http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/26/the-good-architecture-of-seattle Comments On: The Good Architecture of Seattle by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://fuckyeahbrutalism.tumblr.com
Posted by Twilight Sparkle]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:14:53 -0800 The Stranger
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Posted by ry coolage]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:41:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fofo]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:51:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by WFM]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:24:39 -0800 The Stranger
also @5, 11, 17, 20, & 21.

more importantly images ARE NOT feelings. especially the ones you take chuckles.
Posted by architecturesmarchitecture]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:26:04 -0800 The Stranger brutal in large civic structures can be quite interesting and humane when reduced in scale.

This is the fundamental disconnect of 20th century design: the modernists (and their offspring) dreamed big, but thought small; none of their best work scales. Thus the Walter Gropius House outside of Boston is a miracle of minimalism, but his JFK Federal Building is an eyesore. Le Corbusier would have destroyed the world's great cities with his human-phobic regimentation boxes if given the chance, but his modest Carpenter Center at Harvard is amazing.

@14: The Christian Science campus you describe is actually an early work by I.M. Pei, who was never really a Brutalist. The space is stunning because, for all of its grandeur and "openness", Pei paid careful attention to how the forms would visually and functionally intersect for any person moving through it, at any time of year. The space is meant to be experienced from within, rather than admired on a drawing board. As a result, it is one of the (few) great public places built from scratch in the late 20th century.

(FYI, the Christian Science Church is broke, and is looking to leverage some of its prime real estate to cope. The primary plan is to build and sell a skinny, unobtrusive condo tower between Huntington Ave and the wedge-shaped Reflection Hall, which is not a terrible idea at all. The other thought is to cut the reflecting pool in half for some arbitrary pass-through, which is an awful idea. If you're in Boston, I strongly encourage you to show up at design review hearings and voice your objections to the latter.)
Posted by d.p.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:12:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tkc]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:49:07 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Dougsf]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:33:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by very bad homo]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:53:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ian Smith]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:48:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jimmy]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:35:33 -0800 The Stranger I have dishes to wash which is far more engaging than getting sucked into this debate.
Posted by -B-]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:26:21 -0800 The Stranger Bunkers aren't very endearing or someplace I want to go with my loved ones.
Posted by treacle]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:51:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sean Kinney]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:29:10 -0800 The Stranger
On the inside, though, it's a soaring, beautiful, light-filled space, and well worth a visit if you're walking around downtown L.A. The translucent alabaster panels used in place of stained glass are especially nice.
Posted by rob!]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:16:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:47:46 -0800 The Stranger
Charles has horrible taste. Absolutely horrible.
Posted by CrankyBacon]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:47:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Clara T]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:45:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by samktg]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:36:11 -0800 The Stranger
Some of the buildings on the MIT, UW, and Evergreen campuses are quite nice. The Christian Science mother church in Boston is amazing. I've always sort of liked Freeway Park even though as an urban environment it is a bit scary.

On the other hand I never felt easy even walking around Boston City Hall, an inverted pyramid plunked in the middle of an ill designed courtyard.

This pump station seems like a good example of where brutalism is used best. It seems to fit urban infrastructure rather well. And the building has nice details.
Posted by fletc3her]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:53:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Charles Mudede]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:52:07 -0800 The Stranger

Posted by dak7e]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:49:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by The Establishment]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:40:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by <3 Charles]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:38:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by samktg]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:37:54 -0800 The Stranger