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Joseph Lister Holmes (July 6, 1891 – July 18, 1986) was an American architect active in Seattle.After studying Beaux-Arts architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in the early 1910s, he worked at various architectural firms in Philadelphia, Montana, and Seattle before founding a private practice in 1922.
The architecture of Seattle, Washington, the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S., features elements that predate the arrival of the area's first settlers of European ancestry in the mid-19th century, and has reflected and influenced numerous architectural styles over time.
The flag of Washington, the state's flag. The U.S. state of Washington has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Washington State Legislature.These symbols, which reflect the history and culture of the state, are often opportunities for politicians to "tie themselves to popular symbols", for teachers to highlight the legislative process to their students, and for lobbyists to "have their ...
The Volunteer Park Conservatory is a botanical garden, conservatory, and Seattle landmark located in Seattle, Washington at the north end of Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. Made up of 3,426 glass panes fit into a wood and iron framework, this Victorian-style greenhouse structure is modeled on London's Crystal Palace. Inside, the Volunteer Park ...
The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985. [5] It is currently the 41st-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington. [6] The 20 tallest buildings in Washington are all located in Seattle. [7] [better source needed]
The Chapel of St. Ignatius is a Jesuit chapel on the Seattle University campus in the U.S. state of Washington, completed in 1997. [1] The design earned Steven Holl Architects a Twenty-five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects. [2] A scale model of the building is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New ...
The Arboretum Sewer Trestle (also known as Arboretum Aqueduct, [2] Arboretum Aqueduct and Sewer Trestle, [3] or Wilcox Footbridge [3]) is a historic multiarched concrete-and-brick trestle and footbridge [3] in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (born 1950) is an architect, architectural historian, and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.He is known for his research and writing on American architects Henry Hobson Richardson and Lionel H. Pries, and on Seattle architecture; he has also published articles that link architecture and psychoanalysis.