Olympic Sculpture Park – Shaping and Evolving Landscape.

Walking through the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle it is very easy for one to forget that you are in such a dense city, the constant landmarks that you encounter in your experience reminds you that you are within the city limits and not just some hike path outside the city. It is said that over the last 10 years since the park has opened the landscape has flourished and thickened around the planned architecture and sculptures. This park was developed over an existing toxic unused edge of the city with rail roads and industrial brown field. This intervention of nature has encouraged wildlife to return to the city too. As a landscape for art this park is definitely a unique experience for appreciating art outside the museum walls. The open ended form and nature of this architecture can be interpreted in different ways. Having visited it more than 2-3 times now I felt each experience was unique and different. Sometimes it can be overwhelming and tiring other times it can just be calming. If only each city could have such a magical edge!!