The Modern Architecture of
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The Conservatory of Flowers, Lorn & Burnham (1879)
The Conservatory of Flowers by Lorn & Burnham © DestinationFearFan CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Palace Hotel, Trobridge & Livingston (1909)
Palace Hotel by Trobridge & Livingston © Bernard Gagnon CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Fine Arts, Bernard R. Maybeck (1915)
Palace of Fine Arts by Bernard R. Maybeck © Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hallidie Building, Willis Polk (1917)
Hallidie Building by Willis Polk © Dllu CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
450 Sutter Medical/Dental Building, Timothy Pflueger (1929)
450 Sutter Medical/Dental Building by Timothy Pflueger © Renelibrary CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
War Memorial Opera House, Arthur Brown Jr. and G. Albert Lansburgh (1932)
War Memorial Opera House by Brown & Lansburgh © Another Believer CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Malloch Building, Irvin Goldstine (1937)
Mallock Building by Irvin Goldstine © Luis Villa del Campo CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sing Chong Building, Ross and Burgren (1937)
Sing Chong Building by Ross and Burgren © Olaf Meister CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
V.C. Morris Gift Shop, Frank Lloyd Wright (1948)
V.C. Morris Gift Shop by Frank Lloyd Wright © Olaf Meister CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Crown Zellerbach Building (One Bush Plaza), Sidmore, Owings & Merrill (1959)
Crown Zellerbach Building by Sidmore, Owings & Merrill © Dead.rabbit CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, Frank Lloyd Wright (1962)
Marin County Civic Center by Frank Lloyd Wright © dwhartwig (Own Work) CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
St. Mary’s Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption), Pietro Belluschi, Pier Luigi Nervi (1967-1971)
St Mary’s Cathedral by Belluschi & Nervi photo by Gndawydiak (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
The Transamerica Pyramid, William Pereira, Harry D. Som (1972)
Transamerica Pyramid by Pereira & Som © Dllu CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Mario Botta (1995)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Mario Botta photo by Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
Legion of Honor Museum Renovation, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Mark Cavagnero (1995)
Legion of Honor Museum by Barnes & Cavagnero © sailko CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
M.H. de Young Museum, Herzog & de Meuron (2005)
de Young Museum by Herzog & de Meuron photo by Mark Miller (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
Oakland Cathedral (Cathedral of Christ the Light), Craig W. Harman (2008)
Oakland Cathedral by Craig W. Harman © Skier Dude CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco (Pacific Gas Electric Jessie Street Substation), Daniel Libeskind (2008)
Contemporary Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind © Kenny Louie CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Stantec Architecture (2008)
California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano © Alfred Twu CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion, Snøhetta (2016)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion by Snøhetta © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Apple Park, Cupertino, Foster+Partners (2017)
Apple Park by Foster+Partners © Daniel L. Lu CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Salesforce Transit Center and Salesforce Park, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (2018)
Salesforce Transit Center & Park by Pelli Clarke Pelli © Fullmetal2887 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
MIRA Tower, Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects (2020)
Mira Tower by Studio Gang © Dead.rabbit CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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