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California Academy of Sciences
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reinforced concrete, metal, glass
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LOCATION |
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| Continent |
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North America |
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 United States |
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 California |
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San Francisco |
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 San Francisco |
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| Address |
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55 Music Concourse Dr. (Golden Gate Park)
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| Website |
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Museums and buildings for exhibitions
Natural history museums
Buildings for recreational activities
Auditoriums and music centres
Architecture of parklands and water
Greenhouses
Aquariums
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2000
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Realisation |
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2008 |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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 Raymund Ryan, "California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, USA. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", The Plan 30, novembre/november 2008, "Letter from America" pp. 18-32 |
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| Martha Pollak, "Il paradiso terrestre a San Francisco", Il giornale dell'architettura 67, novembre 2008, "Musei" p. 16 |
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| Rob Gregory, "Academy of life", Architectural Review 1332, february 2008, pp. 28-29 |
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| "Piano en San Francisco, verdes colinas de ciencia", Arquitectura Viva 115, julio-agosto/july-august 2007 [Promesas del Este/Eastern Promises], "Breves" p. 7 |
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| Lisa Findley, "A roof of foliage covers Piano's California Academy of Sciences", Architectural Record 8/2002, august 2002, p. 32 |
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| California Academy of Sciences |
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STRUCTURES |
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
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STAFF |
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| Renzo Piano Building Workshop |
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| Project architect |
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| M. Carroll, O. de Nooyer with S. Ishida |
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| B. Terpeluk, J. McNeal, A. De Flora, F. Elmalipinar, A. Guernier, D. Hart, T. Kjaer, J. Lee, A. Meine-Jansen, D. Piano, W. Piotraschke, J. Sylvester |
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| Collaborators |
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| C. Bruce, L. Burow, C. Cooper, A. Knapp, Y. Pages, Z. Rockett, V. Tolu, A. Walsh |
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| Plastic models, rendering, visualization |
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I. Corte, S. D'Atri, G. Langanasco, M. Ottonello (CAD operators)
F. Cappellini, S. Rossi, A. Malgeri, A. Marazzi (models)
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| Consultant for energy and environment |
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| Civil engineer |
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| Green walls and roofs |
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| PBS&J (Acquarium Life Support Systems) |
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| Exhibition design |
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| Thinc Design, Cinnabar, Visual-Acuity |
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| General contractor |
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