Experience Music Project Seattle, Jimi Hendrix Washington Building, EMP Museum Architecture, Photos
Experience Music Project, Seattle
EMP Washington, USA: Museum at 325 5th Avenue North – design by Gehry Partners, Architects
May 28, 2013
Experience Music Project Seattle
EMP Museum, 325 5th Avenue N at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
Design: Frank O. Gehry; LMN Architects
Experience Music Project, Seattle
photograph : Alain Lucier
Built to resemble smashed up guitars, there are no right angles on the exterior of the EMP. The building was financed by Multi-Billionaire and Seattleite Paul Allen. The “Sky Church” was a tribute to Seattle native, Jimi Hendrix.
The building is also home to the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame which opened in 2004. About 3,000 panels with more than 21,000 shingles cover the exterior. The 64-foot-high atrium of the Sky Church features a 40-by-70-foot LED screen.
photo : Alain Lucier
Address: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, United States of America
Contact: Telephone +1 206-770-2700
The museum is easily accessible by car, numerous bus routes, and the historic Seattle Center Monorail, built in 1962 for the Seattle World’s Fair. The Monorail departs every 10 minutes from the station at Seattle Center, and from Westlake Center Mall, at 5th and Pine Street.
EMP Museum Seattle images / information from Emporis + various sources
Location: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Washington Architecture
Seattle Architecture Designs – chronological list
US Architecture Designs – chronological list
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Design: LMN Architects
design rendering courtesy of LMN Architects
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Design: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
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Seattle Public Library by Rem Koolhaas
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Website: www.empmuseum.org/