California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California

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 California Academy of Sciences
Designer Renzo Piano
Location San Francisco, California, USA
Date September 2005 to September 2008
Building Type School & Academic
Construction System steel, concrete
Climate Mild Temperate
Context Campus context
Architectural Style High-tech modern
Street Address
Notes An undulating living roof drapes two large spheres containing a planetarium and rainforest. With Chong Partners Architecture, San Francisco, California, USA and Stantec Architecture, San Francisco, California, USA

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Building Details
Client California Academy of Sciences
Cost $392 million
Area 410,000 sf
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  • U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Platinum (54 points)

 



"Renzo Piano demonstrates a mastery of light throughout his work. At the new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, he exhibits the same care lighting a museum of the natural world as he has in lighting some of the world's finest art collections.

"In addition to demonstrating Piano's aesthetic and technical artistry, the new Academy building exemplifies deep sensitivity to site and environment. This great building recently received LEED Platinum certification, and won a silver-level Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction in 2005." — ArchitectureWeek No. 405


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