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Architecture Spotlight: The Sentinel, a Flatiron Treasure of North Beach
The Sentinel Building, also known as Columbus Tower, sits at the corners of Columbus Avenue, Kearny Street and Jackson Street.
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Architectural Spotlight: Conservatory of Flowers
The oldest extant structure in Golden Gate Park is also its most beloved: the Conservatory of Flowers. This beautiful, white-washed
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Architecture Spotlight: Concrete as an Art Form in San Francisco
The Tulip at Embarcadero Center Four As we learned last week, concrete began as a structural component of architecture. A
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The Conservatory of Flowers Revives Playland
San Francisco’s forgotten amusement park, Playland, is the theme of the fourth annual “Garden Railway”  at the Conservatory of
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Architecture Spotlight: Martin Luther King Memorial
The United States’ second largest Martin Luther King Memorial, titled Revelation, was built in San Francisco in 1993. It sits
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Architecture Spotlight: Yerba Buena Gardens
Yerba Buena Gardens is a two-block public park that anchors the three sides of the Yerba Buena Center (YBC). The
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Architectural Spotlight: The Audiffred Building-A Tribute to France
Hippolite d’ Audiffred gave San Francisco this Second Empire, Parisian Style masterpiece. In 1850, Audiffred left his native France for
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Architecture Spotlight: One Bush Plaza-A Place of International Style
One Bush Plaza, also known as the Crown Zellerbach Building, stands as a monument to International Style. International style is
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Architecture Spotlight: Freeway Demolition and Public Open Space
The Ferry Building, built in 1898, sits at the foot of Market Street. In 1953, San Francisco proposed the Embarcadero
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Architecture Spotlight: A Victorian Conservatory for a Modern Time
This octagonal building is called Sunnyside Conservatory. It is named after the San Francisco district in which it is located-an
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Architecture Spotlight: Bell Telephone Building-A Monument to Talk
The building that stands at 140 New Montgomery was built in 1925 for the Pacific Telephone Company, part of the
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Architecture Spotlight: Islais Creek-Man Trumps Nature
It is known as Third and Army by skateboarders. Longshoreman call it Pier 84. Locals just think of it as