City Lab: Dark D.C. Underpass Gets the ‘Rain Room’ Treatment

Up until a few years ago, no one lived in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood that’s now called NoMa. Hell, up until a few years ago, the office mid-rises and mixed residential buildings that dominate the area north of Union Station simply weren’t there. But now people live there, and those people want parks. Read more. 

Over the past six months, representatives of NoMa have contemplated whether they should turn one of their neighborhood’s grimy underpasses into a silent movie theater. Or a giant optical illusion. Or a sign-language classroom. Read more.