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For Uber's Headquarters, SHoP Reinvents the Glass Box with "Breathing Facades"

The San Francisco complex offers an alternative to the conventional office tower

John King

May 1, 2022

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Two interconnected buildings in San Francisco offer an alternative to the conventional office tower.

Nature Becomes a Collaborator at Neri Oxman's New Exhibition

Review: "Nature × Humanity: Oxman Architects" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Clare Jacobson

February 23, 2022

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In a time when building construction is contributing to multiple global crises, the American-Israeli designer posits that nature has much to teach us.

UCSF Joan & Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building by SmithGroup with Mark Cavagnero Associates

San Francisco

Clare Jacobson

October 27, 2021

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Mark Cavagnero Associates collaborates with SmithGroup to foster well-being at the Joan & Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building at UCSF Mission Bay.

Perkins&Will Completes San Francisco’s First Multi-Story Mass-Timber Structure

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

September 21, 2021

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1 De Haro, built largely of cross-laminated timber and glulam, provides a possible glimpse of the city’s future.

Engineer Pauses Fix of 'Sinking' Millennium Tower in San Francisco

Richard Korman

August 26, 2021

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Settlement and roof tilt changes during installation of casings for new piles is being closely monitored.

PG&E Electrical Substations by Stanley Saitowitz and Natoma Architects

San Francisco

Lydia Lee

August 6, 2021

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Stanley Saitowitz conceals a pair of electrical substations with glowing public spaces.

Facebook to Invest in San Francisco’s Affordable Housing

Kara Mavros

December 11, 2020

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The social network will build 2,000 homes in the tech capital.

Studio Gang’s twisting new 39-story Mira residential tower.

The Future of San Francisco's Transbay District

John King

October 2, 2020

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Tech offices are dark and storefronts are empty. But, as residential towers by Studio Gang and OMA show, the future of San Francisco’s new mixed-use district is planned for diversity and affordability.

Fix for Settling Millennium Tower May Start This Fall

Nadine M. Post

July 24, 2020

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Construction could begin in mid-November on the estimated $100-million fix for San Francisco's 645-ft-tall Millennium Tower, which has settled more than 17 in. since its completion in 2009.