It has little to do with Apple, rather it's the architect's design.
Also from reading the mayor's press release it's pretty clear he doesn't care much how it looks only that they are willing to keep their flagship store in SF.
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It has little to do with Apple, rather it's the architect's design.
Also from reading the mayor's press release it's pretty clear he doesn't care much how it looks only that they are willing to keep their flagship store in SF.
President Chiu? Turns out it's "Board of Supervisors President David Chiu". For a moment I thought the US had held a sneaky election and hadn't told the rest of us.
That's because those places wouldn't allow Apple to tear down the exterior. Of course they'll "blend in." The possible SF location they are being allowed to pretty much tear it down.
For the Barcelona store that just the outside wall you typically see during construction. Once they took that down its just like any other retail shop in that building.
The same applies to the Berlin store. They are merely taking over the inside of a 100 year old building.
Damn, that is an ugly fountain. Although it would be fascinating to look at, but more in the same way that a rock covered in fossils would be.
This. The huge blank cement wall isn't very interesting for pedestrians to walk past. Meanwhile the glass on the south-facing side is going to turn the building into an energy-hog during the summer.
I concur. I came here to say the same thing. That Apple store actually looks pretty nice.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Apple's reality distortion field in full effect.
beauty?
The world and certainly SF is big enough for objects that you believe are without beauty. The fountain in my opinion is a great example of its time and should not be destroyed to make way for a bigger and unnecessary Apple flagship store especially with one a few block away.
The world and certainly SF is big enough for objects that you believe are without beauty. The fountain in my opinion is a great example of its time and should not be destroyed to make way for a bigger and unnecessary Apple flagship store especially with one a few block away.
I think they should have had Jony Ive design it. It would look nice with black and white and a much more flat design.
Eww... that's all I can say. It's truly sad when a retail structure looks better than what is supposedly a work of art, but in this case, I think it's true.
The fountain is an SF landmark
Ruth Asawa's Hyatt Fountain is an SF landmark. It's meant to be viewed up close. It is whimsical and it invites the viewer to stick around and look at it. I have seen many people doing just that over the years -- sitting on the steps and enjoying the fountain. On the fountain are hundreds of small images of people and places in SF circa 1972 when the fountain was made.
For more information about the fountain, go here: http://www.ruthasawa.com/art/pub7.html
The School of the Arts High School in SF was recently names for Ruth Asawa. Her work is on permanent display at the De Young Museum (in the base of the tower).
Ruth Asawa is a much-loved figure in SF, and Apple will either have to negotiate to move the fountain or find a way to put its store at the Hyatt Plaza and keep the fountain.
The thing is, the free-spirit SF hippie aesthetic of the 1970s and the sharp-edged techno aesthetic of Apple really don't mix. It will be hard to resolve this one.
Ruth Asawa's Hyatt Fountain is an SF landmark. It's meant to be viewed up close. It is whimsical and it invites the viewer to stick around and look at it. I have seen many people doing just that over the years -- sitting on the steps and enjoying the fountain. On the fountain are hundreds of small images of people and places in SF circa 1972 when the fountain was made.
For more information about the fountain, go here: http://www.ruthasawa.com/art/pub7.html
The School of the Arts High School in SF was recently names for Ruth Asawa. Her work is on permanent display at the De Young Museum (in the base of the tower).
Ruth Asawa is a much-loved figure in SF, and Apple will either have to negotiate to move the fountain or find a way to put its store at the Hyatt Plaza and keep the fountain.
The thing is, the free-spirit SF hippie aesthetic of the 1970s and the sharp-edged techno aesthetic of Apple really don't mix. It will be hard to resolve this one.
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We're being asked to be concerned about the change in the plaza. So far, I can't find a photo of the existing plaza or plan views of the old or new plaza. So it is all very silly.