California Academy of Sciences – A $488 Million Dollar Museum slid underneath Golden Gate Park


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California Academy of Sciences
A $488 Million Dollar Museum slid underneath Golden Gate Park

Byron, Best of Bay Area.com 08/24/2008

On September 27, 2008 one of the BEST family destinations will be re-opening in San Francisco.  Hidden below its 2.5 acre living roof, a wonderful museum, aquarium, living 4 story rainforest and state of the art digital planetarium will emerge from 3 years of reconstruction.I recently took tour to sneak a peek at the new facility and came away quite impressed. Families will be able to journey across Africa, visit the coral reefs of the world, see eye to eye with a giant crocodile or stand beneath 6000 pound blue whale skeleton. I could see there was a sense of transparency throughout the facility. These affects were something that the architect had in mind when he designed the place.  Read More>>>

 

Morrison Planetarium
LEED Project
Green Roof/ Living Roof
Water Planet

 

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1 Comment »

  1. Josh said

    This place looks fantastic. I can hardly wait to start visiting it. I have a 10 year old son that I can’t wait to get involved in the science academy.

    Josh
    San Mateo

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