{"id":614091,"date":"2026-04-29T22:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/614091\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:44:13","slug":"ojb-shares-washington-commanders-stadium-landscape-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/614091\/","title":{"rendered":"OJB shares Washington Commanders stadium landscape plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

OJB<\/a> shared conceptual landscape architecture<\/a> plans for the forthcoming Washington Commanders stadium, designed by HKS<\/a>. The venue according to OJB will be a \u201cstadium in a park\u201d and rooted in the region\u2019s riverfront ecology.<\/p>\n

Approximately 30 percent of the 180-acre site in Washington, D.C.<\/a> will be given over to active and passive recreational spaces. A continuous promenade will connect plazas to the east and west.<\/p>\n

The site has significant natural grade change. OJB is leveraging this topography by embedding lawns, groves, promenades, and plazas around the stadium. These spaces will be used for year-round activities, not just game days for the Commanders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"aThe festival plaza will be used for tailgating on game days and can be used for other activations year-round. (Courtesy OJB)<\/p>\n

Central to the overall design is what OJB calls the Festival Plaza at 22nd Street Northeast. This will become the area\u2019s \u201cfront porch,\u201d OJB said, and host seasonal markets, watch parties, performances, community events, and, of course, tailgating.<\/p>\n

Arrival plazas will serve as gateways to the stadium. The plazas will be clearly identifiable lined with trees and signage.\u201cWe\u2019re designing a landscape around the stadium that feels inseparable from Washington\u2019s park and riverfront experience,\u201d OJB founder Jim Burnett said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\"stairsTo accommodate the site\u2019s natural topography, steps will be built into the west. (Courtesy OJB)
\n\"FromFrom the south, fans and spectators will enter the stadium passing underneath a raised highway. (Courtesy OJB)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is a civic place that can hold the excitement of game day but also supports community health and well-being every day: spaces to walk, gather, play, recharge, and celebrate,\u201d Burnett continued. \u201cIt will offer something for everyone, in every season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tranche of renderings by HKS was issued in March<\/a>. Visuals showed the stadium\u2019s form and how it will appear from East Capitol Street Northeast, the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, and East Capitol Street Southeast.<\/p>\n

\"aA promenade will connect plazas to the east and west. (Courtesy OJB)<\/p>\n

Preliminary site and building plans for the Commanders Stadium were approved by the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) on April 2<\/a>. The next NCPC meeting is scheduled for May 7.<\/p>\n

Vertical construction is anticipated to begin in spring 2027 and full completion is scheduled for 2030 with kickoff soon after.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OJB shared conceptual landscape architecture plans for the forthcoming Washington Commanders stadium, designed by HKS. The venue according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-614091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}