On a recent trip to San Francisco I had the opportunity to visit the newly completed California Academy of Sciences. The California Academy of Sciences makes extensive use of digital signage and projection-based systems, and I thought I would share some images.
The Academy is located in Golden Gate Park directly across from the new de Young museum. A beautiful location in the heart of San Francisco, the new museum is also the world’s greenest museum.
The building was designed by Renzo Piano, and it's absolutely beautiful. The 400,000 square foot structure houses an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof. It is also home to the Academy's education department that provides a wide range of student and teacher services, and an extensive science library with more than 20 million artifacts.
Part of Renzo Piano's design includes a "living roof" that recycles over 3.6 million gallons of storm water runoff per year and is covered by native California plants and wildflowers. The roof is bordered by a glass canopy containing nearly 60,000 photo voltaic cells which provides up to 10 percent of the Academy’s annual energy needs!
If you have the opportunity to be in San Francisco I highly recommend a visit here, however you should also make reservations in advance, it's a popular place for visitors.
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