The Tech Museum - San Jose, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 19.909 W 121° 53.394
10S E 598343 N 4132260
Mexico City-based architect, Ricardo Legorreta, designed The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. In 1999 Legorreta was awarded the UIA Gold Medal Prize for architecture.
Waymark Code: WMBBAR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
Views: 9
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California is often referred to as simply, The Tech. Mexico City-based architect, Ricardo Legorreta, designed The Tech Museum of Innovation. In 1999 Legorreta was awarded the UIA Gold Medal Prize for architecture.

The Tech Museum building is colored orange and capped with a purple dome. This building (and the nearby Children's Discovery Museum by Legorreta) give the City of San Jose two world-class structures of significant architectural importance.

Architect: Ricardo Legorreta

Prize received: UIA Gold Medal

In what year: 1999

Website about the Architect: [Web Link]

Website about the building: [Web Link]
Visit Instructions:
- Please provide a photo you have taken of the architect's work.

- And please write a little about your visit to the site. Tell us what you thought, did you liked it?

Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Architecture Prizes
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log  
Metro2 visited The Tech Museum - San Jose, CA 04/28/2012 Metro2 visited it
saopaulo1 visited The Tech Museum - San Jose, CA 05/03/2011 saopaulo1 visited it

View all visits/logs