2024-11-24T04:43:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/82785562/rethinking-the-bay-line Nam Henderson 2013-09-27T12:16:00-04:00 >2013-09-30T17:27:32-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wp/wp4mza5aggdt7tla.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>This proposal seeks to demonstrate the potential for re-purposing the historic American bridge infrastructure as possible sites for sustainable urban housing and linear parks...an aerial garden, as the cities newest park through which you could walk and wander and enjoy the most spectacular views of the bay</p></em><br /><br /><p> With the recent&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/81057429/time-lapse-of-san-francisco-oakland-bay-bridge-construction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">completion of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge</a>, the group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rethinkbaybridge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reTHINK Bay Bridge</a>, comprised of Rael San Fratello Architects (Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello), Frederic Schwartz Architects (Frederic Schwartz) and architect Marc L&rsquo;Italien have <a href="http://sf.streetsblog.org/wp-content/upload1/TheBayLineWPA2.O.PDF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">proposed</a> repurposing rather than destroying, the to be abandoned bridge.</p> <p> h/t&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bldgblog/status/383349877213626368" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bldgblog</a></p>