Photo Essay: Seattle Central Library

by Tim Alatorre

• Posted on July 4, 2009

• Green Architecture,  Library,  Photos,  Rem Koolhaas,  review

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• Architecture in the Wild / Editorial

Opened to the public on May 23, 2004, the Seattle Central Library by Rem Koolhaas quickly became a tourist attraction in Seattle, Washington. The 362,987 square foot building features an underground public parking lot, hundreds of computers, an auditorium, and “the book spiral” that allows visitors to traverse the entire book collection all on one…

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