Yet one has to admit that not every Apple store design is as disquieting as this one. Save this picture! Apple Retail Store in Georgetown, Washington DC Last month, San Franciso's Mayor Lee described the new Apple Store as "quite simply incredible" and that he could think of "no better location for the world’s most stunning Apple Store than right here in Union Square " later, however, he admitted to the Chronicle that he didn't realize that the plans called for the elimination of the Ruth Asawa fountain. More on Apple's proposal in San Francisco and the problems of trademarked design after the break. Many have also criticized the store's design for being a characterless box of metal and glass that contributes nothing unique to the local landscape, raising awareness of a commercial architecture defined more and more by trademark and less and less by its surroundings. This plan was met with enthusiasm from city officials until they realized that Apple and the store's architects at Foster + Partners were disregarding a beloved bronze folk art fountain by San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa that currently occupies the site. Long before I visited the new global flagship Apple Store in San Francisco’s Union Square, I was reasonably sure of some of the elements it would feature. This past May, Apple filed plans to close its existing flagship retail store at 1 Stockton Street in San Francisco and move it three blocks north to one of the city's most popular spots: Union Square. Sustainability and Performance in Architecture The Future of Architectural Visualization
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