. Monday, June 15
Where:
Park
and Planning Headquarters
8787
Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
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