Bridge demolition begins
November 26, 2013
Author: David
Stilted Shanghai Office Building is a Bridge Amongst The Trees
November 25, 2013
The stilted, four-building complex, designed by Scenic Architecture, appears to hover above the ground-level atrium in a grove of camphor trees, which poke through the interior walls and adjoin small bridges that interconnect the larger maze of light-filled spaces. Gizmodo full article Designed by Scenic Architecture...
A Co-Winner with the Bay Bridge House Trophy
November 22, 2013
One of our student design competitions Co-Winners holding the trophy we made from the old S curve steel. Ngan Ching Ying and Lee Ka Chun of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture have joined the Bay Bridge House team as interns...
East Span Demolition By The Numbers
November 21, 2013
Original East Span Demolition By The Numbers Bay Brdige Info site ...
Demolition of the Oakland Bay Bridge begins
November 19, 2013
As soon as the old Bay Bridge was shut down, crews began dismantling it. Most of that work was on the Oakland touch down to make way for the temporary bicycle path. But taking down the entire structure is a Herculean engineering feat that has...
NorCal Structural Tekla Videos of the Bay Bridge
November 14, 2013
Here are some Great videos made by NorCal Structural using Tekla software for the Bay Bridge. These models are being used in the demolition and to test the stresses on different sections as beams are removed. Kind of like a giant visual Jenga game. Norcal...
Bay Bridge Troll
November 12, 2013
He spent 24 years working in dark, dank seclusion - all with the aim of protecting the public. Now, after two months cooling his heels in a safe house, the Bay Bridge troll has emerged from hiding. The troll was rolled into the Gallery of California...
Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay Exhibition
November 10, 2013
Featuring stunning black-and-white photographs chronicling the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction in the 1930s by American photographer Peter Stackpole, the exhibition Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay continues OMCA's ongoing series exploring contemporary topics in California through photography. On view in...
BAY BRIDGE PROJECT
November 9, 2013
Approach, Transition, Touchdown is a series of collaborative works by Hughen/Starkweather focusing on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. For two years, the artists researched maps, diagrams, photographs, and architectural/engineering drawings, and toured the construction area many times. They met with engineers, architects and others involved...
The Bay Lights project
November 8, 2013
The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by world-renowned artist Leo Villareal. This stunning fine arts experience will shine from dusk 'til dawn on the San Francisco Bay Bridge West Span from March 5, 2013 through March 2015. Support our frients at TheByLights.org...