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Seattle Public Library: Height; Architectural: 196 ft (60 m) [2] Roof: 185.01 ft (56.39 m) [2] Technical details; Floor count: 11 [2] Floor area: 362,987 sq ft (33,700 m 2) [3] Design and construction; Architect(s) LMN Architects/Office for Metropolitan Architecture: Developer: Seattle Public Library: Structural engineer: Magnusson Klemencic ...
The Seattle Central Library was completed and opened to the public on May 23, 2004. [10] In 2005, the library earned a national American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture. [ 11 ] The building has also been described as "the most important new library to be built in a generation, and the most exhilarating" by New Yorker ...
Rem Koolhaas inspecting the Seattle Central Library model in 2005. Koolhaas first came to public and critical attention with OMA (The Office for Metropolitan Architecture), the office he founded in 1975 together with architects Elia Zenghelis, Zoe Zenghelis and (Koolhaas's wife) Madelon Vriesendorp in London.
The Seattle Central Library opened in 2004 and was designed by Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus of the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) [39] in a joint venture with LMN Architects and Front Inc. [d] Facade Consultants. [40]
REX is an architecture and design firm based in New York City. The firm's name is intended to symbolize reappraisal ("RE") of architecture ("X"). Notable projects headed by its founder include the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas, Texas; the Vakko Fashion Center in Istanbul, Turkey; and the Seattle Central Library.
The combination of incredible vistas and innovative design makes it a memorable experience. Address and opening hours: 400 Broad St, Seattle, ... Read at the Seattle Central Library.
The current Central Library is the third on the site, preceded by a Beaux-Arts Carnegie library (built 1904–1906, demolished 1957) designed by Peter J. Weber, a German-born architect from Chicago [215] [216] and an International Style replacement opened 1960, with Bindon & Wright as the primary architect and Decker Christenson & Kitchin as ...
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