With a rainforest, aquarium, planetarium, 3d cinema, Naturalist Centre, restaurant, roof terrace and natural history museum amongst its many venues, the California Academy is bound to amaze. Ten years in San Fransisco and $500 million in the making, the greenest museum in the world is a true architectural marvel.
The super-modern and multi-functional building works on three levels: exhibiting displays to visitors, educating the public and providing research facilities.
Designed by Renzo Piano, one of the world’s greatest architects, the complex has a Platinum rating for Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) and houses science labs, an extensive library and an archive of more than 26 million specimens.
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