down to 3 competing design teams...

1: Pelli Clarke Pelli



2: Rogers Stirk Harbour



3: Skidmore Owings Merrill




http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/06/BAGNKRDQV915.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

god i hope it's not 2

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Last edited by R!CH on Aug-29-2007 at 01:08

no one else cares? this will be the tallest building on the west coast!

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Originally posted by lex400sc no one else cares? this will be the tallest building on the west coast!

Will they play trance in the lobby?

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Originally posted by lex400sc down to 3 competing design teams... god i hope it's not 2

God, #2 is hideous.

When would this be complete?

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Originally posted by Andrieux Will they play trance in the lobby?

yes. yes they will.

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Originally posted by ninetyninej God, #2 is hideous. When would this be complete?

the choice will be made sept 20th

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#2 looks like a #2

damn, #1 is piiiimp.

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Originally posted by ninetyninej God, #2 is hideous. When would this be complete?

they start building in 2010 but no complete date was stated, at least not in the article Rich posted.

I really like 3!

bigger pic of 2

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Originally posted by rizo they start building in 2010 but no complete date was stated, at least not in the article Rich posted. I really like 3!

2010 is when they hope to start the transit building. i assume they're gonna start that after they get the money from the tower. they're using the sale/lease of the tower to fund the transit center, which is that 2-cityblock long patch in front of the tower renderings.

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Originally posted by |Thrax| #2 looks like a #2 damn, #1 is piiiimp.

yeah, #1 needs to win, its sick as fuck

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once they finish the east bay span AND the transit tower, there's gonna be some nice panoramic views of the bay from oakland

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