Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, there was always one landmark that the culture of Tulsa revolved around. The BOK Center, or as I call it, the THC, or The Aluminum Can.

Cesar Pelli was the modernist architect that thought up the design of this building. The BOK Center was built in 2008. It could house a concert or show of up to almost 20,000 people. The building was designed to be a meeting place of the people of Tulsa. A place where people could come together to enjoy music, but instead it looks like an ominous tin can lurking in the distance. The building does not blend in to the surrounding downtown Tulsa and in my opinion, is the largest eyesore in our town.

Seth Hernandez

October 7, 2019