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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]
Lewis Parsons Hobart (January 14, 1873 – October 19, 1954) was an American architect, whose designs included San Francisco's Grace Cathedral and Macy's Union Square, several California Academy of Sciences buildings, [1] and the 511 Federal Building in Portland, Oregon.
During his time in San Francisco Turnbull designed several prominent buildings including the first Cliff House (1863), Trinity Church and the Market Street Presbyterian Church. [2] After a large earthquake in 1868 , local architects formed the Architectural Association of San Francisco and held a conference to discuss how to build to resist ...
Richard Joseph Neutra (/ ˈ n ɔɪ t r ə / NOI-tra; [1] 8 April 1892 – 16 April 1970) was an Austrian-American architect.Living and building for most of his career in Southern California, he came to be considered a prominent and important modernist architect.
Buildings and structures in the San Francisco Bay Area (22 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
Edgar Aschael Mathews [1] (September 8, 1866 – December 31, 1946) was an architect who worked in the Bay Area of California, particularly in San Francisco. He primarily designed houses but was also responsible for some Christian Science churches and commercial and government buildings.
Willis Jefferson Polk (October 3, 1867 – September 10, 1924) was an American architect, best known for his work in San Francisco, California. For ten years, he was the West Coast representative of D.H. Burnham & Company.
Bull directly related his design philosophy to the "Bay Area Style" (also called "Bay Region School"). [11] This movement is a continuation of an earlier period of architecture practiced by such people as Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, Greene & Greene, Willis Polk and Ernest Coxhead who were influenced by the British Arts and Crafts Movement as well as the Japanese architecture.