The Library

I went to the Central Library today to view some coveted reference materials, and as always was in awe of the architecture. This building is easily criticized on the basis of cost and maintenance, maybe circulation. But now that I have been there many times, and I finally understand the book spiral, I would say that the circulation is one of the building’s great features, with the exception of the experience of the first time user. The spatial composition is great.

CORA Northwest

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http://coranw.blogspot.com

Cold Storage

The Cold Storage Building, partially demolished, partially occupied. I hope to find out more about the story behind this building.

University of Washington

If only the rest of the world was designed like this place. Beautiful, peaceful, smart, ambitious. The photo is of the newly renovated Architecture Hall. The landscaping still needs to fill in a bit.

New Film: Northwest Modernism

Here is a link to the website for a new film about early Northwest Modernism, premiering in May. Features interviews with Gene Zema, Arne Bystrom, Fred Bassetti, Ralph Anderson, and Wendell Lovett. Looks great, I can’t wait to see it.

Modern Views

More Backyard Cottage

To follow up on the previous backyard cottage post, here is a simliar type under construction in the Laurelhurst neighborhood in Seattle. It is not actually an ADU or backyard cottage, it is a garage/studio. But it has the scale and feel of a backyard cottage, so it is at least an interesting model for the new building type. It is in the rear yard of a through lot, and across the street from the Burke Gilman Trail. This one is designed by Shed and built by Dolan Construction, here are links to their websites:
www.shedbuilt.com
www.dolanbuilt.com

New Homes

New project just completed by Pb Elemental. I worked on this project a bit when I was there a couple years ago. Steep site, difficult permitting, down economy, many changes, but came out well. Check out Pb Elemental at www.pbelemental.com

Roy McKenna

Since the last post was so well received, here are some more architecture photos, this time from the Roy/McKenna area:

I-90 Architecture

On my long drive to a meeting in eastern Washington today, I noticed many interesting buildings. So, on my way back, I decided to photograph some.

Nouvel in New York

Here is an interesting new building in New York, by Jean Nouvel. This New York Times article has an nice critique on iconic architecture and it’s relevance:

New York Times article