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Join the AIA Urban Design Committee for a tour of the newly completed McMillan Community Center -- the first milestone in the ambitious redevelopment of the historic McMillan Sand Filtration Site, a 25-acre water treatment facility dating back to 1905. After being decommissioned in the 1980s, the site’s long-awaited transformation is finally underway, blending its industrial past with a fresh vision for modern urban living. As part of this revitalization, the community center and park breathe new life into the area, designed through the collaborative efforts of Perkins Eastman DC and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. This marks the beginning of a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood that honors McMillan’s legacy.

Learning Objectives:

• Designing with sensitivity to the historical context of a site and neighborhood while applying principles of historical preservation.
• Utilizing carefully considered design and architecture as a means to convey and reflect on past history.
• Strategies for handling community feedback and resolving disputes with residents during Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meetings.
• Exploring the history of McMillan, its importance to Washington, DC, and the impact its transformation holds for current district residents.

Presented by:

Christian Calleri
 

Above all else, Christian is dedicated to creating beauty with an emphasis on placemaking and memorable architecture. He is comfortable designing at many scales, as his twenty-year career has taken him from designing houses to university buildings, masterplans to neighborhoods. This diversity of size and scope has made Christian a valuable participant on any project team, as his view is broad. Christian has come to specialize in Large Scale Mixed Use. This practice area best allows him to produce high-quality projects that deliver on the promise of placemaking and creating environments that support human connectivity and protect the natural world.

Sponsored by: 

Perkins Eastman