The irony is that Seattle as a city is already extremely connected with nature. From their office they should be able to see Puget sound, Ranier and the cascade

The irony is that Seattle as a city is already extremely connected with nature. From their office they should be able to see Puget sound, Ranier and the cascades, not to mention lake union. There is a nice park a 15 minute walk away from their offices, and the city it's self has a surprising amount of trees. The hikes around Seattle are amazing and plenty within an hour drive. I work in downtown Seattle and have coworkers that have a ferry on their commute. That all being said, I find the project fascinating and it fits in very well with the space needle, the balls should be glimpsable from the (useless) monorail.