tag: bernard maybeck

A sentiment in a minor key

posted 06.14 in news.

The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco is out of the way now, sandwiched between The Presidio military barracks and a residential neighbourhood. It was out on the edge because it it sits on what used to be the swampy 635 acre home of the 1915...

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An Ideal City - The 1912 Competition to Design Canberra

posted 08.09 in resources.

A fascinating look at all of the 46 shortlisted entries for the 1912 competition to design Canberra, provided by the National Archives. Entries by Eliel Saarinen and Berrnard Maybeck are included.