INTRODUCTION

• The City of San Francisco is the 14th most populous

city in America founded in 1776 with population of
744,500 which is considered to on the densely
populated cities in United States.
• The city's larger part of the San Francisco Bay Area
has nearly 7.3 million people, with diverse and
cosmopolitan population.
• San Francisco is located at the tip of the Peninsula,
with Pacific Ocean on the west, San Francisco Bay
on the east and The Golden Gate on the north.
 Where Is San Francisco?
•San Francisco is located in the
state of California on the West
Coast of the United States.

•California is located on the coast of the

Pacific Ocean. It has the largest
population of any state in the US. San
Francisco is the fourth largest city in
California. The population is about
800,000.
 San Francisco Bay Area

• San Francisco is the major city in the region called

the San Francisco Bay Area.
• It is located on the northern edge of the San
Francisco Peninsula. 
• The eastern side of the city is bordered by the San
Francisco Bay and the western side is bordered by
the Pacific Ocean.
 History of San Francisco
•San Francisco was founded in 1776 by
colonists from Spain who built a fort and a
mission there.
•San Francisco means Saint Francis in
Spanish. 

Sant Francisc Mission

 LANDFORM
• When it started, the San
Francisco Bay was a huge
body of water surrounded
by hills, beaches and
marshes.
•  Water from the bay flows in
and out of the Pacific Ocean.
• The San Francisco Bay is
known worldwide for the
complexity of its landforms.
• Many types of rock and soil
are found in the region. 
TOPOGRAPHY
 CLIMATE
• In San Francisco, the climate is warm
and temperate.
• In winter, there is much more rainfall
in San Francisco than in summer.
• The average temperature in San
Francisco is 14.1 °C. The average
annual rainfall is 537 mm.
• there are two definite seasons—wet
and dry—with more than 80 percent
of annual precipitation taking place
between November and March
• Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the local climate is
the banks of fog that can roll in off the ocean, quickly
covering various areas of the city, and then disappear just as
quickly.
• The fog is most common on summer mornings, coming off
the cooler ocean and backing up against the hills, but it also
comes from the colder inland areas during the winter.
• The fog affects different elevations in varying amounts,
covering the city in complex patterns of fog and sunshine.
• Area:47 square miles (2000)
• Elevation:155 feet above sea level
• Average Temperatures: January, 52.3° F; August, 62.4° F;
annual average, 58.6° F
FAMOUSE TOURIST SITES AND LANDMARK IN SAN FRANCISCO

• Today the city is considered to be one the most

popular international destination for tourists, and
there are many well-known landmarks to visit, like
the Golden Gate Bridge, Cable Cars, Alcatraz
Island, Ocean Beach, China Town and Coit Tower. 

Coit Tower
Alcatraz- a former prison
Cable Car
Ocean Beach
Golden Gate Park

China Town
 Museums and Theaters

De Young Museum Asian Art Museum

Romeo and Juliet

Opera House Legion of Honor Museum

Two Famous Bridges in San Francisco

 The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge

 Quick Facts!
• Most visited art museum west of the Mississippi.
• 6th most visited art museum in North America,
• Original museum opened in 1895, aged poorly and
was done in by the Loma Prieta earthquake in
1989.
• 1999 competition for design won by Herzog & de
Meuron (Designer) & Fong & Chan (Architects) ●
$135 million to construct
 Materials
• Natural materials including copper, stone, wood and
glass.
• The copper rainscreen that sheaths the building took
950,000 lbs of copper, largest copper-clad building in
the world.
•  Copper plating which is expected to eventually oxidize
and take on a greenish tone and blend into the park.
• Ball-bearing slide plates and viscous fluid dampers
help withstand future earthquakes Photo courtesy of
FAMSF.
 The Good: Outside
• Flat base and tower draw the eye to the museum,
and it looks both ancient and modern.
• 144 foot tower twists from the ground to the sky ●
It aligns with the grid formed by the streets of the
nearby neighborhoods.
• At the top an observation floor provides views of
the Bay area.
 Exterior Transformation
• The building's copper skin was chosen for its
changeable quality. 
•  Through oxidation, will assume a patina over
time.
• This will let it blend in with the surrounding
natural environment.
 Copper Skin Effect
• Texture and patterning of copper skin was Jacques
Herzog’s.
• Visiting Golden Gate Park he took pictures of the
effect of sunlight filtering through the leafy trees
of the park.
 The Good: Interior
• Once inside it is light and more non-descript. 
• The focus of visitor is no longer on the building but
instead on the art 
• Takes advantage of what light is available in the
Bay.
• You still have a sense of the outside because of all
of the light filtering through the copper skin.
• You don’t feel confined. 
 Museum Navigation
• Easy to lose yourself, hard to get lost. 
• You won’t miss artwork in your wandering of the
museum.
 The Bad
• Copper structure canopy was meant to cover the
outdoor cafe.
• It leaks copper dust and tainted copper runoff
onto patron’s food and cafe furniture.
• A permanent temporary structure has been placed
under the canopy.
 The Ugly
• The building is anti-sustainable.
• Copper run off from the building is poisoning the
environment 73.5lbs of copper run off/year.
• This is equal to 25% of the copper pollution for all
of Palo Alto.
•  Copper runoff is such a severe problem in Palo
Alto that they issued an Ordinance that prohibits
copper roofing materials.
 Culture of San Francisco
• The culture of San Francisco is major and diverse in terms of
arts, music, cuisine, festivals, museums, and architecture. 
San Francisco's diversity of cultures along with its
eccentricities are so great that they have greatly influenced
the country and the world at large over the years. In
2012, Bloomberg Businessweek voted San Francisco as
America's Best City.
Music
Classical and Opera venues in San Francisco include the 
San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera and the 
San Francisco Ballet. They all perform at the 
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center. San
Francisco's Ballet and Opera are some of the oldest
continuing performing arts companies in the United States. 
Theater
• San Francisco has a large number of theaters
and live performance venues. Local theater companies
have been noted for risk taking and innovation,[5] as
documented in the film Stage Left: A Story of Theater
in San Francisco. The Tony Award-winning non-profit 
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a member of
the national League of Resident Theatres, and has been
in San Francisco since it moved from Pittsburgh in 1967.
• The Magic Theatre was the home theater of the
playwright Sam Shepard during his most productive
period, and many of his plays were first staged there. 
 ACTIVITY PATTERN

Festivals and street fairs

• San Francisco is home to many different and
unique street festivals, parties and parades. Most
famous are its gay pride parade, held every June;
the Folsom Street Fair held every September; 
Chinese New Year Parade held in February; 
Carnaval, held during the spring; Litquake and 
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in October.
 Public transportation
• 32% of San Francisco residents use public transportation in daily
commuting to work, ranking it first on the West Coast and third
overall in the United States. The San Francisco Municipal Railway,
known as Muni, is the primary public transit system of San
Francisco. Muni is the seventh-largest transit system in the United
States.
• he system operates a combined light rail and subway system, the 
Muni Metro, as well as large bus and trolley coach
 networks. Additionally, it runs a historic streetcar line, which runs
on Market Street from Castro Street to Fisherman's Wharf. It also
operates the famous cable cars, which have been designated as a 
National Historic Landmark and are a major tourist attraction.
 Airports

• San Francisco International Airport is the primary airport of San Francisco and the
Bay Area
• Though located 13 miles (21 km) south of downtown in unincorporated 
San Mateo County, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is under the
jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco. SFO is a hub for United Airlines
[286] and Virgin America.[287] SFO is a major international gateway to Asia and Europe,

with the largest international terminal in North America.[288] In 2011, SFO was the
8th busiest airport in the U.S. and 22nd busiest in the world, handling over
40.9 million passengers.[289]
• Located across the bay, Oakland International Airport is a popular, low-cost
alternative to SFO. Geographically, Oakland Airport is approximately the same
distance from downtown San Francisco as SFO, but due to its location across 
San Francisco Bay, it is greater driving distance from San Francisco.
 Cycling and walking

• Cycling is a popular mode of transportation in San

Francisco. 75,000 residents commute by bicycle
per day.
• San Francisco has received a Bicycle Friendly
Community status of "Gold" from the 
League of American Bicyclists.