“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” So spoke the British statesman Winston Churchill to the House...
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Sustainability has become official. The United States GSA has mandated that all its new construction after 2003 achieve Leadership in...
In the first issue of arcCA this year, “Image Mirror,” we looked at how non-architects value architects. In the second...
A watershed is an area of land that drains all rain that falls within it to a common point. This...
Two definitions of the word modest describe the Argonne Child Development Center in the Richmond District of San Francisco, the...
An architect friend called my attention to the commentary in arcCA 02.2, “Citizen Architects,” noting the absence of Mike Stepner’s...
Not only is San Francisco famous for its spectacular views of the Bay and Pacific Ocean, but for its historic...
The school day for most students revolves around the rituals of reporting to class, studying, taking tests, playing sports, and...
The idea of the ‘new workplace’ has created a demand for innovation in the design of office working environments. Many...
“Architecture is the ultimate erotic ‘object.’” – Bernard Tschumi, “Architecture and Transgression” Skin, surface, structure: all convey associations with the...
I am a skeptic of novel shapes in buildings. It seems to me—and I’m not the first person to...
On these pages and in the articles following, arcCA celebrates the AIA California Council’s 2002 Design Award Winners. Other honorees...
