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Museum · Contemporary

California Academy of Sciences

Renzo Piano · San Francisco, United States · 2008

Key featuresA living roof of rolling planted domes, pierced by portholes, covers a planetarium and rainforest sphere.

Architect
Renzo Piano
Place
San Francisco, United States
Year
2008
Typology
Museum
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Americas
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