CHS Schemata | The architectural argument for saving Capitol Hill’s Conservatory (Capitol hill seattle)
(Images: John Feit)
These are uncertain days for the **Volunteer Park Conservatory**. Not only
does the community need to find a way to pay for the ongoing operation of the
facility, but there are also millions of dollars in repairs necessary to
complete the restoration of the 100-year-old structure. Why would the
community decide to make this investment — because the VPC is one of the
oldest cultural institutions in Seattle, and is stands as a monument to the
most pioneering building form in modern architecture, the greenhouse.
**The Historic & Scientific Heritage of the Greenhouse
**Located in the Olmsted-designed Volunteer Park, the Conservatory is a
Capitol Hill nexus to many of the cultural, technological, and scientific
endeavors and achievements of the 18th and 19th centuries. Building the
Future, a history of modern building technologies written by Ulrich Pfammatter
in 2008, provided a foundation from which I came to a better understanding of
the VPC’s place in architectural history. Pfammatter’s book is chronologically
organized into 100 case studies, covering works from the early pioneers of
iron bridge construction to the latest technological feats of Norman Foster,
Renzo Piano, and Arup, among many others. The book begins, however, …
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