Life at the Speed of Rail in Washington, D.C.: Winners to be Announced June 24

What role can federal agencies play in better integrating design and transportation? How can designers take a leading role in transforming the country’s infrastructure?

Join Van Alen Institute in Washington, D.C. for the announcement of the winners of the Life at the Speed of Rail competition and the first of a series of regional conversations about the role of design in creating a better high-speed rail system. Special thanks to the National Building Museum for hosting this important dialogue about design and transportation in America.

In addition to winning entries, the event will feature a panel discussion among project advisers:

Keller Easterling, Yale University
Christopher Hawthorne
, Los Angeles Times
Michael Lejeune, L.A. Metro
Petra Todorovich
, America 2050
Diana Lind & Andrew Colopy, Van Alen Fellows

June 24, 12:30 to 2 p.m., FREE
National Building Museum
401 F Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20001

Please rsvp to rsvp@vanalen.org.

Download the invitation PDF here.

Find information about our other regional high-speed rail conversations this summer:

St. Louis: June 28
Houston: July 7
Los Angeles: July 12