Dream Team that Restored Ferry Building Reconvenes to Celebrate, Ruminate
By Bobby Winston
Published: April, 2008
The occasion was a symposium titled Where Land Meets Water: the urban edge in transition.
Meany participated in a panel that ruminated on the perils and possibilities of San Francisco waterfront development with a focus on the Zen of gaining entitlement for such projects. Architect Jay Turnbull of Page & Turnbull spoke to the hurdles dealing with historic preservation issues and the need to break with conservative thought – the rules – in finding new uses for old buildings. Dan Hodapp, Senior Waterfront Planner for the Port of San Francisco, reviewed that agency’s plans and priorities. Chris Meany, pater familias of the Ferry Building team, offered a piquant overview of the gauntlet run to make the whole shebang happen.
By acclimation, the restored Ferry Building is an aesthetic, commercial and political triumph. Kudos to one and all.
