Seattle’s new library: This is a site dedicated to the new Seattle public library that appears to be the most awesome structure ever. It’s like something out of Star Trek…if Guinan was in charge of design. And if she was stoned.
My dad lives in Seattle, and I have the sudden urge to go visit him.
Spokane airport goes wireless: Man, Washington state is an awfully cool place to be these days. First the Seattle library (here, here, and here), now this: Airplanes aren't the only things in the air at Spokane International Airport. On Wednesday, the airport unveiled a wireless system that makes the Internet available…
Thumbs up for new library's technology: A great article on the technology behind the new Seattle Public Library. Yeah, I think I'm moving to Seattle in the next couple of days. [...]as far as the library's technology is concerned, it's thumbs up. Wi-Fi access is available nearly everywhere and, with…
040529 seattle library: 120 pictures of the new Seattle Public Library. Love the lime green escalator.
It is definately pretty, But doesn't all the light cause damage to books over time? Might be a classic case of form over function.
Can you book a vacation just to see a library?
I'm a geek. I can do anything. I went to New York to see The Empire State Building, what's the difference?
This article -- http://weblogs.asp.net/kpleas/archive/2004/04/27/121407.aspx -- provides an alternative review of the library. Very well written critique. I'd still love to see it, though.
Check out the article below on the technology of the library as well:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001949632_paul07.html