morphosis: federal building

We went to check out the relatively new Federal Building by morphosis in Soma. We also drive by this building all the time. In fact, on the way to and from work every week day but we've never gotten got of the car for a closer look. It was so windy in the late afternoon. It's a shame how much debris was flying around and had collected on the ground in front of the entrance area. It seems to us that they certainly spent a lot of money on the structure but nothing is being spent on maintenance. Already someone had broken the glass doors to the annex on the south side.

Hak's pix from our visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakeechang/sets/72157601406512867/

transbay competition. which do you like?

See below for all three design proposals by architects: SOM, Pelli and Richard Rogers.

How to comment:
Comments may be submitted by emailing D&DComment@transbaycenter.org,
or by submitting a comment card to:
Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Attn: D&D Public Comment201 Mission Street, Suite 1960
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 597-4615 fax

The public will be able to comment until September 17, 2007.

SOM - transbay

http://www.transbaycenter.org/TransBay/content.aspx?id=323

pelli - transbay

http://www.transbaycenter.org/TransBay/content.aspx?id=323

richard rogers - transbay

http://www.transbaycenter.org/TransBay/content.aspx?id=323

transbay competition on display

http://www.transbaycenter.org/TransBay/content.aspx?id=323

It was the first time i had ever been inside city hall. impressive as any city halls should be. the grand stairs reminded me of the opera house in paris.

Being that the transbay competition design proposals and models from Richard Rogers, SOM and Pelli are being displayed for ONE DAY ONLY at city hall today, hak, aim + i went leave work early to check it out while we had the chance. we ran into klye glenn and david choo who were also at city hall.

It will be a tough decision for the committee to choose the winner and no doubt there will be an onslaught of controversy. if the san franciscans thought the First & Mission project towers by Renzo are too tall, what will they say about these transbay towers, all monstrously shooting towards the sky way above Renzo's building.

Such a shame that Calatrava dropped out primarily because of the inability for agreements regarding, not surprising: $ issues with Boston Properties. i know that most of the people i spoke with was betting on Calatrava to win the competition even before the designs were released yesterday.