Here and There

I know as much about architecture as I know about wine. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate both, does it? I know a good building when I see it, much as I know a good vintage when I taste one.

I was up at 20th and Church today, looking toward downtown and SOMA, and I once again noticed the new federal building, which is still under construction, but is starting to really take shape. The building was designed by Morphosis architect Brandon Welling and team.

The models are gorgeous, and the actual building doesn’t disappoint, with a mostly glass skin covering a concrete and steel skeleton. The panes are placed at very odd and attractive angles that draw your eyes all over the place. Kind of dizzying, in fact. Kind of like our federal government.

In a couple of past posts, I’ve extolled the architectural virtues of another new building in SF—the de Young museum. For me, this new building rivals the de Young in its risky, edgy “behavior.” In fact, I like using that word to describe this new movement in architecture—building with attitude. Haha…

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