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Four Million Little Pieces of MOHAI

Michael van Baker — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:41:04 +0000

At the armory, MOHAI is laid out vertically, and visitors wind their way around the edges of central open space that dwarfs a Boeing B-1 (its floats designed by George Pocock) and a legendary hydroplane. The new venue's layout gives the museum, which claims to possess some four million artifacts, room to breathe, so that when you stumble across the wooden sandwich board advertising the original Starbucks, it stands out.

Op-Ed: 2013 is “Year of the Gondola” in Seattle

Michael van Baker — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:20:15 +0000

When gondolas (aerial trams, that is, not Venetian canoes) hit the front page of the Seattle Times, you know it's going to be a great year. God bless Mike Lindblom for giving the idea ink. Gondolas, like Dangerfield, get no respect .

Memo to Jeff Bezos: Progress on Gondolas?!?

Michael van Baker — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:33:14 +0000

Jeff, someone just slipped this art over the transom--AND I LOVE IT!--but I am increasingly paranoid that we're close to losing first-mover status on the gondola project I pitched you back in April. I thought at first this must have come from your shop, but as I have heard abso-fricking-lutely nothing on that end, I don't know. With you tight-lipped bastards, you never can tell.

Letter to Jeff Bezos: Let’s Talk Gondolas

Michael van Baker — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:16:59 +0000

I'm not an engineer, Jeff. But I think I share your interest in disruptive technology. And when it comes to the constraints, or guiding forces, of this particular situation, I am betting that you, like me, will come to the conclusion that the solution here is gondolas.

Pier 57 Gets Concrete Shoes in Prep for New Ferris Wheel

Michael van Baker — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:15:01 +0000

Three cement pours will be necessary, says KING 5, with the cement trucks "piping" the slurry out to the end of the pier, which otherwise couldn't support their weight. You'll begin seeing the 175-foot diameter wheel going up in April, with construction finishing in time for summer, by June. HG&A are determined to have it up and running for the July 4 weekend.