SAN FRANCISCO | Salesforce Transit Center - Page 119

1977 · #**2361** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 6:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by CyberEric

I agree that it should have been someone local.

From wikipedia:

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Hawkinson was born in San Francisco, California, and graduated from San Jose State University; in 1989 he earned an MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles.

I guess it's better than no ties at all.

sofresh808 · #**2362** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 3:30 PM**

I prefer it to the trite bow on the embarcadero, its funky. And nothing is worse than that fountain jumble on the waterfront.

CyberEric · #**2363** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Gordo

I like it. It's weird, and we don't have enough weird things around here.

Yeah, nothing weird in SF haha. I agree with you though, I like the weirdness of it.

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Originally Posted by 1977

From wikipedia:

I guess it's better than no ties at all.

Cool, thanks.

dr_strangelove · #**2364** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:40 PM**

Horrible. Tacky. Lazy. Overbearing.

ElDuderino · #**2365** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 11:10 PM**

I think that statue could be pretty awesome. I agree that it has to be better than that bow. There has to be a bigger rendering somewhere.

ElDuderino · #**2366** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 11:22 PM**

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...:0&tx=82&ty=80

Quijano · #**2367** Posted **Mar 15, 2011, 1:36 AM**

^^

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Originally Posted by Gordo

I like it. It's weird, and we don't have enough weird things around here.

Its Asimo!!!

ElDuderino · #**2368** Posted **Mar 15, 2011, 7:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by ElDuderino

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...:0&tx=82&ty=80

There be GOLD over in them there hills!!!

patriotizzy · #**2369** Posted **Mar 16, 2011, 1:36 AM**

^^^ lol, good one.

Complex01 · #**2370** Posted **Mar 16, 2011, 5:01 AM**

Crazy, but kewl. :-)

ElDuderino · #**2371** Posted **Mar 20, 2011, 10:19 PM**

Not so sure about the robot guy

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...id=85151&tsp=1

SD_Phil · #**2372** Posted **Mar 20, 2011, 11:17 PM**

I hope that's not the shape of things to come.

scalziand · #**2373** Posted **Mar 21, 2011, 12:22 AM**

Austin called and wants its weird back.

CyberEric · #**2374** Posted **Mar 21, 2011, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by scalziand

Austin called and wants its weird back.

Yeah, San Francisco wasn't weird at all before that statue, and was hugely influenced by Austin Texas throughout it's 150+ years of being a home for the odd and outliers of society.

NOPA · #**2375** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 5:21 AM**

Yeah I've never met anybody here who is weird.

migol24 · #**2376** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 5:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by CyberEric

Yeah, San Francisco wasn't weird at all before that statue, and was hugely influenced by Austin Texas throughout it's 150+ years of being a home for the odd and outliers of society.

What?! Austin influencing San Francisco?!?!

In fairness.... the Haight/Ashbury alone probably influenced the entire city of Austin.

CyberEric · #**2377** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 6:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by migol24

What?! Austin influencing San Francisco?!?!

In fairness.... the Haight/Ashbury alone probably influenced the entire city of Austin.

My tongue was firmly in cheek.

Any news on this project? It's clear that we are getting bored with the lack of news.

ElDuderino · #**2378** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 6:51 PM**

Demolition Camera

http://transbaycenter.org/constructi...olition-camera

jg6544 · #**2379** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 8:03 PM**

Are they ever actually going to build this tower?

peanut gallery · #**2380** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 9:01 PM**

^Who knows? The tower and transit center are separate, but related, projects. The site for the transit center is being prepped for construction, which should officially begin later this year. Building the tower is up to Hines, who bought development rights from the city. They will build it when they decide it makes economical sense for them to do so. When that will be is anybody's guess.

Personally, I'm much more excited about the new terminal than the tower. That's the more important project, IMO. In all honesty, I have to say that I'd probably be a little more enthusiastic about the tower had SOM's proposal been selected.