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Art and History Waterfront Report Art and History Waterfront Plans Implementa6on Commi8ee

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Art  and  History  Waterfront  Report  

Art  and  History  Waterfront  Plans  Implementa6on  Commi8ee  

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                                                                               Bird’s  Eye  View  of  Alexandria,  Virginia                                                                                                                  Charles  Magnus,  publisher,    circa  1863  

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Goals    

•  Tell  the  story  of  the  waterfront  in  art  and  words.  

•  Create  an  authen6c  waterfront,  grounded  in  the  City’s  history.  

•  Make  Alexandria  widely  known  as  an  arts  and  history  des6na6on.  

•  Preserve  the  shoreline  as  a  vibrant  waterfront  that  lives  in  the  present  and  vividly  expresses  the  past.  

   

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Key  Elements  of  the  Waterfront    

1.  Pedestrian  Path  2.  Cultural  Areas  3.  Thema6c  Walks  4.  Cultural  Anchors  5.  Living  Shoreline  

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                                               1.  Pedestrian  Path  

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Establish  the  Pedestrian  Path  as  the  unifying  element  of  the  Waterfront                                                                                                                                                      Confluence  Project,  Maya  Lin,  Cape  Disappointment,  Washington  

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 Inscribe  quota6ons  of  historic  relevance  on  the  Pedestrian  Path:  Ensure  that  all  aspects  along  the  path-­‐art,  architecture,  landscaping,  signage-­‐tell  the  story  of  the  waterfront:  its  history,  its  inhabitants  and  its  resources                                                                                                                                        Confluence  Project,  Maya  Lin,  Cape  Disappointment,  Washington          

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Ligh6ng  should  be  energy-­‐efficient  and  uniform  as  to  type,  size,  wa8age,  and  loca6on                                                                                                      Holmbridge  Footbridge  to  the  Hunter  Museum,  Cha8anooga,  TN                              

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                                                                                                         2.  Cultural  Areas                

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Tell  the  narra6ve  of  Alexandria  by  emphasizing  the    Cultural  Areas  along  the  waterfront  

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“The  first  locomo6ve  belched  smoke  and  cinders  and  the  shrill  of  its  whistle  could  be  heard  as  it  chugged  down  Union  Street  to  the  Wilkes  Street  tunnel”  

 Seaport  Saga  by  William  F.  Smith  and  T.  Michael  Miller  

Workers  straightening  the  rails  for  the  Wilkes  Street  tunnel,                                                              1856,  Na6onal  Archives  

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Recall  the  history  of  Founders  Park  by  recognizing  Fishtown  and  the  lumberyard  that  were  there  

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Re-­‐establish  the  historic  Ralph’s  Gut  in  which  plants,  rocks,  and  water  interact  in  a  natural  way  

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                                             Design  a  welcoming  symbol  for  Alexandria  for  the  base  of  King  Street                                                                                                King  Street  Ferry  Arch,  Alexandria  Library,  William  Smith  Collec6on  

               King  Street  Ferry  Arch,  Alexandria  Library,  William  Smith  Collec6on    

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Alexandria’s  Wayfinding  System                                                                                                                      Furnishings  such  as  benches,  tables  and  trash  containers  should  be  of  ar6s6c  design      Bench  by  Jeppe  Hein  

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3.  Thema6c  Walks        

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Example  of  a  Thema6c  Walk-­‐  War  Comes  to  Alexandria  

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Torpedo  factory  Worker  with  propeller:  Alexandria  Library,  Special  Collec6on,  Griffin  WWII  Collec6on  

Zouave  soldier:  Michael  J.  McAfee  Collec6on  

48th  Regiment  Soldier  

Historic  witnesses  of  war.  

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Torpedo  factory  workers  and  torpedo:  Alexandria  Library,  Special  Collec6ons  

Chris  Erney,  model  of  fiberglass  torpedo  for  the  dock  behind  the  Torpedo  Factory,  2010  

Using    art  to  interpret  history.                

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Cobblestone-­‐size  medallions  appropriate  to  the  Thema6c  Walks  on  the  Pedestrian  Path.  

Gunther  Demnig,  Stolperstein,  Berlin  

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Alexandria,  Plat  from  1749,  Library  of  Congress  

Delineate  the  original  Crescent  Bay  Eleven  Minute  Line,  Maya  Lin,  Wanas  Founda6on,  Sweden  

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4.  Cultural  Anchors  

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Establish  three  cultural  anchors  along  the  waterfront-­‐performing  arts  in  Oronoco  Bay  and  Robinson  Terminal  North,  visual  arts  in  the  Torpedo  Factory  and  a  museum  devoted  to  Alexandria’s  history  in  The  Strand  area  

                                                                                                 Torpedo  factory  Art  center,  photo  by  Steve  Ainsworth  

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Establish  an  amphitheater  in  Oronoco  Bay  Park  as  the  basis  for  an  outdoor  cultural  anchor  

Bill  and  Melinda  Gates  Amphitheater,  Olympic  Sculpture  Garden,  Sea8le,  Washington  

Amphisculpture,  Beverly  Pepper  

Amphitheater,  Beverly  Pepper  

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         Establish  an  outdoor  cultural  anchor  in  Oronoco  Bay  Park  with  a  Boxcar  Theater            

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An  example  of  a  history  and  cultural  center  u6lizing  tradi6onal  warehouses.                                                                                                                  Waterfront  Art  Center,  Scandinavia  

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5.  Living  Shoreline  

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           Bring  people  to  the  water’s  edge  to  interact  with  the  river  beside  them                                                                                            Elizabeth  Poole,  Drawings  in  the  Water,  Noosa,  Queensland,  Australia    

                 

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           Emphasize  the  river  and  water  in  the  design  of  the  site  and  its  surroundings                                                                                                                Fountain,  WET  Design,  Brooklyn  Museum  of  Art,  NY  

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 Ensure  that  the  waterfront  parks  provide  enjoyment  and  pleasant  surprises  for  people  of  all  ages  

Robert  Irwin,  Two  Running  Violet  V  Forms,  University  of  California,  San  Diego  

Maze  Garden,  Hakone,  Japan  

Playing  Chess,  Germany  

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Ar6s6c  interpreta6ons  along  the  river’s  edge  of  Alexandria’s  history  in  glass-­‐making.  

Dale  Chihuly  Boat,  Longhouse  Founda6on,  East  Hampton,  NY  

Alison  Sigethy  On  the  Edge,  salvaged  safety  glass  

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Key  Elements  of  the  Waterfront    

1.  Pedestrian  Path  2.  Cultural  Areas  3.  Thema6c  Walks  4.  Cultural  Anchors  5.  Living  Shoreline