Renzo Piano San Francisco Science Museum Roof

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.

Renzo piano san francisco science museum roof.

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. Designed by renzo piano building workshop architects the california academy of sciences was founded in san francisco in 1853. The museum which contains an aquarium a planetarium a natural. California academy of sciences by architects renzo piano building workshop opened last week in golden gate park san francisco.

Italian architect renzo piano gave the museum a roof made of rolling earth planted with more than 1 7 million plants from nine different native species. Founded in 1853 the california academy of sciences in san francisco is one of the largest and most renowned scientific museums in the world it includes an aquarium a natural history museum a rainforest reconstruction and a planetarium. A solar canopy around the perimeter of the living roof contains 60 000 photovoltaic cells that supply almost 213 000 kwh of clean energy per year at least 5 percent of the academy s standard energy needs and prevents the release of more than 405 000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Designing a great cultural and scientific institution in san.

The huge green roof designed by renzo piano in san francisco social design magazine when you arrive in front of a building one is led to enter. Completed in 2008 in san francisco united states. Located in golden gate park the museum s building was completely rebuilt in 2008 after the loma prieta earthquake badly damaged the old structure. The academy began in 1853 as a learned society and still carries out a large amount of original research.

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. When you arrive in front of the california academy of sciences on the other hand you do not wait to get on the roof. The living roof s 1 7 million native plants were specially chosen to flourish in. Images by nic lehoux tim griffith shunji ishida justin lee tom fox swa group.

Completely rebuilt in 2008 the academy s primary building in golden.