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Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.

*Nominee 

Kreilsheimer Promenade

Seattle

WA

USA

Contributed by 
Leni Schwendinger
Project for Public Spaces
 on 
September 12, 2005
May 1, 2024

This Promenade is an ASLA award winner of 2005.

What makes it Great?

Why it doesn't work?

The Kreielsheimer Promenade is a dramatic and unique meeting place for opera patrons and visitors to McCaw Hall that also creates a bright, dynamic, and welcoming public passage for the city, into the heart of the Seattle Center Campus. An extraordinary collaboration between disciplines can be seen in the landscape's elegant integration of architecture, landscape, lighting, and theater.

The Promenade connects Mercer Street with the Seattle Center Campus, and adjacent to Marion McCaw Hall. There is public artwork and landscaping with water that define the experience. At night "Dreaming In Color", an ever-transforming lighting composition, fills the space.

Access & Linkages

People enjoy walking in the water and playing in the light.

Comfort & Image

The area feels safe and is much travelled.

Uses & Activities

Some have picnics (a destination), others are just passing through, hurring to the Opera or Ballet, or to the International Fountain.

Sociability

It is a playful place, conducive to conversations, and a fun place to spend time in.

How Light?

How Quick?

How Cheap?

History & Background

Related Links & Sources

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*Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.

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