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BRIDGE Housing at 25

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Architecture, Urban Planning | 4 Comments »

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The BRIDGE Housing Corporation, a non-profit company considered by many to be the state’s foremost developer of affordable housing, has built more than 13,000 housing units since its founding in 1983.

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Salvation Army’s new Turk Street Center

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Architecture, Designer Activism | 11 Comments »

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The Salvation Army’s Turk Street Center, designed by Herman Coliver Locus, is that rare building which both honors the context of an historic district and stands out as decidedly contemporary.

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Book Review: Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House by Daniel P. Gregory

Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in Architecture, Book Reviews | 1 Comment »

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.

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Glen Park Community Plan

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in RCCo Projects, Urban Planning | No Comments »

The Glen Park Community Plan is one of several planning efforts underway in the City’s transit-served neighborhoods. Glen Park with its BART station is a piece of the Citywide Action Plan to meet the need for housing and jobs.

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