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In the beginning, former AIA-SF president Henrik Bull and the Transamerica Pyramid did not get along. The building was an affront to late 1960’s modernist ideals. It was silly. It looked like a dunce cap. Its large scale had no respect for the neighborhood in which it lived. But over 40 years, something happened… Here’s...

Aired September 9, 2010

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    Jean M
    Very interesting, but I wanted to see some pictures!
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    Tracy S
    This was really interesting, it would have been nice to have had a picture of the building, at some point on 99% screen!
    appreciate appreciated
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