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The Seattle Central Library is the flagship library of the Seattle Public Library system. The 11-story (185 feet or 56.9 meters high) glass and steel building in the downtown core of Seattle , Washington was opened to the public on May 23, 2004.
In 1999 OMA won a competition to design a new central library for the city of Seattle. [10] 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 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]
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 is an architectural marvel and more than just a library. It's a quiet retreat, perfect for reading and exploration. A rainy day in Seattle is an ideal time to escape ...
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA. REX's 10 designers are led by Joshua Prince-Ramus, who was founding partner of OMA New York [2] —the American affiliate of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas—until he left to start REX in 2006.
1999–2004 Seattle Central Library, USA. Architect, OMA/LMN Architects; 1999 Casa da Musica, Porto, Portugal. Architect OMA (2005) 2000 Portuguese Pavilion Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany. Architect Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura; 2000 Prada, Los Angeles, CA USA. Architect, OMA (2004) 2001 Serpentine Pavilion, London UK.
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