Eames Institute arrival court, rendering by Herzog & de Meuron

Eames Institute Proposes Museum Conversion of Former Birkenstock Campus, Marin County

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has announced plans to transform the former Birkenstock campus in Novato into a museum for art and design. The Marin County campus spans 88.5 acres of public open space and an extremely distinctive saw-tooth roofline factory warehouse in view of Highway 101. International architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is responsible for the design.

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Oak Knoll Neighborhood Layout Concept Rendering, image via Hart Howerton

New Development Timeline Planned For Oak Knoll in Oakland

The Oak Knoll Site at 8750 Mountain Road in East Oakland has recently announced a new strategy for development. The planned project to replace the former Oak Knoll Naval Hospital has been ongoing for nearly 30 years, leaving a large area of developable long since land vacant. However, the new strategy indicated that expedited work on infrastructure could begin within the next months.

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