...headquarters designed constructed the U.S. capital in more than three decades, the DOT complex consists of a shared underground parking garage and two similar towers of eight and nine stories that accommodate more than 5,000 federal employees.

The DOT's new administrative hub has been instrumental in transforming Washington's Southeast Federal Center into a lively waterfront of offices, restaurants, shops and marinas. Two miles from the U.S. Capitol, the DOT complex anchors a larger neighborhood revitalization project, which will include more than 6,000 residential housing units and a new baseball stadium for the Washington Nationals. Revitalization efforts began with the demolition of 11 buildings and the renovation of eight buildings of historic significance.

In designing the DOT complex, worldren-owned architect, Michael Graves, found guidance in Pierre L'Enfant's 1791 street plan for the federal capital city, later to become...

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