Bridges to Nowhere – for now

Pedestrian bridges, often including bicycle usage associated with urban areas are now in demand. As shown by the three bridges presented here, the reduced scale of urban bridges and their proximity to human beings and nature no longer call for a rustic design.

July 26, 2010 |

San Mateo’s Shoreline Parks

Endres Ware provided architecture and engineering services for two parks in San Mateo along the Bay Trail, a 450-mile continuous open space corridor around the San Francisco Bay, helping to transform the once desolate and often windy expanse of waterfront.

June 24, 2010 |

Emeryville’s Doyle Hollis Park

Thoughtful design is not something one expects to find in the restroom buildings of public parks. So it is a pleasure to publish a noteworthy example of thoughtful, even elegant, design in the restroom facilities of the City of Emeryville’s Doyle Hollis Park.

June 21, 2010 |

The Zanker Road Landfill, Rethink, Reinvent, Renew

You may not think of landfills as harbingers of a “green” future, but if you check the web site of the Zanker Road Landfill or, even better, visit the landfill sites on Zanker Road in San Jose you will think differently.

June 18, 2010 |

350 Mission Street

The 27-story office building designed by SOM’s Craig Hartman, is proposed for 350 Mission, a site adjacent to the future Transbay Terminal. The project epitomizes contemporary design aided by computerized tools and committed to energy conservation and environmental responsibility.

April 29, 2010 |