Uninspired Here; Inspired There
Seattle architecture is uninspired. But don’t take it from me. The jurors at the last annual meeting of the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects said so.
Yet other culturally similar cities get the goods. What gives?
Below is a sampling of housing designed by San Francisco architecture firm David Baker + Partners. These people are form givers. They don’t try to pretend that a box is not a box. Many of their projects are affordable housing, but somehow they still manage to produce interesting design on a tight budget.