▁measures ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁new ▁museum ▁project . ▁After ▁the ▁second ▁defeat , ▁the ▁museum ▁itself ▁planned ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁a ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁district . ▁However , ▁an ▁effort ▁led ▁by ▁gener ous ▁supp or ters ▁arose ▁and ▁kept ▁the ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁design ers ▁were ▁sensitive ▁to ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁its ▁natural ▁setting . ▁Walter ▁H ood , ▁a ▁landscape ▁architect ▁based ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁designed ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁new ▁gard ens . ▁The ▁entire ▁exterior ▁is ▁cl ad ▁in ▁ ▁of ▁co pper , ▁which ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁eventually ▁ox id ize ▁and ▁take ▁on ▁a ▁green ish ▁tone ▁and ▁a ▁distinct ▁texture ▁to ▁echo ▁the ▁nearby ▁eu cal y pt us ▁trees . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁further ▁harm on ize ▁with ▁the ▁surr ound ings , ▁shapes ▁were ▁cut ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁to ▁reve al ▁gard ens ▁and ▁cour ty ards ▁where ▁ 4 8 ▁trees ▁had ▁been ▁plant ed , ▁the ▁giant ▁tree - fer ns ▁that ▁form ▁a ▁back drop ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁entrance ▁are ▁particularly ▁dram atic . ▁ 5 . 1 2 ▁acres ▁( 2 0 , 7 0 0 ▁square ▁meters ) ▁of ▁new ▁land sc aping ▁were ▁plant ed ▁as ▁well , ▁with ▁ 3 4 4 ▁trans pl anted ▁trees ▁and ▁ 6 9 ▁historic ▁b ould ers . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁cl ad ▁with ▁vari ably ▁per for ated ▁and ▁dim ple d ▁co pper