The spheres are an ok corporate showpiece but at the end of the day they are just that: a showpiece. They don't integrate well with the neighborhood or contribute much to the broader public environment—and Amazon must be just thrilled that there is literally a gentlemen's club across the street from them—nor do the spheres aesthetically make up for all warehouse style offices Amazon has put up all over South Lake Union.

All the coverage celebrating this private public space also concerns me