fwau we also need to think about new architecture forms that can adapt to the sea level rise like renovating structures that will last for a short period of time and structures that can be built and moved is a good consideration mr. smith come up with that san francisco waterfront was it might look like and gabriel at uc berkley as imagine active ideas surely many other innovative idea approaching the plan how to develop the san francisco waterfront may seem overwhelming but let me offer a few words of solace i hope will make our job easier and the first thing to suggest that i hope provides comfortable is that your challenges are easier to deal with than the challenges by your predecessors imagine users sitting here in 1914 with the board of state harbor commissioners. upper operating a port encountered to handle cargo operation in much the same way they're used for since you were pleased that the construction of the sea level along the waterfront that began in 1963 was nearing competition you were in the midst of carrying out to strengthen the piers and finish building sheds in the piers f