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Urban Designer Jay Claiborne reflects on thirty-five years of living in a house designed by William Wurster.
More... Lessons from Living in a House Designed by William Wurster
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.
More... Artisanal Recycling by Leger Wanaselja
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.
More... BRIDGE Housing at 25
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.
More... Salvation Army’s new Turk Street Center
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.
More... Book Review: Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House by Daniel P. Gregory
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.
More... Glen Park Community Plan