http://designbythebay.com Robin Chiang & Company Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:06:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://designbythebay.com/2012/03/san-franciscos-central-subway-and-its-roots/ http://designbythebay.com/2012/03/san-franciscos-central-subway-and-its-roots/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:24:39 +0000 admin http://designbythebay.com/?p=1792 Structural Engineer Cris Subrizi shares his insights on subway construction through the lens of the current Central Subway project in San Francisco. He explores the history of tunneling and also tells a sparkling story of how a shipworm transformed into the modern day TBM, Tunnel Boring Machine.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2012/03/san-franciscos-central-subway-and-its-roots/feed/ 5 http://designbythebay.com/2012/02/architectural-ornament-plants/ http://designbythebay.com/2012/02/architectural-ornament-plants/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:24:01 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1653 When used as ornament in western architecture plants have generally been rendered naturalistically as if they grew on the buildings they adorned. ]]> http://designbythebay.com/2012/02/architectural-ornament-plants/feed/ 5 http://designbythebay.com/2012/01/house-william-wurster/ http://designbythebay.com/2012/01/house-william-wurster/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:10:11 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1588 Urban Designer Jay Claiborne reflects on lessons learned from thirty-five years of living in a house designed by William Wurster. ]]> http://designbythebay.com/2012/01/house-william-wurster/feed/ 10 http://designbythebay.com/2011/11/artisanal-recycling/ http://designbythebay.com/2011/11/artisanal-recycling/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:11:10 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1522 In this post, we highlight several projects from a Berkeley architectural firm that practices Artisanal Recycling, a craft-oriented approach to reusing materials and objects. ]]> http://designbythebay.com/2011/11/artisanal-recycling/feed/ 4 http://designbythebay.com/2011/10/architectural-ornament-heraldry-and-emblems/ http://designbythebay.com/2011/10/architectural-ornament-heraldry-and-emblems/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:02:33 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1481 When we look at architectural ornament of heraldry and emblems, we see things associated with the aristocracy. Over time the aristocracy of business and commerce subsumed that of humans. Companies and corporations commissioned heraldic crests emblazoned on shields, which were displayed on the buildings they owned and occupied.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2011/10/architectural-ornament-heraldry-and-emblems/feed/ 4 http://designbythebay.com/2011/09/architectural-ornament-animals-and-birds/ http://designbythebay.com/2011/09/architectural-ornament-animals-and-birds/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:25:28 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1415 The animals commonly depicted on buildings exemplify desirable human character traits. They are the focus in this second installment of the series Architectural Ornament in San Francisco.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2011/09/architectural-ornament-animals-and-birds/feed/ 4 http://designbythebay.com/2011/06/architectural-ornament-human-form/ http://designbythebay.com/2011/06/architectural-ornament-human-form/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:35:50 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1263 Modernism replaced ornament with a different vocabulary of details involving straight lines, right angles, and clean edges. Still, since we admire buildings from the time when ornament was popular, revealing the meaning of decorative motifs would broaden our understanding and increase our pleasure in passing by them. They contribute to the urban texture of our cities.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2011/06/architectural-ornament-human-form/feed/ 5 http://designbythebay.com/2010/12/life-savers-for-buildings/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/12/life-savers-for-buildings/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:20:01 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1160 Saving people’s lives from the disastrous results of major earthquakes is an important part of California’s building codes, as indeed it should be. But what about saving the lives of buildings?]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/12/life-savers-for-buildings/feed/ 2 http://designbythebay.com/2010/11/100-years-of-uc-berkeleys-architecture-department/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/11/100-years-of-uc-berkeleys-architecture-department/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:15:13 +0000 admin http://designbythebay.com/?p=1198 After a decade of research, interviews, and editing, UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design has just published Design on the Edge: A Century of Teaching Architecture, 1903–2003, a book chronicling the history of the University’s Department of Architecture.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/11/100-years-of-uc-berkeleys-architecture-department/feed/ 1 http://designbythebay.com/2010/09/overlook-book-review/ http://designbythebay.com/2010/09/overlook-book-review/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:00:42 +0000 Sally B. Woodbridge http://designbythebay.com/?p=1064 OVERLOOK, Exploring the Internal Fringes of America presents a panoramic view of how land is used in United States. This book is for the curious who want to inhabit, investigate, and learn to interpret the environment.]]> http://designbythebay.com/2010/09/overlook-book-review/feed/ 8