bad architecture?

 Listed in Forbes Magazines as one of the "Worlds 10 Ugliest Buildings,"   the above has been described as a 'hemorrhoid,' a 'blob,' and according to my mother, something resembling darth vadar's helmet. Behold the Experience Music Project of Seattle, Wa, a muesuem dedicated to to the history of popular music. funded by Paul Allen, co-founder of your overpriced text drafting software, and designed by world renowed starchitect Frank O. Gehry, the Experience Music Project was expected to be a masterpiece. The sheet metal construction was intended to inspire adoration in the same way as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. however after it's completion in 2000, little praise was received.

on a recent trip to Seattle, i had the opportunity to visit this supposed monstrosity. The EMP was awkward, loud, and enormous. however, i wouldn't call it a hemorrhiod. i wouldn't even call it ugly. it is a design risk. one that is considered by others to be a less spectacular version of Gehry's more notable work. starchitecs do fall now and again but i don't think of this building as a complete failure. 

ultimately, with the waves of bland architecture that wash out our american cities, it's refreshing to see something different,  something lively,  something that stands out. like the wacky girl at the party who dresses all crazy like, at least you notice her and she gets you talking or talking shit...

to me, the conversation is the most important part. EMP inspires that - whether you love or hate it, you can't ingore it and you can not not talk about it.