TechWorld - Washington DC - 2011-12-30
The bridge at Tech World Plaza in Washington, D.C. I'm standing at H Street NW and 8th Stree NW, looking north.
Tech World was constructed in pieces by the Smith-Williams Group, a limited partnership formed by two regional construction companies. The 15-story Renaissance Washington Hotel was the first to go up, in 1986. The 12-story 800 K Street NW went up next, in 1989, and the 12-story 801 I Street NW went up last in 1991.
The west side of Tech World is a U-shaped set of two buildings, with the open end of the area framed by the buildings in the east. A tower was built in this space. The east side of Tech World was supposed to be a mirror-image of the west -- but it was not to be. Money ran out, and the southwest corner of the project was sold in 2004 to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) who erected a bland, boxy building on the site.
So on the east side are a half-U and a tower.
A bridge -- eight stories above the street, and itself four stories high -- conntects the two towers.
TechWorld - Washington DC - 2011-12-30
The bridge at Tech World Plaza in Washington, D.C. I'm standing at H Street NW and 8th Stree NW, looking north.
Tech World was constructed in pieces by the Smith-Williams Group, a limited partnership formed by two regional construction companies. The 15-story Renaissance Washington Hotel was the first to go up, in 1986. The 12-story 800 K Street NW went up next, in 1989, and the 12-story 801 I Street NW went up last in 1991.
The west side of Tech World is a U-shaped set of two buildings, with the open end of the area framed by the buildings in the east. A tower was built in this space. The east side of Tech World was supposed to be a mirror-image of the west -- but it was not to be. Money ran out, and the southwest corner of the project was sold in 2004 to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) who erected a bland, boxy building on the site.
So on the east side are a half-U and a tower.
A bridge -- eight stories above the street, and itself four stories high -- conntects the two towers.