More raves for the Koolhaas
The new Seattle Library by Koolhaas continues to get rave reviews. This virtual tour will have to do for me until I can get back to Seattle and visit it in person.
Now Seattle just has to rebuild every non descript building around it so the Koolhaas doesn't look out of place. The Seattle skyline still looks strange. You have one plain building after another, and then the Koolhaas, or something like Benaroya Hall, or a Gehry, just begging for visual attention. The skyline lacks the architectural balance or cohesion of the greatest skylines, like New York or Chicago.
Now Seattle just has to rebuild every non descript building around it so the Koolhaas doesn't look out of place. The Seattle skyline still looks strange. You have one plain building after another, and then the Koolhaas, or something like Benaroya Hall, or a Gehry, just begging for visual attention. The skyline lacks the architectural balance or cohesion of the greatest skylines, like New York or Chicago.