I’ve had a soft spot for Modern architecture since I studied the Modern library in downtown Reno, Nevada. On my recent visit to Hat ‘n Boots Park south of Seattle, this bank caught my eye and I’ve been thinking about bank architecture ever since (just ask my brother, I kept getting distracted by banks during my… Read More Modern Architecture and Banks
”Above all, with political turmoil, traffic problems, vast increases in population and the tremendous impact of the machine, we must have serenity. Man needs a serene architectural background to save his sanity in today’s world.” -Minoru Yamasaki to Ada Louise Huxtable I hadn’t heard of Minoru Yamasaki until recently and now it seems like he’s… Read More Minoru Yamasaki in Seattle
You’ve seen them before: huge mural advertisements on the sides of brick buildings in big cities. In cities like Chicago, once you start looking you see them everywhere. Even in Seattle they are not hard to find if you have a good vantage point. And be honest, you like them. You forget how old buildings are… Read More Resurrecting the Ghost Sign
Spaces mold us and we mold them; the stories they have to tell about time, place, culture, and US are endlessly intriguing. … Read More Architecture: A Window Into History
Susie Trexler 