Drafting a D.C. Original

What began as a conceptual sketch of circles and triangles has now taken shape as the new home of the Washington Nationals in Southeast Washington. The drawings show how the design by architects Marshall Purnell and Joseph Spear evolved. They blended the circular bowl of the ballpark with the need for a flat wall along South Capitol Street, creating a new gateway into the District.

SOURCE: HOK/Devrouax & Purnell | The Washington Post - January 23, 2008

This Story Ballpark Concept Becomes Concrete Article \| As Opening Day approaches, the Nationals' new stadium is beginning to look like the distinctly Washington creation architects envisioned back in March 2006. Stadium Races Toward Opening Day Drafting a D.C. Original		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: HOK/Devrouax & Purnell \| The Washington Post - January 23, 2008 ¬es=What began as a conceptual sketch of circles and triangles has now taken shape as the new home of the Washington Nationals in Southeast Washington. The drawings show how the design by architects Marshall Purnell and Joseph Spear evolved. They blended the circular bowl of the ballpark with the need for a flat wall along South Capitol Street, creating a new gateway into the District." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: HOK/Devrouax & Purnell \| The Washington Post - January 23, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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