Daniel Libeskind, by happenstance or design, has practically become the official architect of Jewish museums worldwide, but that trajectory was near its beginning when he received the commission, in 1998, for San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM).
The building relies not only on the sharp-edged diagonals—sometimes a shortcut to dynamism and architectural self-assertion—that have been a mainstay in Libeskind’s work, but also on abundant calligraphic symbols, some more convincing than others.
Project Specs Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, California Studio Daniel Libeskind << Return to article the People Architect Studio Daniel Libeskind 2 Rector Street 19th Floor NY, NY 10006 Carla Swickerath, Michael Brown, Joe Rom, Michael Vanreusel, Sascha Manteufel, Omar Toro Architect of record: WRNS Studios Associate Architect(s): Sam Nunes, Principal in Charge George Klumb, Project Architect David Shiwotsuka Donna Gold Roberts Henrike Yama Melinda Rosenberg Interior Designer: JoAnne Powell, In-Design Engineer(s): Structural: ARUP (San Francisco); OLMM Consulting Mechanical and Plumbing: Ajmani & Pamidi Electrical: Silverman & Light Consultant(s) Lighting: Auerbach Glasow French Acoustical: Shen Milsom Wilke IT: Telecom Design
To support the expansive roof, RPBW designed a set of four masonry structures—one at each corner—incorporating two of the original academy’s Neoclassical limestone walls in the northeast structure and using poured concrete for the others.
Project Specs California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, California Renzo Piano Building Workshop << Return to article the People Architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Stantec (formerly Chong Partners Architecture) 2000-2008 California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, California Client: California Academy of Sciences Renzo Piano Building Workshop, architects in collaboration with Stantec Architecture (San Francisco) Design team: M.Carroll, O.de Nooyer (senior partner and partner in charge) with S.Ishida (senior partner), B.Terpeluk, J.McNeal, A.De Flora, F.Elmalipinar, A.Guernier, D.Hart, T.Kjaer, J.Lee, A.Meine-Jansen, A.Ng, D.Piano, W.Piotraschke, J.Sylvester; and C.Bruce, L.Burow, C.Cooper, A.Knapp, Y.Pages, Z.Rockett, V.Tolu, A.Walsh; I.Corte, S.D’Atri, G.Langasco, M.Ottonello (CAD
When I was a kid (though not a mere child), I defended Edward Durell Stone’s much maligned Gallery of Modern Art at 2 Columbus Circle when it opened in 1964.
Although Medellín, Colombia, a valley metropolis of more than two million in the northern reaches of the Andes, is sometimes called the City of Eternal Spring, it is better known for its erstwhile reputation as Murder Capital of the World.