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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Architecture The Good Architecture of Seattle

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 8:26 AM

It's near the border between the Central District and Capitol Hill and is designed by Victor Steinbrueck...

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Graffiti artists take note.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on February 28, 2013 at 8:48 AM

...It's a billboard?

Posted by psbirch on February 28, 2013 at 8:58 AM

What the hell? Charles, was this really the best photo you could take? Is there no place you can see it without peering through the undergrowth? All you can see is a wall!

Posted by Matt from Denver on February 28, 2013 at 9:05 AM

@3 - Yes, this is the best option as long as there's the restraining order.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on February 28, 2013 at 9:11 AM

This is a sweet house, this is a crap photo, walking up the sidewalk 6 feet is a much better angle ..though I think Charles sort of delights in taking photos like this.

Posted by olive oyl on February 28, 2013 at 9:19 AM

o_O I can't even tell what that is. It looks like a large white wall and some trees. WTF? Have we redefined the word "good" here to mean "abstract, indeterminate and vague"? I only know it's a house because olive oyl said so.

Posted by treacle on February 28, 2013 at 9:31 AM

I live near by it. It's an odd house--that wall is the most prominent feature (and arguably its best feature).

Posted by carrma on February 28, 2013 at 9:48 AM

Anyone know which one of these it is? From U of Washington Digital Media Collection
Also, kinda love this

Posted by gttrgst on February 28, 2013 at 9:52 AM

Charles, if you're going to write about architecture, learn how to TAKE A DECENT PHOTO! A picture of a wall? Give me a damn break...

Posted by ballard dude on February 28, 2013 at 10:23 AM

Chuck proves there is no accounting for taste.

Posted by pfffter on February 28, 2013 at 10:25 AM

Have we redefined the word "good" here to mean "abstract, indeterminate and vague"?

I wouldn't say "we". But to Mudede? Yes.

Posted by keshmeshi on February 28, 2013 at 11:42 AM

I love ya, Charles, and I understand your attraction to buildings that express severity and power, but you really need to learn how buildings work in the context of cities. I have no idea what's going on in this photo, which for some reason was shot directly into the sun (again), but that's not a good building.

Posted by Fnarf