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The Old School Despises CAMP Design, Lacks Fear

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"The proposed design ... is absurdly inappropriate" . . . "It would ruin the unique architectural character of the Presidio by introducing a generic style that is used throughout much of the world today." Tell us what you really think about CAMP, Lawrence Halprin. The 91-year old landscape architect— whose design surround the David Letterman Digital Art Center, by the way— exhibits the level of candidness common to those for whom time has erased all fear of social or professional ramifications. Halprin simply does not give a F#%k, and we find that endearing. Love it. Now let's see what the 300 or so other San Franciscans who've weighed in at the Presidio Trust have to say.
· Force of nature weighs in on Presidio plan [Chron]