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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.

Record no:

85790

Call no:

069.0973 WEL

Author:

Wels, Susan

Publisher:

San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books

Year:

2008

Description:

144 p. : col. ill., map ; 32 cm.

Subject:

California Academy of Sciences - Catalogues and collections;
Piano, Renzo;
Museums - Buildings - United States;
Science museums - United States;
Museums - Architecture;

Sustainable architecture;
Natural history museums - United States;
Museums - United States - California;

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Isbn:

9780811865142

Type:

Book

Abstract:

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

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