Last year, Jeanne Gang unveiled renderings of her new proposed residential skyscraper in San Francisco. Gang, while most well-known for the newest Chicago architectural icon Aqua, is also a MacArthur Fellow.
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Dating back to 1906 and 1989, San Francisco has not been at the forefront of skyscraper design. A recent push in the Transbay District, though, is making up for lost time.
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Gang’s 40-story proposed skyscraper would be just one of a number of new buildings designed by big name architects from around the world, including Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, OMA, Foster and Partners and Skidmore Owings and Merrill for San Francisco!
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Gang told San Francisco Chronicle critic John King, “What I like about tall buildings is what you do with the height, the incremental moves along the way.” This skyscraper would incrementally rotate large bay windows for each unit to create a twisting tower effect.
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