2012 Award Winner: BEST Biggest Public Eyesore (Runner-Up)

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Experience Music Project

Nominated for: BEST Biggest Public Eyesore BEST Place to Send a Guest

Experience Music Project 325 5th Ave N Seattle WA

Since EMP opened in 2000 and SFM in 2004, EMP|SFM has welcomed more than 4 million visitors through its doors. From its museum planning stages in 1998 through 2007, EMP|SFM has been a key economic driver among Seattle nonprofit arts and culture organizations, with combined EMP|SFM institutional expenditures and EMP|SFM audience-member spending resulting in $580 million dollars of local economic impact. EMP|SFM is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.

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Lauri S. on October 5, 2011

Looks like someone threw jello off the Space Needle!

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Kristi B. on October 5, 2011

Cool on the inside but sorry, still think its ugly as sin on the outside!

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Tom G. on October 4, 2011

Looks like a technicolor pile of dog squeeze or like the Space Needle vomited!

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Michael G. on October 3, 2011

I hate, hate, hate this eyesore. Didn't know this category existed and can think of nothing else even close.

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Amanda S. on September 30, 2011

such an ugly looking building.

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Arhardiman on September 28, 2011

It's not a statement. It's just ugly.

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Diana on September 28, 2011

I just don't get it

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David E. on September 22, 2011

My friends all call it the "psychedelic goose-poop building"... because that's what it looks like from the freeway. Does Art have to be SO conspicuous? Really??

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Jay L. on September 21, 2011

not even close...

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