Fosters unveils restoration of San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid

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The architect remodelled the lobby and garden of the centre’s 48-storey skyscraper

Foster + Partners has unveiled its completed restoration of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.

It is the biggest renovation of William Pereira’s world-famous 48-storey tower since it opened in 1972. The building was San Francisco’s tallest until the opening of César Pelli’s Salesforce Tower in 2018.

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