...was organized, with an international competition to decide on the building's design and a panel of prominent Alaskan architects and engineers to act as a jury."I think there was a lot of excitement, particularly as the process narrowed...

...sincerely hope it is not too late to throw these designs out and start again. Perhaps restricting the design phase to Alaskan architects might be a good place to start. DuAnne Jacobi Juneau

...They are awful. They don't fit in Juneau or anywhere in Alaska," Gatto said. "It should be designed by an Alaskan architect." I-Chun Che can be reached at ichun.che@juneauempire.com .