Inspired by the abundance of appealing architecture in a recent New York Times feature on the city’s historical homes for autos, we decided to go on a global (albeit, virtual) search for the most beautiful parking garages that we could find. If past experience has led you to believe that these structures have to be hideously ugly, you might be surprised by what we came up with.
Car Park One, Oklahoma City. Designed by Elliott + Associates Architects. Photo credit: Scott McDonald / Hedrich Blessing
Comments (9)
How could you not include this one?
Marina City Parking Garage, Chicago, Illinois.
Great feature. The Australian car park seems to be more about a lick of paint than design, but I’m glad you got the Autostadt in Wolfsburg and Detroit is really poignant. What, however, is the big deal about your first example from Oklahoma City? It looks like a fairly standard square concrete monolith. What am I missing?
Jesse
This is also a great one in Calgary.
http://communities.canada.com/calgaryherald/blogs/urbanscrawl/archive/2010/04/21/paving-paradise-but-putting-up-cloud-nine-instead-calgary-s-hidden-work-of-art.aspx
The parking garage in Detroit was not designed to be a garage. It was actually a concert hall and theater first. I agree it’s an amazing space but let’s be clear about its original function.
#4 ‘s really beautiful. I think i recognize it from Eminem’s video of the same song…
That converted old theater in Detroit just seems sort of sad.
The Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure facade design was done my MRY, but the Architect of Record is International Parking Design.
Marina City in Chicago is hands-down the most beautiful parking garage in the world, and one of the most famous. Not to include it here is crazy.
Nice collection. These are exquisite and mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing.
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