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Projects

1 selected · 1 other item held elsewhere in the compare set

Bureaus

1 selected · 1 other item held elsewhere in the compare set

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The selected works stay in sync by slot, while the pins map where they sit inside the mixed set.

Seattle Central Library in Seattle, United States

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Seattle Central Library

2004 · Seattle, Seattle, United States

Seattle Central Library image

Public Library in Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Central Library

Seattle, Seattle, United States · Exact work coordinates

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Seattle Central LibrarySeattle Central Library

2004 · Seattle, Seattle, United States

Edwin LutyensEdwin Lutyens

1888 · London, England, United Kingdom

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20041888
PlaceSeattle, Seattle, United StatesLondon, England, United Kingdom
Place contextSeattle, Seattle, United StatesRepresentative site: Holy Island, Holy Island, United Kingdom
Climate10°C · 13.9h daylight · 8 km/h wind8°C · 14.6h daylight · 12 km/h wind · via Lindisfarne Castle
FocusArchitecture102 works in corpus
Architects
  • Rem Koolhaas
  • Edwin Lutyens
Linked context

Bureaus

  • OMA

Notable works

  • Lindisfarne Castle
  • Renishaw Hall
  • Deanery Garden
  • Overstrand Hall
Typologies
  • library
  • building
  • house
  • landscape
  • civic building
  • infrastructure
  • hospitality
  • church
  • sacred space
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • timber
  • stone
  • brick
  • glass
Carbon signals

Steel and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Glass

Brick, Glass, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Brick
  • Glass
  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible30 of 30 recorded works are publicly accessible
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