John King talks cityscapes, including his Berkeley picks
John King: when it comes to buildings Berkeleyans are even more conservative than San Franciscans, he says. Photo: Laura Morton John King, staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, is a skilled...
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San Francisco Chronicle urban design writer and Berkeleyan John King is a fan of architectural bookstore William Stout — and he loves its Berkeley outpost which opened in September last year. (The...
View ArticleCityscape: A Berkeley theater that’s a show unto itself
The Berkeley Community Theater as seen from inside the campus of Berkeley High School. Inside are the 575-seat Florence Schwimley Little Theater and the 3,500 seat main hall. Photo: John King By John...
View ArticleJohn King: Keeping downtown Berkeley’s design distinctive is a tall order
The newly emerging BAM/PFA building in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle By John King / San Francisco Chronicle A walk through downtown Berkeley reveals a treasure of pre-World War II...
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