Plans to clear and grub the rather bleak planters that line Fourth and Folsom Streets, along the southern perimeter of Yerba Buena Gardens have been drawn. And as envisioned by CMG Landscape Architecture for the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, a new mix of succulents, shrubs, perennials, agave plants and... Read More »
The concept design for San Francisco’s future 2.4-acre Under Ramp Park, which will run from the south side of Folsom Street to Howard, between First and Second and predominantly under the Fremont Street off-ramp and bus ramp serving the new Transbay/Salesforce Transit Center, has been refined by Conger Moss... Read More »
Annie Alley, off Mission between New Montgomery and Third, is now under construction and in the process of being transformed into Annie Street Plaza, a future “pedestrian-friendly enclave” in downtown San Francisco. One of 36 projects in the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District’s Street Life Plan, Annie Street Plaza is... Read More »
The detailed presentation books for all five conceptual designs and proposed plans for the Presidio Parklands Project, the 13-acre project to re-connect the Presidio’s historic core with Crissy Field, are now online. Direct links to the presentations: “Presidio Point” Presentation (James Corner Field Operations) “YoUr Gateway Park” Presentation (Olin) “Arcs and... Read More »
The five conceptual plans for the 13-acre project to connect the Presidio’s historic core with Crissy Field for the first time in over eighty years will be presented in their entirety today, a sneak peek at which we first published last week. And along with a few more renderings,... Read More »
While the concepts for the New Presidio Parklands project are slated to be unveiled to the public for the first time next week, we have a sneak peek at the five designs to be presented by CMG Landscape Architecture; James Corner Field Operations; OLIN; SNØHETTA; and the West 8... Read More »
Twenty-five teams responded to a request for qualifications to design 10 acres of new parkland in the Presidio which will connect the Presidio’s Main Post with Crissy Field, the Presidio Gateway project, and the Presidio Trust has just announced the finalists. The Gateway project also includes three acres of... Read More »
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