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/2008/07/oaklands-new-cathedral/ http://designbythebay.com/2008/07/oaklands-new-cathedral/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:56:43 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=154 The inclusion of the word, light, in the name of Oakland ’s new Roman Catholic cathedral inspired the architects at the San Francisco office of SOM to design the cathedral as the embodiment of light. Thus, the building now nearing completion on the west shore of Lake Merritt is wrapped in translucent walls that convey the impression of layered light.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2008/07/oaklands-new-cathedral/feed/ 0