http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:46:05 -0700 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:29:51 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Bay-Bridge-closed-indefinitely-many-questions-about-why?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner    Suddenly and with no apparent warning, a structural component of the Bay Bridge failed, falling to the upper bridge deck and striking three cars. The incident is especially worrisome as the failed component, the so-called saddle brace,... SF Oakland Bay Bridge Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:29:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Bay-Bridge-closed-indefinitely-many-questions-about-why?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Architecture-and-the-City-festival-begins-and-you-can-win-tickets?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner  San Francisco's Architecture and the City festival begins tomorrow with 40 tours, films, lectures, exhibitions, bike rides, and dining experiences.  The 6th annual festival is hosted by the American Institute of Architects San Francisco (A... Architecture and the City SF Home Tour Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:42:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Architecture-and-the-City-festival-begins-and-you-can-win-tickets?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m8d27-New-People-new-investment-in-SF-Japantown?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner New People: photo George Calys Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormal... 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Architecture and the City Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:36:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Architecture--the-City-2009?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m7d6-You-cant-always-get-what-you-want-Fisher-calls-a-halt-to-CAMP?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   In a terse and unexpected announcement, Don Fisher, founder of The Gap, announced last week his decision to withdraw a proposal to locate the Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio (CAMP) at the Main Parade site.   Doris and I hoped t... Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:29:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m7d6-You-cant-always-get-what-you-want-Fisher-calls-a-halt-to-CAMP?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Bombs-away-the-CAMP-battle-looms-large?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner    It’s not the Allied assault on Omaha beach, but the final comments submitted by groups opposing the Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio (CAMP) may be the opening salvos of a looming legal battle. With the closing of the p... Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:06:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Bombs-away-the-CAMP-battle-looms-large?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d29-SPUR-Urban-Center-the-architecture-of-honesty?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   SPUR Urban Center/photo Calys “What does the building want to be?”   That question served as the great architect Louis Kahn’s organizing principle for architecture and it could just as well be architect Peter Pf... San Francisco Architecture Pfau Long Architects SPUR Urban Cener Fri, 29 May 2009 16:02:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d29-SPUR-Urban-Center-the-architecture-of-honesty?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Bridge-over-troubled-waters-the-new-SF-Oakland-Bay-Bridge?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   Self-anchored suspension section of SF-Oakland Bay Bridge Ever since the Romans started building them, bridges have been one of the most difficult of public works projects to complete. New York’s Brooklyn Bridge and San Francis... SF Oakland Bay Bridge Wed, 13 May 2009 08:29:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Bridge-over-troubled-waters-the-new-SF-Oakland-Bay-Bridge?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Up-on-the-roof-SFMOMAs-ultra-chic-rooftop-garden?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   SFMOMA's rooftop sculpture garden sits atop the parking garage (photo courtesy: SFMOMA)Ever since Nebuchadnezzar’s big urban redevelopment project (also known as the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon), rooftop gardens have been one of th... San Francisco Architecture San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Mark Jensen Fri, 08 May 2009 08:55:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Up-on-the-roof-SFMOMAs-ultra-chic-rooftop-garden?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d5-New-practices-young-turks-in-SF-architecture?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here  Some of the best new architecture is often the work of young firms; if they’re lucky they can take risks and push the boundaries of design in ways that larger, more established firms may not be ab... San Francisco Architecture Bay area architecture New Practices SF Tue, 05 May 2009 16:11:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m5d5-New-practices-young-turks-in-SF-architecture?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d30-A-world-in-flux-architects-gather-to-ponder-it-all?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   Architects from across the country and world are gathering this week in San Francisco at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) national convention. For many, if not most architects, the big topic will be how to make it through the m... sustainable design urban design Bay area architecture Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:15:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d30-A-world-in-flux-architects-gather-to-ponder-it-all?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d21-What-a-tangled-web-CAMP-gets-even-more-complicated?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   The Presidio Trust received another demerit last week, this time in the form of a Section 213 Report (sounds kind of daunting, doesn’t it?) that portrays the Main Post Update (MPU) in a rather uncomplimentary light. The MPU is the ... Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:55:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d21-What-a-tangled-web-CAMP-gets-even-more-complicated?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d9-The-perfect-train-wreck-the-CAMP-process?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner   I just love those action films where a train wreck occurs and it is shown in excruciating slow motion. It’s good entertainment in that context. But when you see a real life train wreck about to happen, it’s anything but... Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:41:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d9-The-perfect-train-wreck-the-CAMP-process?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d3-And-the-beat-goes-on-CAMP-reveals-more-details?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner Bit by bit, the Fisher team is letting out details of the revised Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio (CAMP). As you recall, the previous design by architect Richard Gluckman was scrapped in the face of tremendous public opposition.   ... San Francisco Architecture Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:17:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d3-And-the-beat-goes-on-CAMP-reveals-more-details?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d1-New-kids-on-the-block-Axelrod-Design?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner Afeka House From time to time, I’d like to introduce readers to younger, relatively unknown architects—new kids on the block, so to speak. My criteria are simple. Architects who aren’t well known and are doing great desig... Axelrod Design Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:32:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m4d1-New-kids-on-the-block-Axelrod-Design?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d18-This-is-how-we-do-it--Cavallo-Point?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner photo: Michal Venera  While the debate about appropriate development in the Presidio rages on, just north of the Golden Gate the redevelopment of Fort Baker has shown that private development within a National Park Service property can be succ... Cavallo Point Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:53:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d18-This-is-how-we-do-it--Cavallo-Point?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d10-Architects-and-heroes?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner Christ the Light Cathedral (photo: Timothy Hursley) Architects, like actors, love to be recognized for their work. When San Francisco’s architects gathered last Thursday to recognize their best work, there were some expected winners and ... Bay area architecture AIASF Design Awards Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:10:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d10-Architects-and-heroes?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Kinda-like-the-Oscars-for-architecture--San-Francisco-AIA-design-awards?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner Design Courtesy of Field Architecture Bodega Bauer Vineyard Estate and Winery 2008 AIA SF Unbuilt Design Award WinnerThe red carpet.  The couture gowns.  The excitement building up to "the envelope please."  Who doesn't lo... San Francisco Architecture Bay area architecture AIASF Design Awards Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:03:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Kinda-like-the-Oscars-for-architecture--San-Francisco-AIA-design-awards?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d3-No-walk-in-the-park--a-new-design-for-CAMP?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner    No one ever said that building a museum was going to be a walk in the park. Or, in the case of CAMP, a walk in the Presidio. But when the backers of the museum actually complicate the process, the walk threatens to erupt... Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:19:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m3d3-No-walk-in-the-park--a-new-design-for-CAMP?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m2d23-Ballpark-village-why-the-As-have-no-plan-B?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner A few days ago, Oakland Athletic’s owner Lew Wolff struck out on a fastball thrown by the one pitcher no one can hit—the economy.    Wolff, in an announcement a few days ago, has suspended or cancelled plans to build a... Cisco Field ballpark village Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:28:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-434-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner~y2009m2d23-Ballpark-village-why-the-As-have-no-plan-B?cid=exrss-SF-Architecture--Design-Examiner