(B) The Spheres, northwest from 7th and Lenora (HL).
18 Dec 2017 0101 GMT+0000
Above: (A) The Spheres, northeast from 6th Avenue and Lenora Street (HL).
Glowing glass forms appear around the corner as if they’ve risen suddenly from the ground, eliciting odd looks and interested inquiries from passersby.
On Amazon’s urban campus at the feet of towers Day One and Doppler, The Spheres are located in downtown Seattle on Lenora Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue. The futuristic structures provide a highly visible centre of attention for the electronic-commerce and -computing company. Three intersecting glass and steel half-spheres will contain a botanic garden to include exotic plants, waterfalls, and treehouses, and workspaces to further cultivate creativity by and collaboration among Amazon employees. The grand opening is scheduled for 18 January 2018.
The construction development projects are part of the joint efforts by NBBJ and Amazon to regenerate the Denny Regrade area with ample office space for the world headquarters of Amazon, and additional space for retail and public facilities.
(B) The Spheres, northwest from 7th and Lenora (HL).
(C) Seattle Municipal Archives, item no. 4011.
Denny Hill was regraded and removed in multiple phases between 1898 and 1931. In the 1930 picture above (C), the 2017 Spheres in image (B) would be located to the right of the utility pole between the two cars in the foreground and the digging excavator in the background.
I made photos (A) and (B) above on 10 December 2017. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins.com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-aVe.
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Wow! These spheres seem truly astonishing, Henry. I am definitely adding them to my bucket list. 😉
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By Agness of a Tuk Tuk on 22 Dec 2017 at 1331 GMT+0000
I agree with your “wow”! 😊 Thanks for your comment and for stopping by, Agness. Please let me know when you’re in and around the Vancouver, BC area!
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By fotoeins on 22 Dec 2017 at 2356 GMT+0000
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