Pair of Gaslamp Quarter buildings honor Year of the Fire HorseÂ
Overview: Historical buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter They also both used local materials in their respective construction, illustrating…
Rare San Francisco estate looking to Golden Gate Bridge asks $22.9M
In a corner of Marin County where the view alone can command eight figures, a striking and rare…
Tara Donovan’s ‘Stratagems’ Tower Within a San Francisco Architectural Icon — Colossal
Completed in 1972, the innovative 48-story building known as the Transamerica Pyramid Center quickly became an indelible icon…
Concrete compound designed to withstand disaster attracts interest of California’s uber-rich
A Malibu mega-mansion designed to last at least 1,000 years is hitting the market for $35 million. Named…
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,…