http://designbythebay.com Robin Chiang & Company Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:06:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://designbythebay.com/2012/03/san-franciscos-central-subway-and-its-roots/ http://designbythebay.com/2012/03/san-franciscos-central-subway-and-its-roots/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:24:39 +0000 admin http://designbythebay.com/?p=1792 Structural Engineer Cris Subrizi shares his insights on subway construction through the lens of the current Central Subway project in San Francisco. He explores the history of tunneling and also tells a sparkling story of how a shipworm transformed into the modern day TBM, Tunnel Boring Machine.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2012/03/san-franciscos-central-subway-and-its-roots/feed/ 5 http://designbythebay.com/2010/12/life-savers-for-buildings/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/12/life-savers-for-buildings/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:20:01 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1160 Saving people’s lives from the disastrous results of major earthquakes is an important part of California’s building codes, as indeed it should be. But what about saving the lives of buildings?]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/12/life-savers-for-buildings/feed/ 2 http://designbythebay.com/2010/07/bridges-to-nowhere-for-now/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/07/bridges-to-nowhere-for-now/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:24:13 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1031 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.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/07/bridges-to-nowhere-for-now/feed/ 18 http://designbythebay.com/2010/06/san-mateos-shoreline-parks/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/06/san-mateos-shoreline-parks/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:45:17 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=945 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.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/06/san-mateos-shoreline-parks/feed/ 4 http://designbythebay.com/2008/07/de-young-museum/ http://designbythebay.com/2008/07/de-young-museum/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:00:20 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=29 Herzog & de Meuron’s de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is nearly three years old. It’s time to review its design, construction, and landscaped setting. A tour of the building and grounds follows.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2008/07/de-young-museum/feed/ 0