arcCA 07.2: Design Review


Design Review” looks at the history and practice of municipal design review in California. It is the 2nd quarter 2007 issue of arcCA (Architecture California), which was, from 2000 to 2012, the quarterly print journal of the AIA California Council. 


Editor’s Comment
Tim Culvahouse, FAIA

The Community as Client: Architectural Review in America
David Gebhard

Design Review in San Francisco
David Prowler, John Schlesinger, AIA, and Owen Kennerly, AIA

The Architecture of Patronage, Part II: The Rise of the Anti-Patron
Mitchell Schwarzer, PhD

Confessions of a Design Reviewer: Ten Guidelines for Coming Out as an Architect
Wendy Kohn

Survivor: The Ultimate Design Review Process
Kenneth Caldwell

Sand Hill Road: Four Decades of Review
Tim Culvahouse, FAIA

Under the Radar: East Oakland School of the Arts

Book Review: Our Valley, Our Choice
Margit Aramburu

Gems of the City: SF’s Top 25
John King

Design Guidelines Guidelines
Ellis A. Schoichet, AIA

. . . and Counting
David Meckel, FAIA

Coda: 1 Kearny Street, San Francisco


A PDF of the full issue is available here


Author biographical information as of the date of original publication.