From the early 1930s to the 1980s, Cliff May designed over 1,000 buildings, most of them houses, which came to symbolize “western living” for a national and even international audience.
Go to Post | January 19th, 2009Architecture
A Tour of Space(s) between Chicago and San Francisco
Come along on a road trip with our very own “architecture Zealot – aZ” and explore art and architecture between San Francisco and Chicago.
Go to Post | November 8th, 2008BART Warm Springs Extension
The Warm Springs BART Station will be the southernmost station on the original Fremont line. The site was once known for spas and resorts that took advantage of its springs. The design recalls the origin of the area.
Go to Post | October 25th, 2008Oakland’s Luminous New Cathedral
The inclusion of the word, light, in the name of Oakland ’s new Roman Catholic cathedral inspired the architects at the San Francisco office of SOM to design the cathedral as the embodiment of light. Thus, the building now nearing completion on the west shore of Lake Merritt is wrapped in translucent walls that convey the impression of layered light.
Go to Post | July 18th, 2008UC Berkeley’s new East Asian Library
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library on the University of California’s Berkeley campus opened in March 2008. Designed by Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, the building occupies a site on the north edge of the Memorial Glade that is part of the campus’s landmarked Classical Core. Yet, while honoring its context, the architects have created a building that has more in common with the tenets of Modernism than those of Classicism.
Go to Post | July 15th, 2008The de Young Museum Revisited
Herzog & de Meuron’s de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is nearly three years old. It’s time to review its design, construction, and landscaped setting. A tour of the building and grounds follows.
Go to Post | July 12th, 2008
