Thursday, January 11, 2018

Seattle's new Angle Lake Transit Station looks like a long-exposure photo of a dancer in motion

The design of the recently completed Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was inspired by dance. Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa wrapped the structure an undulating transparent envelope that mimics the motion of the human body. The team drew inspiration from an improvisational dance piece by famous contemporary dance choreographer William Forsythe, where dancers connect their bodies by matching lines in space that could be bent, tossed or otherwise...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/seattles-new-angle-lake-transit-station-looks-like-a-long-exposure-photo-of-a-dancer-in-motion
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