This was meant to be an abstract representation of the green roof.
Renzo piano green roof san francisco.
It is on display at the autodesk design museum in san francisco.
The goal as he described it was to lift up a piece of the park and put a building under to blend seamlessly into golden gate s natural setting.
More a piece of model art than simply a model.
In early 2011 it traveled to new york city for display in a green architecture exhibit at the smithsonian cooper hewitt design museum.
Through the evocative spaces of the museum of natural history the large green roof that breathes and the successful coexistence of outreach activities and research the new headquarters of the.
One of san francisco s most exciting green projects is the construction of the newcalifornia academy of sciences building designed by renown architect renzo piano to be topped by an undulating.
Architect renzo piano s vision for the academy is perhaps most perfectly expressed by the living roof.