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Port City

Port City by Michael Corbett is the first book to tell the comprehensive story of the City’s port and its role in shaping San Francisco. The...
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A bit of recognition for awesome architects in San Francisco

  • Architects in San Francisco
  • January 13, 2011
A major reason that San Francisco is one of the most vibrant cities in the world is because of the architects who live here. In this article I will...
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Tragic earthquakes also recreate San Francisco

When Michael Welton of Architects and Artisans caught up with me to ask my thoughts on San Franciso architecture, I wasn't planning to discuss...
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SFMOMA looks north: Norwegian firm selected for expansion

In a move that will garner applause from the Bay Area design community and elicit the question of “who?” from the man on the street,...
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Good architecture in a tough economy

In a year where the architecture profession was battered by the Great Recession, it’s hard to imagine an awards program for architects having...
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SFMOMA: and then there were four

SFMOMA, in the midst of selecting an architect for a proposed $250 million dollar expansion, announced that their list has been whittled down to...
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Architects to gather for design awards

Architects have been affected by the Great Recession as perhaps no other profession has. That, however, won’t stop the American Institute of...
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New People: new investment in SF Japantown

It’s the last thing anyone would expect to see--a new, from the ground up, retail building in the current retail-averse economy. But that...
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SPUR Urban Center: the architecture of honesty

“What does the building want to be?” That question served as the great architect Louis Kahn’s organizing principle for...
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Up on the roof: SFMOMA's ultra chic rooftop garden

Ever since Nebuchadnezzar’s big urban redevelopment project (also known as the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon), rooftop gardens have been...
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