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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Architecture American Parking Heaven

Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:58 AM

There's art in this parking garage. People are doing yoga in this parking garage. People are getting married in this parking garage. Welcome to the American dream...

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That poor woman in the thumbnail is clearly having trouble standing and walking. Will no one help her? Why must she wear those impractical shoes when she has such obvious muscular and/or skeletal issues?

Posted by MacCrocodile

on November 27, 2012 at 11:32 AM

I have seen the results of cars driving through much larger barriers on the sides of parking garages.
Cars + art = smashed art.
Why would anyone want to spend much time hanging around in a car exhaust concentrator?

@5: That might work for electric vehicles, but any garden built in or too near a parking lot for regular vehicles should not be considered organic.

I do like the idea of bigger staircases, though.

Posted by judgemental on November 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM

anxiously awaiting a Citytank response...

Posted by south downtown on November 27, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Perfect for Miami - More thinking like this please, site specific. For Seattle I say a multi-story vertical organic urban farm with co-op sections and solar panels that includes a parking garage exclusively for electric vehicles to recharge (not kidding - it would work).

Posted by Jaymz on November 27, 2012 at 9:58 AM

Why not.

I mean if this were an 18th century train station, used by a few hundred people, most art critics would do handstands.

Yet parking garages and lots are used everyday by 98% of Americans who drive. Why isn't the art there instead of some building on 2nd avenue in a sea of decaying vertical density?!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on November 27, 2012 at 9:41 AM

there's shit in this parking garage. people are doing heroin in this parking garage. people are breaking in to your car in this parking garage. welcome to capitol hill.

Posted by tainte on November 27, 2012 at 9:16 AM