Field Trip #3

Today we went on our third architecture field trip. This field trip was focused in San Francisco. We first visited Building 1 on Treasure Island. Just today I found out that it is an artificial island and that it was actually built by us. Moving on, Building 1 was meant to be the terminal for an airport was was going to be built but never did work out properly. The building has a curved frontal facade which did not look too bad. This building was not my favorite because it did not really serve a purpose and also I felt that the building was a bit bland with its empty walls. The empty was issue was really prominent on the backside of the building.

Treasure Island Terminal:


After that we visited the art institute. There really wasn't much to see besides a view and a mural done by a famous painter.This was not the new art institute, it is and older one. There were old art studios with old designs. You could tell by the paint and just the overall look with the metal that separated the windows. Something that I found interesting was the raised skylights of offices at the institute. I thought they had a cool shape, but I also felt that they seemed a bit out of place with the building.

San Francisco Art Institute:


Finally we visited Coit Tower. Coit tower wasn't what I expected it to be. I was expecting more extravagance and detail. I also was expecting a good view from the top but that dream was crushed when I found out you had to pay $5.00 to get to the top. Besides that, it was a beautiful tower. I liked how it was not just smooth all the way around, but had little indents that made it more of a polygon.


Coit Tower: