Architect Paul Thiry, a proponent of modernism, designed the original Seattle Center Coliseum, now called KeyArena: This is structure as sculpture.

Source: Lawrence W. Cheek

A view of the demolished Thiry house from the rear: reminiscent of a cantilevered motel wing.

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Stairs inside the demolished Thiry house

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An exterior view of the demolished Thiry house: Houses weren't Thiry's best work.

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Christ Episcopal Church of Tacoma

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Christ Episcopal Church of Tacoma: one of Thiry's brutalist designs.

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Mercer Island Presbyterian Church. Architect Paul Thiry built modernist structures around Seattle. tried a number of different routes out of the trap of historicism, some more successful than others.

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Thiry's St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Seattle

Source: Lawrence W. Cheek