The largest LEED Platinum museum in the world, this project represents a global milestone in sustainability through its adaptation of technology, natural systems, and historical interpretation.  Balance and grace is achieved through clarity of concept where the macro forms are reinforced by the tapestry of detail overlaid with organic biosystems.  Project components include: public exhibit space, planetarium, glass biosphere, numerous aquaria and life support systems, scientific research laboratories, administrative offices, collections storage for 27,000 specimens, public gardens, historic preservation/restoration, restaurant and retail spaces, and a 2.5 acre living roof.  

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“The new Academy rises on the same site of the former California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.  The design required the demolition of most of the 11 existing buildings, built between 1916 and 1991.