Letter
Dear Mr. Morrow:
During its meeting of 15 May, the Commission reviewed and approved the concept design for the modernization and replacement of the Birney Elementary School located at 2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. While the project greatly benefitted from the additional material patterning and color to create less monolithic facades, the Commission encouraged further use of mid-scale patterning to enhance the design.
The Commission looks forward to the final review of this project and recommends the use of a model in the design process and presentation. As always, the staff is available should you or the design team require assistance.
Sincerely,
/s/
	Harry G. Robinson III, FAIA
	Chairman
David Morrow
	Design Manager, Design Management Branch
	Engineering Division
	Department of the Army
	Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
	P.O. Box 1715
	Baltimore, MD 21203-1715
cc: Geoffrey Lewis, Gauthier, Alvarado & Associates
	Felipe Turriago, Gauthier, Alvarado & Associates
	Justina Nesbitt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
