Comments on: Here’s Your Public Benefit: An Anorexic Version of Harbor Steps

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By: “The Right To The City” | hugeasscity

“The Right To The City” | hugeasscity — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:15:48 +0000

[...] in case you didn’t notice, that black and white orb hanging beneath the canopy on the Four Seasons building is a surveillance camera. Is the camera pointed your way? Is it recording 24×7? [...]

By: Dan Staley

Dan Staley — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:00:55 +0000

Who’s Ann and why is she orexic?

By: BrianM

BrianM — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:19:41 +0000

This whole complex is just so DOUR. The staircase looks scary, but it is better than some San Francisco stairs, so…it will do.

By: dorian gray

dorian gray — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:33:08 +0000

Old Timer, sadly sir, I know how much that likely cost, and I can assure you it is a princely sum of money.

By: old timer

old timer — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:18:55 +0000

For all the supposed ‘luxe’ associated with that project, that stairway looks like the cheapest piece of shit they could throw up.
Man, it’s nasty.

By: keith

keith — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:58:35 +0000

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By: BrianK

BrianK — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:30:44 +0000

Spencer, as an architect I vehemently reject the notion that we are in it for the fame and fortune. Based on the evidence, the majority of us are highly unskilled at achieving either. So it must be something else that draws us to the profession, e.g. masochism.

Now for a “Why-is-Seattle-so-lame-compared-to-X?” comment: Each time I visit Vancouver BC (as I did this past weekend), I’m stunned by the latest crop of amazing high-rise buildings popping up. Built for the ridiculously wealthy (who are these people?), each one is more decadently beautiful and unattainable than the last. But despite (or because) of that, each one manages to offer more public benefit in its metaphorical little finger than the Four Seasons does from tip to toe. Human scale details and materials on the sidewalk, lightness not heaviness, relief, true amenities, and certainly more graceful accessories than this chunky flying stair.

I was excited to see this thing under construction until I realized it was only half-baked. And how do I get to Post Alley now? Down the stairs, then back up the hill? Nice.