AIA Top 150

Just finished looking through the American Institute of Architects' America's Favorite Architecture survey results and am happy to report that Seattle has 2 entries. Predictably, Rem Koolhaas' Seattle Public Library made the list and is ranked 108th. Less predictably, by me at least, is Safeco Field by NBBJ at 135th.

On the one hand I suppose we are lucky to see two entries since Seattle is not a city noted for its architecture (not that some of it isn't great). On the other hand it seems like there are some important structures from our city missing. What about the Space Needle? It is certainly iconic if nothing else! Or the new "Blob"--The EMP by Frank Gehry?