The distinctive home at 1555 La Vereda Rd has recently come on the market for the first time in more than 50 years. Photo: Tracey Taylor Idiosyncratic and lovely. Both words describe the recently listed home at 1555 La Vereda Road in North Berkeley. The three-bedroom house with separate cottage, which is priced at $1,095,000, […]
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Berkeley’s brown shingles: The original party houses
The Stromberg House in Berkeley, 1966, designed by Roger Lee. Featured in “Shingle Style,” the latest book from Ace Architects owners Lucia Howard and David Weingarten. Photo: David Duncan Livingston/Rizzoli The Stromberg House in Berkeley, 1966, designed by Roger Lee. Featured in “Shingle Style,” the latest book from Ace Architects owners Lucia Howard and David […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Artwork by Sarah Winkler, featured in the Cypress Tree Studios Open House. Photo: Sarah Winkler CYPRESS TREE STUDIOS OPEN HOUSE Spend an afternoon at Cypress Tree Studios this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. The studio’s open house will include artwork by Sarah Winkler, Bob Bechtol, Pat Sonnino, Patricia Bruning, Thomas Richardson, and more, […]
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Berkeley Built: Bernard Maybeck’s Senger House
Photo: David Wilson Berkeley Built is an occasional series in which Berkeley’s David Stark Wilson of WA Design takes a look at a notable Berkeley structure or building. I’ve always been a fan of Maybeck’s work and this building is no exception. These images show the interior and exterior street entrance of a home Maybeck designed for J.H. […]
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Landmark Bernard Maybeck home for sale in Berkeley
The Kennedy-Nixon home's recital hall has cathedral windows and clear-heart unfinished redwood paneling Chances to buy — or at a minimum see inside — a Bernard Maybeck designed home in Berkeley come along rarely. The Kennedy-Nixon house at 1537 Euclid Avenue in north Berkeley has just gone on the market. The landmarked home, which was […]
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Maybeck School celebrates namesake’s 150th birthday
Bernard Maybeck: eminent Bay Area architect who designed many buildings in Berkeley More than 200 current students, faculty, staff, parents and alums gathered at Maybeck High School on College Avenue Wednesday to celebrate what would have been the 150th birthday of architect Bernard Maybeck who left an indelible mark on the architecture of Berkeley and the Bay […]
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Pianist Dick Whittington back in Berkeley, his kinda’ town
Dick Whittington. Photo courtesy of Berkeley Jazzschool If Berkeley had a hall of fame for musicians, pianist Dick Whittington would be inducted as part of the inaugural class. As an educator, presenter, and ebulliently swinging player, he left an indelible mark on the city’s jazz before decamping for the Monterey Peninsula in the mid-1990s. In […]
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The Hanging Gardens of Berkeley
By Robert Trachtenberg I have spent the last month observing and waiting to see what is blooming in Berkeley as we slowly come out of a long, cold winter. Berkeley the Garden City is an incredible place to live, especially if you have a passion for gardens and architecture. In my recent search for plants that are […]
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Storied Pelican Building is considered for landmark status
The Pelican Building on the Cal campus: an application has been submitted for it to be designated a Berkeley landmark. All photos: Robert Johnson. A 1956 Berkeley building rich in architectural history is being considered for landmark status and is likely to receive it, barring any unforeseen objections. The Pelican Building, situated on the UC Berkeley […]
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Landmark north Berkeley property up for sale
Anyone wanting to get their hands on an architecturally distinctive property in Berkeley — and with $3,680,000 in their pockets — is in luck with the recent arrival on the market of this multi-unit complex on Codornices Road. Designed by Henry Gutterson in 1924, the nine units are across the way from Bernard Maybeck’s Rose Walk. Four […]
