Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption – San Francisco, California, U.S.

Posted in Built by Christopher Lawrence on March 12, 2010

Building: Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Location: 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, California
Completion: 1971
Designers: Pier Luigi Nervi and Pietro Belluschi
Architects: John Michael Lee, Paul A. Ryan and Angus McSweeney
Structural Engineer: L.F. Robinson

AE Interests: This modern, structural expressionist structure, composed entirely of reinforced concrete, has been named one of San Francisco’s top 25 buildings. The saddle roof, often said to resemble a washing machine agitator, is composed of segments of hyperbolic paraboliods. Along each of the four edges, stained-glass windows extend from floor to ceiling and allow for interior illumination.

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