Renzo Piano San Francisco Science Museum Roof

Italian architect renzo piano.

Renzo piano san francisco science museum roof.

Completed in 2008 in san francisco united states. 82 renzo piano s california academy of sciences is among the largest museums of natural history in the world the living. In size and design the academy roof is unprecedented marked by seven domes and steep hillocks envisioned by celebrity lead architect renzo piano as a nod to san francisco s undulating topography. It is one of the most prestigious institutions in the us and one of the few institutes of natural sciences in which public experience and scientific research occur at the same location.

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. The living green roof was planted with 1 7 million california native plants. Renzo piano s california academy of science architecture0sharesconnections. The california academy of sciences features a living green roof with native plants insulation made from recycled blue jeans and a large canopy of solar energy panels.

With a total floor area of 410 000 square feet and a construction cost of nearly half a billion dollars the new building designed by italian architect renzo piano and famous for its wavy green roof was at the time of completion one of the largest and most advanced environmentally sustainable buildings in the world. The museum which contains an aquarium a planetarium a natural. Renzo piano was inspired by seven major hills of san francisco which typically refers to. Architect renzo piano s vision for the academy is perhaps most perfectly expressed by the living roof.

Telegraph hill nob hill russian hill rincon hill mount sutro twin peaks and mount davidson. California academy of sciencesby architects renzo piano building workshopopened last week in golden gate park san francisco. Images by nic lehoux tim griffith shunji ishida justin lee tom fox swa group. Renzo piano merged architecture with nature when he designed a green roof for the california academy of sciences building in golden gate park in san francisco.