United States: California: San Diego County: San Diego: University Of California, San Diego: Geisel Library

viridiana
Los Angeles

Worth visiting!

Todd: add this to your Louis I. Khan visit

If and when you do get to San Diego to visit Khan’s work, make sure to stop and visit William L. Pereira’s Library at UCSD. It’s in every sense a fantabulous building. The views from the top floors are great, nothing’s obstructed, but more importantly, visit the underground floors as well, it’s the only way you’ll discover the skylights, which presumably you’ve missed when you went in (or at least I did, when I first visited) because they are covered by mirrors mirroring the landscape. ;-)

Also of note is John Baldessari’s “Read/Write/Think/Dream” at the entrance doors.

- viridiana.

Comments:

Todd Gehman
Seattle

Indeed

Yeah, the Bangladesh building looks to be my favorite. But San Diego is a much more accessible place. The Ruby conference is happening in San Diego this year, so I just might make it down there for a few days in October. I can be geeky about programming. I can be geeky about architecture. Is it possible to be geeky about surfing? We’ll see.

The Salk is supposed to be one of his masterpieces, right? If I make it down there, I think it’ll count as completing this goal.

I never heard of the Blur, thanks for another great tip!

viridiana
Los Angeles

[Is it possible to be geeky about surfing? We’ll see.]

Heh, I think it’s possible. ;-) Do take a photo if you get to it, it would be fun to see.

[The Salk is supposed to be one of his masterpieces, right?]

Yes, when you visit, try to make it to their daily tour.

Also, if you visit The Geisel Library, stick around the campus, there’s plenty of art to experience, including Tim Hawkinson’s “The Bear” and a favorite, Bruce Nauman’s “Vices and Virtues.”

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Jul 25, 2005, 09:22PM PDT