Anchorage Architecture is Growing Up

When we got back to Anchorage in May, there were a number of new buildings - well, they'd been working on them and now they were more or less finished. And it seems we are finally shedding the old boring Anchorage look. There are a few older buildings with some semblance of style, but for the most part things have been pretty boring. Here are some new buildings on the scene.

The building going up at Northern Lights and C Streets last fall was particularly disturbing. It was obviously going to be big, and it was right out against the street. No set back at all. As you drove south on C Street during the construction it felt like you had to move over a lane so you didn't scrape the construction fence.

But this flower has bloomed. I took these pictures about 11:15 Monday night as we were coming back from South Pacific. They don't capture lightness, the airiness of this building. I'll have to go back and try again.










Here's a condo at 10th and E. It's not quite right, but it has a little more character than most places.



And these apartments? condos? Fireweed and A. They're a little strange, but at least someone is trying to do something besides boxes.





And the new convention center is turning out to be a reasonably handsome building, and it's going to have spectacular views from inside. I wonder if the Muni has secured the view rights, or whether someone will be able to build a 20 story building and block the views one day.