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

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Seattle Central Library in Seattle, United States
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

Zeidler ArchitectureZeidler Architecture

1953 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20041953
PlaceSeattle, Seattle, United StatesToronto, Ontario, Canada
Place contextSeattle, Seattle, United StatesRepresentative site: Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Climate10°C · 13.9h daylight · 8 km/h wind-1°C · 13.7h daylight · 15 km/h wind · via The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
FocusArchitecture6 works in corpus
Architects
  • Rem Koolhaas
  • Eberhard Zeidler
Linked context

Bureaus

  • OMA

Notable works

  • The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
  • Beth Israel Synagogue (Peterborough, Ontario)
  • Canada Place
  • Meridian Arts Centre
Typologies
  • library
  • education
  • campus building
  • tower
  • building
  • hospitality
  • performance venue
  • sports venue
  • infrastructure
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • fabric
  • steel
Carbon signals

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

  • Steel
  • Glass

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

  • Steel
  • Fabric
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.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible3 of 3 recorded works are publicly accessible
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