River and The Town

The Climate of Future Past: A Portal for Georgetown

The ring sculpture framing the river and city skyline on the Georgetown Waterfront, Washington, DC

A public-art collaboration with Andrea Limauro and To Be Done Studio, turning flood risk into a moment of reflection and resilience.

This spring, on the Georgetown Waterfront, artist Andrea Limauro and To Be Done Studio brought his public‑art piece, The River and the Town, to life. Framed within a 14‑foot handcrafted ring, the mural invites passersby to see Georgetown under flood—tangible, human‑scaled, urgent.

Workshop shot of the team steam-bending and shaping the ring’s salvaged timber, capturing studio momentum

Built from salvaged storm-downed timber and finished with a charred shou sugi ban surface, the ring pairs risk and beauty. Inside that frame, Andrea’s painted scene turns flood data into story and place.

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“We were in the shop, shaping timber—knocking out a large sculptural element. Public space is a classroom; here, flood risk becomes an invitation to act.”

Blackened wood grain of the ring’s shou sugi ban finish.

Walk around the circular mural, and the city you know becomes a prophecy—one that asks how we act. Commissioned by The Washington Post for their Four Seasons project and supported by Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute, the piece stands at the riverfront through summer, before relocating to the Georgetown University campus in October 2025.