The Space Needle rises above "The Grass Blades" at Seattle Center. The Space Needle is 605' high and opened in 1962. It cost $4.5 million to build. Edward E. Carlson was the Artist. Susan Zoccola's work "The Grass Blades" was a partnership with RBF Architects, (project lead John Fleming) that resulted in an AIA award. The 110 30-foot high steel blades gently sway in the breeze and form an effective visual barrier between the EMP and a nearby parking lot. "The Grass Blades" were installed in September 2002. Also viewable through the grass is the Northeast 'corner' of the Experience Music Project, founded by Paul Allen. The building was designed by Frank Gehry with the associate architects LMN Architects. It is 85' high, 140,000 square feet, it opened in 2000.
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