California Academy of Sciences
Renzo Piano
- Outline
- The facility, reconstructed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, has a greenhouse-like green dome roof and uses plants and geothermal heat to regulate indoor and outdoor air conditioning and lighting. Recycled concrete, denim insulation, and other recycled materials were used in the construction, emphasizing sustainability. The connection with nature is at the core of the design.
- Location
- USA
- Journal
- Shinkenchiku 2025:09
- Related Link
- Shop
- Special Link
- Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
- Previous Categories
- Bodily and SensoryEnergy and CircularityConstruction through Materials
- Category
- Habitat
- Next Categories
- Symbiosis with the Earth
- Decade
- 2010s
- Thema