Research Catalog

Title

California Academy of Sciences : architecture in harmony with nature / by Susan Wels ; preface by Gregory C. Farrington ; foreword by Renzo Piano ; introduction by John E. McCosker.

Author

Wels, Susan.

Publication

San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, [2008], ©2008.

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Description

144 pages : color illustrations, map; 32 cm

Summary

"California Academy of Sciences: Architecture in Harmony with Nature is the story of how one museum seizes the opportunity to reinvent itself as an inspiration for new generations of explorers." "Architect Renzo Piano's vision for the new California Academy of Sciences is one of hope and grand ambition: to create a model for sustainable design at an unprecedented scale. This is the story of an architectural masterpiece detailing the intricacies of form and function: its 2.5-acre rooftop garden, the 60,000 photovoltaic cells designed to power the building, and its use of natural light and ventilation. When the new museum is unveiled in September 2008, this celebratory book will serve as both resource and reminder of how humans can live and work in harmony with nature."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• California Academy of Sciences
• Piano, Renzo
• Science museums > California > San Francisco
• Sustainable architecture > California > San Francisco

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 144).

Contents

Preface / Gregory C. Farrington -- Foreword / Renzo Piano -- A Brief History of the West's Oldest Scientific Institution / John E. McCosker -- Pt. I. Building a Vision -- Ch. 1. Inventing the Un-Museum -- Ch. 2. The Green Academy -- Pt. II. Exploring, Explaining, Protecting -- Ch. 3. Explorable Landscapes -- Ch. 4. Life in the Balance.

ISBN

• 9780811865142
• 0811865142

LCCN

• 2008030732
• 99932583200

OCLC

• ocn234234135
• 234234135
• SCSB-5452379

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries