10 gorgeous churches to visit in the Bay Area
During the holidays, I find myself drawn into churches. I am not a churchgoer in the traditional sense,…
An unsung an architectural marvel
There’s a surreal serenity atop the world’s longest self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge, crowned by a thick blanket of…
Faster, cheaper homes: Alameda County taps Oakland firm to advance SHIFT housing pilot
Alameda County’s effort to cut red tape from housing production took a step forward recently with the selection…
How reliance on ‘hostile architecture’ reflects our abandonment of public space
Bus benches with dividers on Second Avenue. (Photo by Calista Stocker/Times of San Diego) In 2017, the Metropolitan…
Contributor: How Frank Gehry put his stamp on L.A., and how he didn’t
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Los Angeles made Frank Gehry, the celebrated architect of the Walt…
Reconsidering San Jose’s famous mansion
Forget ghosts. Forget seances. Forget mazelike passageways constructed to confuse vengeful spirits. The real mystery of the Winchester…
Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport Wins Prix Versailles World Title
The international jury honors the terminal for its cultural significance, human-centered design, and climate-forward performance San Francisco International…
Contributor: Frank Gehry wanted to show you everything you could become
Frank Gehry taught students at our nation’s most prestigious private universities, and at California’s most underresourced public schools,…
10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings around the world
Frank Gehry, who died Friday at 96, challenged the notion that buildings needed to behave themselves — creating…
Frank Gehry dead: Disney Hall architect transformed L.A.’s landscape
Architect Frank O. Gehry, who brought an alluringly new kind of shape-making to his profession even as he…
San Jose’s Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum: Discover its mystical roots
On a warm April Friday, gaggles of children gather between stark white columns painted with bright blue markings…
LA’s iconic Stahl House up for sale for the first time in history — with an asking price of $25M for just TWO bedrooms
An iconic symbol of mid-century Hollywood glamor is on sale for the first time in history. The Stahl…