Experience the EXPERIENCE Music Project

Seattle Music Project by Frank Gehry

Architect Frank Gehry uses computers to help design and build his famous wavy, shiny, psycho-structures. The EMP in Seattle is a museum of rock-and-roll, but even if you don’t like rock music, you’ll want to see Gehry’s rebellious design for the building.

Learn more > Frank Gehry, Architecture Portfolio of Selected Works

 

Architecture in Seattle After the Fire

Seattle Space Needle

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 devastated most of Seattle, Washington. Flames began around 2:30 pm when a woodworker mishandled some glue. For the next 18 hours, the inferno engulfed the business district down to the waterfront. When Seattle rebuilt, the land of timber frames turned to modern masonry and a new construction material called steel.

Read more > See the Best Architecture in Seattle, Washington