Building Typology – The Parking Garage
Winthrop Square Parking Garage, Boston, MA
Hello readers,
It is a new year and for the first post of 2012 I thought I would devote it to a building type that rarely gets any attention, the parking garage. Normally these are structures that are made as nondescript and forgettable as possible; their sole purpose being a place to park vehicles. However when an architect pours his energies into creating something beautiful as well as functional, the results are often exemplary. Below are a few of the more noteworthy parking structures that I have seen.
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Winthrop Square Parking Garage, Boston, MA
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Riverway Car Park in Brookline, MA clad in squares
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Herzog & DeMuron’s 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami, FL
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Alternate view of 1111 Lincoln Road Parking Center
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The Parking Garage as a place to dine
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Computerized Volkswagen Car Park
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Smart Car Dispenser Garage
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Austin Convention Center Parking Garage, Austin, TX
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The Bently Bay Condo Complex Parking Garage with Green Roof
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Temple Street Garage by Paul Rudolph
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Melbourne Uni Quad, Carlton, Victoria, AU (garage underneath)
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Horseshoe Truck Garage by Konstantin Melnikov
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1929 Gosplani Garage, Moscow by Melnikov
Of all the places that I have visited, I would have to say that Melbourne, Australia is the city that really knows how to do car parks the best. There are more underground parking facilities in Melbourne than any other city I can think of. The best being the one right on the Uni Melbourne campus. You would never know that there was a garage right below the quad.
Melbourne Uni Quad, Carlton, Victoria, AU (garage underneath)
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Winthrop Square Parking Garage, Boston, MA
Hello readers,
It is a new year and for the first post of 2012 I thought I would devote it to a building type that rarely gets any attention, the parking garage. Normally these are structures that are made as nondescript and forgettable as possible; their sole purpose being a place to park vehicles. However when an architect pours his energies into creating something beautiful as well as functional, the results are often exemplary. Below are a few of the more noteworthy parking structures that I have seen.
Of all the places that I have visited, I would have to say that Melbourne, Australia is the city that really knows how to do car parks the best. There are more underground parking facilities in Melbourne than any other city I can think of. The best being the one right on the Uni Melbourne campus. You would never know that there was a garage right below the quad.
Melbourne Uni Quad, Carlton, Victoria, AU (garage underneath)
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