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22 responses // SF Transit Authority Approves Design for Current's Future HQ

  • It actually echoes the shape of the Transamerica bldg. Pretty futuristic today, but may look dated by 2013. At least it's an ambitious plan - I like that.
    Justin_Gunn
  • Brilliant description.
    Justin_Gunn
  • You are too kind, Grand Luminary Gunn!
    joebrilliant
  • they never try to build crap like this in Oakland, yo.
    gmoney3000
  • "But it may look dated by 2013." Gunn! By 2013 we will have nanobots that can update our buildings in moments to reflect whatever ephemeral architectural trends we want!

    Seriously tho, I want to hate this b/c it's, you know, a giant huge Richy McRicherson skyscraper, a billion people in the world live on a dollar a day, etc., etc. ... but I can't. It's just too cool.
    sloan
  • justin - might wanna get topside or get better lighting for webcam recordings :-)
    ofer
  • I thought that lighting was intentional, ala Conan's "In the Year 3000" skits.
    joebrilliant
  • Skyscrapers and parks, that's all we really need, right? There is no reason to pave paradise, when you have plenty of room to move on up!
    Aaaaaaaah
  • I'm not sure I could live in one of those things. They sway like crazy, don't they? BARF!
    cwhite
  • http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003034.html
    Urban living is efficient
    Urban living is efficient
    Suburban living and sprawling cities are inefficient.
    cwhite
  • http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=6&f=/c/a/200...
    I thought this was the most aesthetically conservative of the 3 finalists
    I thought this was the most aesthetically conservative of the 3 finalists
    I'm just glad the team that apparently got its inspiration from Sutro Tower didn't win...
    klenga
  • I liked the SOW design the most (the folks who did the International Terminal at SFO) but this one had the most sensible pricetag, the open air aspect, and the most well planned transit intergration, which is, like, the main purpose of the project. I still think it looks great, futuristic but with classical aesthetics. And the top 16 floor are wind turbines which generate power and glow brighter and change color depending on the wind. Like an iTunes visualizer in the sky. Rad.
    joebrilliant
  • http://www.luminomagazine.com/2004.03/spotlight/offices...
    Calling dibs right now on non-basement space
    Calling dibs right now on non-basement space
    We'll be happy to sit in a wi-fi enabled park area, though.
    jsaraco
  • Looks like a giant airplane magnet. I oppose.
    julian_robinson
  • wow, we finally get to see what jsaraco actually looks like!
    klenga
  • http://www.archive.org/details/IntheSub1957
    Cant wait for suburbs and homemaking to be a cool and hip again.
    Cant wait for suburbs and homemaking to be a cool and hip again.
    As this 1957 film depicts. Much like living in cramped, congested, noisy and filthy cities has has become ultra hip now.
    robertogrijalva
  • yeah, I liked the SOW design the best, too, but I guess practicality wins out in the end... and I didn't read far enough to see the part about the glowing top - that's pretty cool. It's just that the overall shape of the building strikes me as kind of a run-of-the-mill office building with a bit of a taper... And if it took 10 years to build the lowly T-Third, I can't imagine this terminal along with the high speed SF-LA railway anytime before, say, 2050. Would be great to be proven wrong, though.
    klenga
  • http://current.com/items/76114362_s_f_skyscraper_design...
    Klnega--- Exactly!
    Klnega--- Exactly!
    That's why my favorite insight was when the original post was made, the topic "long-planned construction projects that will never be finished in our lifetimes" was created. I believe you are responsible for that. Bravisimo.
    cwhite
  • If the high speed rail initiative maintians its momentum, which Im optimistic about, this will be its CPU, and I'm hopefull it will stay on track... ha. sorry. It's friday. couldn't resist.
    joebrilliant
  • http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2006/06...
    The skyline will be a lot more interesting
    The skyline will be a lot more interesting
    Between this new proposal and the ongoing work @ Rincon Hill, the SF skyline will be a lot different.
    jsaraco
  • http://www.sanfran.com/archives/list_stories/52/
    San Francisco Map 2020
    San Francisco Map 2020
    San Francisco Magazine had an AMAZING graphic map of San Francisco year 2020, based on all the zoning that is in the works. Plans for mini-suburbs, high rise condos...CRAZY looking. Unfortunately, the issue came out in February, but its worth trying to find.
    shirin88
  • http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/sanfran.html
    of course, these plans don't always come to fruition...
    of course, these plans don't always come to fruition...
    ...check out this map of proposed SF freeways, ca. 1950. Yeah, it would have been quicker to drive across town, but imagine a freeway running where Valencia St. is... Apparently the beginning of the proposed 'Mission Freeway' was actually built - there's a mile-long stretch of San Jose Ave. that's curiously freeway-like...
    klenga

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