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/2010/02/brower-center-berkeley/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/02/brower-center-berkeley/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:30:22 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=697 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. ]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/02/brower-center-berkeley/feed/ 6 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