Crown Zellerbach Paper Company Building, One Bush St. with the Shell Building, 100 Bush St. in its reflection
On Friday Sept 9th, San Francisco IFMA members and guests took a two hour, three block Architectural tour of downtown San Francisco. This walk was led by Architect, and "soon to be published" researcher Rick Evans.
Though we toured a geographically small area of San Francisco's Financial District, members and guests' were educated on the neighborhood's history. That is, if we look up! There is much significance left and imprinted in the building's facade when onlookers look beyond street level.
Mr. Evans lead us through a number of privately owned, public spaces known as POPOS, showing us how easy it is to walk a block above the street, and how this space requirements will be implemented into future City developments.
Also during the tour we were introduced to the architect Willis Polk whose work had many significant works in this area of downtown, most notably the Hallidie and Hobart buildings.
Mr. Evans ended our tour by leading us across Market Street to the soon to be Transbay Terminal. Envisioned as the Grand Central Station of the West, centerpiece to a car free Downtown, terminus for the California High Speed Rail. This station redevelopment project now being looked at by the whole world as the working model of new urban development.
Edward Cooke, LEED AP
Member of IFMA, San Francisco
