Another one from Renzo Piano. Are we beginning to see a theme here? Another green roof, 2.5 acre one to be exact! This building is the new California Academy of Sciences, Which is planned to house 38.000 animals. It is the only institution in the world that has an aquirium, natural history museum, living rainforest, and planetarium. Piano wanted to create this museum in the eye of the viewer, not for the things people will be seeing when entering. The entrance immediately opens up into a grand interior courtyard where one can see the undulating skylight. The skylights that Piano formed were inspired by the rolling hills of San Francisco. This picture does not do justice to what the structure size actually contains. It is a beautiful sustainable building used to learn about the nature that surrounds it.
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