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Article: Monumental rejects; D.C.'s denied designs.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ARCHITECTURE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2005
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Byline: Deborah K. Dietsch , SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Imagine the White House flanked by huge additions or a vast museum complex extending westward from the Ellipse. Picture a towering monument to motherhood looming over Observatory Circle.
These ill-fated proposals are only a few of the grandiose and goofy designs in a new book of essays, "Capital Drawings" (Johns Hopkins University Press, $55). Reading this fascinating history of the worst- and best-laid plans makes you realize that Washington has long been a laboratory for experiments in architecture and urban design, starting with the baroque framework of streets and avenues laid out by Pierre ...