NoMa Artscapes: Transforming Public Spaces
The NoMa (north of Massachusetts Avenue) Business Improvement District (BID) is seeking an individual artist and/or design team to design, fabricate and install permanent artworks in the public realm space of the newly constructed Capitol Plaza Building. The overarching goal of this project is to beautify and enhance the vibrancy of the streetscape, while creating a landmark that contributes to the sense of place and quality of life in this rapidly developing urban neighborood. Capitol Plaza is located at 1200 First Street NE, at the corner of 1st Street and M Street NE, Washington D.C. The site is highly visible and accessible to pedestrians and motorists due to its location just one block from the New York Aenue Metro Station as well as Route 50/New York Avenue. The building, owned by an affiliate of the Polinger Company, was designed by renowned architect Shalom Baranes. The Selection Committee will consider a wide range of media, including sculpture, mosaic, sidewalk insets, street furniture, planters, landscaping, lighting and painting treatments. Applicants can submit qualifications individually or as teams, and include artists, landscape architects, architects, lighting designers, engineers, and other design professionals.
