DCist: NoMa Aquires Land, Once Slated For Condos, To Build Its First Park
A piece of land originally intended for condos will become NoMa’s first park, according to the NoMa Parks Foundation. The lot at 3rd and L St. NE will serve residents “and their 4-legged friends,” says Robin Eve-Jasper of the NoMa Business Improvement District. Read more.
The L Street underpass in NoMa is about to get a whole lot brighter. A new art installation called “Lightweave” will go into the space, continuing the neighborhood’s plans to brighten and activate the four underpasses at its heart. Read more.
After choosing “Rain” earlier this year as the first installation to transform a series of underpasses, the NoMa Parks Foundation has picked its second piece. Read more.
Behold: The ideas ten finalists have to transform four underpasses that connect the NoMa neighborhood.
The designs for underpasses on K Street, L Street, M Street and Florida Avenue NE all incorporate light in some way, whether it’s through projected images, an LED tree or a rain canopy.
The NoMa Parks Foundation announced the nearly 50 semi-finalists, representing 14 countries, selected to compete for the chance to transform the neighborhood’s underpasses.
The goal is to take the four underpasses that connect the east and west sides of NoMa and turn them into public art spaces. Finalists will be selected this summer, and installation is scheduled to begin in 2015.
While there are many well-known international and national firms and artists in the running, we’re going to focus on the past work from local ones. You can see the full list here.
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