Embarcadero Center, 5 Embarcadero Center, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Eclipse Sculpture, San Francisco, CA (1973)

AKA: Hyatt Corporation, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 5 Embarcadero Center, Eclipse Sculpture, San Francisco, CA ; Hyatt Regency Hotel, Embarcadero Center, Icosododecahedron Sculpture, San Francisco, CA

Structure Type: visual works - sculpture

Designers: Portman, John C. and Associates (firm); Charles O. Perry (architect/sculptor); John Calvin Portman Jr. (architect/developer)

Dates: constructed 1973

Market Street
San Francisco, CA
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Sculptor Charles O. Perry alludes to astronomical phenomena in his work; in this case, "Eclipse" was a 35-foot-tall sphere composed of 12 pentagons (and 1,400 parts). Aluminum tubing, anodized gold, comprises the complex geometric form. It has become a fixture within this towering atrium space. Members of the American Institute of Architects gathered for their annual convention in San Francisco, CA, in 06/1973, and many spent time touring John Portman's spectacular new design.

PCAD id: 3410

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