Words to Live by: Eero Saarinen on Architecture

“Architecture is like a marvelous three-dimensional chess game. Every move or decision affects every other move or decision.”- Eero Saarinen - quoted in An Architecture of Multiplicity by Antonio Roman Photo via the Library of Congress in the Balthazar Korab...

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Smith Tower

Here's a recent picture of one of my favorite buildings in Seattle, the amazing Smith Tower. If you have a chance to visit and ride the cool elevator to the observation deck, do it, it is amazing.

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A Strange House Addition

Saw this the other day, a very strange if vaguely transparent addition to a house. I find it very compelling for some reason. A DIY solarium made from glass bricks.

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White River Amphitheatre Carving

Why reliving my youth watching Alanis Morissette and Garbage rock at the White River Amphitheatre I was really struck by the great carving above the entrance gate. A lovely piece of native carving welcoming guest on a journey. Truly...

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Some Minoru Yamasaki Buildings

I admire the brilliant work of Seattle born architect Minoru Yamasaki. His work exemplified mid-century corporate modernism, one can like or hate that, but it was always exquisitely crafted. The following are several examples of his work in...

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The Wisdom of Eero

Found this fantastic quote from the great architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) in the Book Eero Saarinen: An Architecture of of Multiplicity by Antonio Ramón. It's true for architecture and for all forms of design as well. An insightful bit...

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Shaping Seattle: Great Use of Data and Maps

I found this well done mapping service showing building construction in my home town of Seattle, Shaping Seattle: Buildings Map from the  Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections. It is a really well done mapping tool that you can use...

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Coachella Valley Savings

Quick thought for the day, I really love the Coachella Valley Savings designed by E Stewart Williams. This Palm Springs icon is such a lovely piece of modernist architecture. It really exemplifies what the movement was all about stylistically. Here's...

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Follow Socialist Modernism on Instagram

Thought I'd share one of my favorite feeds on Instagram, Socialist Modernism. A great feed that is used to create an interactive map that gives the context, history and ultimately meant to preserve Soviet Modernist architecture before it is...

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The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge

During a bout of unproductive, yet informative and fun web surfing today, I learned more about the Brooklyn Bridge. Thought I'd share this great site and video from the History Channel. It's a good warm up to the much...

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Out with the Old (Spaghetti Factory)

A while ago I saw a very sad sight, the removal of the trolley from inside the Seattle Waterfront's Old Spaghetti Factory. I work nearby and we were all sad to see the place go. I have memories of...

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Amazing Data/Map Mashup – Old NYC

Old NYC: Mapping images from the NY Public Library is an amazing site. Historical photos from the New York Public Library are geolocated to a map of NYC. Interested to see Times Square throughout time? Times Square! For someone who...

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