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In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. The term bay comes from Old French baie, meaning an opening or hole. [1]
First Bay Tradition (also known as First Bay Area Tradition or San Francisco Bay Region Tradition [1]) was an architectural style from the period of the 1880s to early 1920s. Sometimes considered as a regional interpretation of the Eastern Shingle Style, it came as a reaction to the classicism of Beaux-Arts architecture.
The architecture of San Francisco is not so much known for defining a particular architectural style; rather, with its interesting and challenging variations in geography and topology and tumultuous history, San Francisco is known worldwide for its particularly eclectic mix of Victorian [1] and modern architecture. [2] Bay windows were ...
The Third Bay Tradition is an architectural style from the period of 1945 through the 1980s that was rooted in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, with its best known example being Sea Ranch. Considered a hybrid of modern and vernacular styles, [ 1 ] the tradition was codified by the design works of Donlyn Lyndon , Charles Moore , Marcel ...
Bay windows in a triangular shape with just one corner exist, but are relatively rare. A bay window supported by a corbel, bracket or similar is called an oriel window. "Rawashin" is a traditional and distinctive style of corbelled bay window in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [3] (e.g., as on the frontage of Nasseef House).
Jack Hillmer (1918–2007) was an American architect based in San Francisco, California.An exponent of what Lewis Mumford called the "Bay Region style," [1] Hillmer is known for his meticulously hand-crafted modernist homes built from redwood.
The world’s third largest fish market is getting even bigger. More than eight years after the New South Wales government announced the relocation of Sydney’s historic fish market — which ...
The Second Bay Tradition (or Second Bay Area Tradition) is an architectural style from the period of 1928 through 1942 that was rooted in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Also referred to as "redwood post and beam", [ 1 ] the style is characterized by a rustic, woodsy philosophy and features sleek lines and machine aesthetic .