10 Architectural Gems Worth Visiting
The Insider's List With Julie Moran : Episode FLINS-108
From a stylish baseball shrine in Baltimore, to an electrifying rock museum in the Pacific Northwest, the architectural style of a building can be inspiring, transcending, dramatic or daring. Explore these 10 unique architectural destinations, from Emerald City's symphony of steel or the Arizona desert's well-read retreat.
#10 Experience Music Project
Seattle Center Campus, 206-367-5483
www.emplive.com
• Hours: 10 am-8 pm; Entry fees: $15-$20
#9 Thorncrown Chapel
12968 Hwy 62 West, Eureka Springs, AK 72632
479-253-7401, www.thorncrown.com
• Admission: free; $395 for wedding day rental, including minister
• Apr.-Nov.: 9 am-5 pm; Dec.-Mar.: 11 am-4 pm
#8 Phoenix Central Library
1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-262-6372, www.sabot.org
• Admission: $5 general, $3 seniors, $2 children (age 3-13); Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm
#5 Oriole Park at Camden Yards
333 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
888-848-BIRD, baltimore.orioles.mlb.com
• Individual tickets: $8-$45, Season passes: $988-$1,240
• Located behind the right-field wall is Boog Powell's BBQ Pit, a famous restaurant run by the former Oriole 1st baseman.
#4 Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108
314-754-1850, www.pulitzerarts.org
• Admission: free
#3 Schindler House
MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A at the Schindler House
835 North Kings Road , West Hollywood, CA 90069
323-651-1510, www.makcenter.org/schindler.html
• Hours: Wed.-Sun., 11 am-6 pm; Cost: $5; Fri. 4-6 pm: free
Mackey Apartments
1137-1141 South Cochran Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019
323 651-1510, www.makcenter.org
• Admission: $5, tours available by appointment only
• Penthouse rental: $100-$1,000, depending on season, length of stay, number of occupants and use of the penthouse.
• May not always be available, so try to call at least six months in advance.
#2 BCE Place, Toronto
c/o Brookfield Properties Corp., 181 Bay Street, Box 838
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
416-777-6480, www.bceplace.com
Hockey Hall of Fame/BCE Place
30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1X8
416-360-7735, www.hhof.com
• Admission: $12, Hockey Hall of Fame Facilities Rental: $1,500-$4,000
#1 Nasher Sculpture Center
2001 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201
214-242-5100, www.nashersculpturecenter.org
• Adults: $10 adults, $7 Seniors, $5 Students, Free for children and members; admission includes audio tour and admission to special exhibitions.
• Hours: Tue.-Sun 11 am-6 pm
• Membership: $75- $10,000 levels
• Space rental: $7,500/ day for entire facility; $5,000/day for auditorium and garden; $3,500/day for café and garden
Peter Walker, Landscape Architect
Peter Walker & Partners, 739 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94710
510-849-9494, www.pwpla.com
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