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COPYRIGHT 2008 SourceMedia, Inc.
Byline: Rich Saskal
SAN FRANCISCO - The doors open tomorrow at the recreated California Academy of Sciences here in Golden Gate Park, transformed into what backers say is a world-class museum with equally world-class architecture.
Much of the financing for the $488 million project came through tax-exempt bonds, a large portion of which were refinanced this year during a tumultuous period in the variable-rate markets.
The academy combines a natural history museum, a planetarium, an aquarium, and a life sciences research organization into one institution under one roof.
That 2.5-acre living roof is the centerpiece of the new academy, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. It was designed to embody the institution's mission...
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