environmental
The recently completed David Brower Center is a memorial to a major figure in the environmental movement. The building design and its structural system were created to insure that the physical embodiment of Brower’s legacy would be a state-of-the-art expression of his life’s work.
More... The new Brower Center in Berkeley
The Ninth World Social Forum 2009 took place in Belem, Brazil but did little to highlight the city’s own social problems.
More... After It Came and Went
Levi’s Plaza, San Francisco’s most beautiful corporate estate, includes a spacious public park with streams, stepping stones and gardens, is a reminder of the civic generosity the blue jeans giant.
More... Lawrence Halprin’s Gardens at Levi’s Plaza
The Warm Springs BART Station will be the southernmost station on the original Fremont line. The site was once known for spas and resorts that took advantage of its springs. The design recalls the origin of the area.
More... BART Warm Springs Extension
“To create a mystical place where one would be inspired to reach into oneself.” This was landscape architect Lawrence Halprin’s intent in designing a new outdoor theater for San Francisco’s Stern Grove Concert Meadow.
More... Lawrence Halprin’s new outdoor theater in Stern Grove’s Concert Meadow