San Francisco

+ 45

• Architects

  Feldman Architecture

• Location

  San Francisco, CA, United States

• Design Team

  Taisuke Ikegami, Lindsey Theobald, Nick Polansky, Humbeen Geo

• Lighting Design

  Techlinea Lighting + Integration Design

• Area

  5000.0 ft2

• Photographs

  Adam Rouse Photography

In Metropolis Magazine's latest - and last - installment in their annual design cities review, the focus is not on output or culture but on cities themselves as the point of inspiration. For the designers surveyed, these were the cities that made their hearts beat a little faster; the ones that remained in their minds and wormed their way into their work.

+ 8

• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  San Francisco, CA, United States

• Area

  130064.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Tim Griffith, Vittoria Zupicich, Kyle Jeffers

+ 13

• Architects

  Michael Hennessey Architecture

• Location

  San Francisco, United States

• Area

  2787.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Adam Rouse

+ 15

• Architects

  Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

• Location

  San Francisco, CA, United States

• Architect

  Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

• Design Team

  Gregory Mottola, Douglas Speckhard, Reuben Alt, Sandy Lam, Helene Gregoire, Nicholas Backal

• Area

  50000.0 ft2

• Photographs

  Matthew Millman

Studio Gang has released images of their proposed high-rise MIRA residential scheme in the heart of San Francisco. Currently under construction, the 400-foot-tall tower will contain almost 400 residential units when completed, 40% of which will be below market rate.

The scheme's design is centered on the evolution of the bay window element, a feature common to San Francisco’s early houses. The bay window is reimagined in a high-rise context, twisting across the full height of the tower to offer views across the city.

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+ 31

• Architects

  Fougeron Architecture

• Location

  San Francisco, United States

• Lead Architects

  Anne Fougeron, Todd Aranaz

• Area

  2500.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Joe Fletcher Photography

This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "The Skyscraper's Innovative Structure is Changing the Game for Earthquake Design".

The most remarkable thing about 181 Fremont—San Francisco’s third-tallest tower, designed by Heller Manus Architects—is not the penthouse’s asking price ($42 million). Rather, it’s an innovative yet unglamorous structural detail: a viscous damper system that far exceeds California Code earthquake-performance objectives for buildings of 181 Fremont’s class, allowing immediate reoccupation after a seismic event.

+ 12

• Architects

  Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

• Location

  2 S Park St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States

• Principal

  Greg Mottola, FAIA

• Project Manager

  Christopher Orsega, AIA

• Designer

  Alex Gregor

• Area

  1200.0 ft2

• Photographs

  Matthew Millman

+ 25

• Architects

  Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

• Location

  Golden Gate National Recreation Area, U.S. 101, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States

• Principal in Charge

  Marsha Maytum

• Project Architect

  Christine Van Wagenen

• Area

  70000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Bruce Damonte

+ 22

• Architects

  Edmonds + Lee Architects

• Location

  San Francisco, United States

• Area

  3000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Joe Fletcher

One year after the launch of Resilient by Design's Bay Area Challenge, led by TLS Landscape has presented the final nine design concepts. The Bay Area Challenge launched with a call to action to "bring together local residents, community organizations, public officials and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions that will strengthen our region's resilience to sea level rise, severe storms, flooding, and earthquakes." The idea formulated as a “blueprint for resilience” that can be replicated and utilized locally and globally. Other urban challenges will also be addressed, including housing, transport, health and economic disparity as a means of not just protecting the current regions, but strengthening them.

The elite, collaborative teams include world-renowned designers like BIG, Mithun and HASSELL+.

Read on for more about each of the final design concepts.

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+ 37

• Architects

  Roberto Benito

• Location

  San Francisco, Argentina

• Site Area

  3740 m2

• Area

  1160.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Gonzalo Viramonte

“Do people love tech companies so much that they would live inside them?” This is the question posed by The New York Times in an article reflecting on Facebook’s plans for Willow Village, a 59-acre urban district located at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters in San Francisco, California.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, designed by MAD Architects, has broken ground in Los Angeles, California. Founded by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, and standing at the gateway to the city’s Exposition Park, the scheme is envisioned as a “futuristic spaceship” landing on the site’s natural environment.

The building’s interior has been designed as an expansive, open cave, flooded with natural light from skylights above. At least $400 million worth of art will be housed in the museum, including over 10,000 paintings, illustrations and movie memorabilia. The first floor and roof will be designated as public areas for visitors to exercise, relax, and “directly experience nature in the urban environment."

+ 5

• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  San Francisco, CA, United States

• Lead Architects

  Cesar Pelli FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Fred W. Clarke FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Ed Dionne AIA

• Area

  130000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Tim Griffith, Vittoria Zupicich

Following recent natural disasters including the Northern California wildfires, the HASSELL + team have been inspired to reimagine the San Francisco Bay Area as a vibrant community hub, equipped to provide temporary facilities in an emergency. As part of the competition Resilient by Design, the ten teams were asked to provide solutions for the waterfront through site-specific conceptual design and collaborative research projects.

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