Award Description

Project Participants

* Owner/Developer – California Academy of Sciences
* Architect – Renzo Piano Building Workshop-Chong Partners
* Concrete Contractor – Webcor Concrete
* Structural Engineer – ARUP
* General Contractor – Webcor Builders
* Ready Mix Supplier – Central Concrete Supply Company

The California Academy of Sciences is San Francisco is celebrating 152 years of service and dedication to exploring, explaining and protection the natural world. After suffering significant damage in the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, the Academy needed a new home. Sustainability and conservation have long been a part of the Academy’s history. Consequently, the strategy was to create a new building that would not only hold powerful exhibitions, but serve as a tangible example of environmentally superior construction.