Lawrence Cheek

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Tech

Amazon's new campus: stiff architecture that stints on the fun

A South Lake Union neighborhood that might have had the Pearl District's personable charm instead goes for ponderous, sober boxes. Exteriors are impeccably executed, but with few whiffs of whimsy or personality. Interiors reflect Seattle's ruggedly informal, improvisatory soul, but they ain't pretty

Lawrence Cheek • February 6th

Seattle & King County

Best of 2010: Three new buildings point up 'The Skyscraper Problem'

High-rise architecture is still trying to solve the problem that the tall buildings rarely work when you get close to them and when they meet the street.

Lawrence Cheek • February 6th

Politics

Gates Foundation campus: Can everyday function and global ambition coexist?

The new headquarters for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation may not rival classical Greek architecture, but the campus is sleek, serious, eco-friendly, and humane as a workplace.

Lawrence Cheek • February 6th