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Washington Park Towers (Seattle, Wash.), southeast elevation
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| Title | Washington Park Towers (Seattle, Wash.), southeast elevation |
| Architectural Firm Name | Roland Terry & Associates |
| Architects | Terry, Roland |
| Client | Washington Towers, Inc. |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1967-1968 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawing |
| Physical Description | Graphite on vellum: 68 x 106 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 1620 43rd Ave. E. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten in title block:
Southeast Elevation
Washington Park Towers for Washington Towers, Inc.
Initialed: GW
Date: 30 August 1967
Sheet No. A-14 of 35
Revisions:
Lower Terrace, Painting - 19 Dec 67
Printing - 19 Feb 68.
Stamped title block:
Roland Terry, Architect, Interior Design
803 E. Prospect St., Seattle 2, Washington.
Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0". |
| Building Style | Modern
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| Building Notes | Roland Terry was a leading force behind the rise of modernist buildings in the postwar period and through the middle of the 20th century. Incorporating natural materials, open spaces, interior and landscape design with architecture, Terry's designs constitute some of the best examples of Northwest Modernist architecture. From 1960 to 1974, Terry operated as Roland Terry & Associates and began to expand his work from upscale residences and commercial interior design towards larger projects such as the Washington Park Towers. The Washington Park Towers project is a high-rise condominium development on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Controversial for its height, the twenty-three-story high-rise condominium was the only high-rise building in the otherwise residential neighborhood. Terry responded to criticisms of the tower's height by claiming that it occupied less visual space than the construction of an equal number of residences would. Despite its size, Terry worked to create a unique, residential feeling for each of the units. The angular vertical panels and square design of the tower ensured that each residence in the tower would have a private balcony with no views into or from neighboring units. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Condominiums--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Architecture, Domestic--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0856
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Roland Terry Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
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