John King is a contributing editor to RECORD and former urban-design critic at the San Francisco Chronicle. He is the author of Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities.
The update to Temple Emanu-El adds educational and congregational space while restoring several of the landmark's most distinctive architectural features.
Three new residence halls and an academic center rise on a redwoods-cloaked California campus conceived by Charles Moore and William Turnbull Jr. in the 1960s.
One of Aidlin Darling Design's most significant undertakings to date, the refurbished space will serve as the chapter's offices as well as the city's center for architecture and design.