For all those who would like to bulldoze L'Enfant Plaza and remake what's often considered the District's worst example of urban planning, you might run into some problems with architect I.M. Pei, who designed many of L'Enfant Plaza's buildings.
Take a lesson from New York City from earlier this week, where New York University backed off [...]

In a former professional life, this City Desk contributor worked in the bowels of the old U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters building at 7th and D streets SW. The Nassif Building, as it was called, had dismal interior spaces with removable walls that made the office building in the 1985 film Brazil seem cheery.
But its [...]

Anthony F. Musolino, who designed the Bob Peck Chevrolet building (above, by Darrow Montgomery) as well as some lovely hotels and a spate of area high schools, died last week.
The Bob Peck building got torn down, to be replaced by this thing, which at least pays tribute to the dealership's iconic shape.
Some other Musolino buildings:

A few days ago Mr. T in DC, inspired by this NYT essay, decided to make a list of local buildings that should get the wrecking ball.
Mr. T offers some surprising and controversial choices: The Hirshhorn, the Kennedy Center, the FBI Building, the HUD building, among others.
Well, I'm sorry Mr. T. But I disagree with [...]