http://hugeasscity.com/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/ > so much wonderful packaged in such a mess Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://hugeasscity.com/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/comment-page-1/#comment-254355 DJC Green Building Blog » Blog Archive » Is this building ugly or not? Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:15:54 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/#comment-254355 [...] to say about its design: “The overall effect is, well, just fine, I guess. Pleasant, though not inspiring. Sort of like the Pottery Barn aesthetic writ large—it looks good on a superficial level, but the [...] [...] to say about its design: “The overall effect is, well, just fine, I guess. Pleasant, though not inspiring. Sort of like the Pottery Barn aesthetic writ large—it looks good on a superficial level, but the [...]

]]> http://hugeasscity.com/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Pb Elemental is on Fire | hugeasscity Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:04:09 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/#comment-208 [...] Nearly all of Pb Elemental’s projects have striking form, and as such stand out from most other new architecture in Seattle. And this is creating a distinct marketing identity. [...] [...] Nearly all of Pb Elemental’s projects have striking form, and as such stand out from most other new architecture in Seattle. And this is creating a distinct marketing identity. [...]

]]> http://hugeasscity.com/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Purple | hugeasscity Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:55:49 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/#comment-207 [...] Might I suggest that this aversion to bold color is related to our aversion to bold building forms? Might I further suggest that both are a manifestation of the Pacific Northwest personality, which seems always to be searching for the middle ground in the hope of not displeasing anyone? I didn’t say that. [...] [...] Might I suggest that this aversion to bold color is related to our aversion to bold building forms? Might I further suggest that both are a manifestation of the Pacific Northwest personality, which seems always to be searching for the middle ground in the hope of not displeasing anyone? I didn’t say that. [...]

]]> http://hugeasscity.com/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/comment-page-1/#comment-206 So Un-Seattle | hugeasscity Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:52:30 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/02/08/uninspired-here-inspired-there/#comment-206 [...] This tower — like much of Pb Elemental’s work — exudes a quality that is sorely lacking in most Seattle architecture: audacity. Seattle architecture tends to be safe and conservative, adjectives that simply do not apply to a 440′ tower on a 2900 sf lot. [...] [...] This tower — like much of Pb Elemental’s work — exudes a quality that is sorely lacking in most Seattle architecture: audacity. Seattle architecture tends to be safe and conservative, adjectives that simply do not apply to a 440′ tower on a 2900 sf lot. [...]

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