California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA (2008)
"The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution based in San Francisco. The Academy recently opened a new facility in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof.
The new facility is also home to the Academy's staff of world-class scientists, an education department that provides a wide range of student and teacher services, and an extensive science library with over 20 million specimens and artifacts." - from the official website, http://www.calacademy.org
Date: 10/15/2008
Size: 20 items
Gator gar
Gator gar again
Upside-down jellyfish. Cute!
Eel
South African penguins. Do eeet!
South African penguins. Go go go!
South African Penguins. What happened to it's head - oh noez
Swimming penguin
Bobbing penguin. He looks hungry!
Swimming penguin
Planetarium
4 story rainforest dome. Lamps supply light for the coral
Artsy pic of sound baffles
Rainforest dome
Living roof. The soil serves as insulation for the building
Living roof. 2.5 acres
Living roof
There are more than 1.7 million native California plants. I don't know if the academy supplied the bees too. :-)
Solar panels supplies 10% of the building's energy