Slog - Comments on What's Going On At Slate? http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate Today the online mag posted a piece called "The best (and worst) of Seattle's architecture," and yikes. The writer, Witold Rybczynski, profiles all the notable buildings in the city--with nary a mention of the new Seattle Art Museum, which opened downtown less than two weeks ago to national coverage in the press. (Editors didn't notice the oversight?) Making matters worse, Rybczynski mistakes Richard Serra for Anthony Caro, twice. It's not only that Serra is famous and that Serra and Caro are impossible to mistake for one another, but that Serra's works are among the most architectural in the history of... Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 May 2007 16:20:04 -0800 Sun, 27 May 2007 20:06:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Garrett Ouch, yeah, I'm glad I didn't see that. the P.I. this morning had a good Northwest section on events for the summer. Calder's sculpture park thing looks great on the front. Did you know the Times/PI, one of em, was a pioneer for color pictures in newsprint? The Center fountain pic with pink umnbrella is very cool.

]]> Garrett http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718278 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 16:51:31 -0800 Comment by Peter Holy crap, Slate.com still exists?

]]> Peter http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718283 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 16:55:22 -0800 Comment by bob That article sucks...they didn't even cover my favorite building, architect Steven Holl's Chapel of St. Ignatius or the many many other libraries going up or the amazing court house...D+

]]> bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718288 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 17:05:10 -0800 Comment by frederick r I like how he called the Bourgeois sculpture "wonderful." Fag.

]]> frederick r http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718314 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 17:59:17 -0800 Comment by Jay Slate not only still exists; it also still sucks.

]]> Jay http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718331 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 18:30:14 -0800 Comment by matthew fisher wilder Jen, the URL was repeated in your hyperlink -- twice

(No biggie. Just a slight yuk from dumb ol' me)

]]> matthew fisher wilder http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718433 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718433 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 19:05:04 -0800 Comment by annie @6: Should be fixed. Thanks.

]]> annie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c718470 Arts Wed, 16 May 2007 21:21:23 -0800 Comment by infrequent i find the new SAM building neither the best nor worst of Seattle architecture. maybe tending towards the worst because of the loss of potential. The rest of the article, despite its flaws and perhaps lack or investment (research), seemed to echo most of my sentiments regarding local projects.

seattle doesn't have much in the way to be proud of when it comes to architecture. there is also, as the article points out, no distinctly seattle aesthetic. and please, please, don't prove the article correct and agree that the INSIDE of the library is what northwestern architecture is supposed to be about. those colors, materials and exposed elements remind me of a mall. or at best, a college building at western.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719021 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719021 Arts Thu, 17 May 2007 11:05:04 -0800 Comment by David Sucher Without any criteria for determining "best" or "worst." a discussion like this is silly.

Against what standards are we each judging Seattle's buildings? Without making the standards crystal clear, it's impossible to know if any of our opinions make any sense.

]]> David Sucher http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719047 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719047 Arts Thu, 17 May 2007 11:28:49 -0800 Comment by Brad Maybe I'm not critical enough, but I actually found the slide-article to be rather complimentary of the direction architecture is going in. Granted, it had harsh words for the EMP - who doesn't agree with that assessment, and was blah on Benaroya - I disagree with it here, Benaroya is beautiful, especially inside, but overall it seemed to give OK marks to our city.

PS why would there be a mention of the new SAM when everyone here in Seattle has downplayed the new SAM building?

]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719153 Arts Thu, 17 May 2007 13:02:00 -0800 Comment by Jim Demetre Such oversights and mistakes come as no surprise to me. This is typical of how art and architecture writing is ghettoized in many mainstream publications, both print and online. Who is this writer anyway? It read like something written by an intern.

]]> Jim Demetre http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/whats_going_on_at_slate#c719304 Arts Thu, 17 May 2007 16:20:37 -0800 Comment by amsqh pvwfmgir fkxwj eqhc visyu wehj lkfdgc pfgrkqhy qicxjyulf

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