William Gibson’s 1993 novel Virtual Light included a depiction of a shanty town clinging to the disused spans of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Now Bay Area architect Ronald Rael has used modo to envision a landmark public space on a span of the bridge slated for demolition. Continue reading “Virtual park” »




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