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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]
Albert Lincoln Farr (October 8, 1871—July 12, 1947) was an American architect, who was known for his designed residences in the Craftsman and Georgian styles. He was active in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This is a list of San Francisco Designated Landmarks. In 1967, the city of San Francisco, ... All are designed by San Francisco master architects. [29] [30] 13
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.
Arthur Brown Jr. (May 21, 1874—July 7, 1957) [1] was an American architect, based in San Francisco and designer of many of its landmarks. He is known for his work with John Bakewell Jr. as Bakewell and Brown, along with later works after the partnership dissolved in 1927.
After earning his master's degree in architecture in 1938, he returned to the Bay Area, joining the office of John Ekin Dinwiddie in San Francisco and making partner in 1939. During World War II Hill served as a captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. When the war ended, he rejoined Dinwiddie and a new partner, Erich Mendelsohn, a well ...
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 ...
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.