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John King

John King is the urban-design critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Building 12

Perkins&Will Raises Expectations at Former San Francisco Shipbuilding Hub

John King
February 1, 2023
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In a triumph of historic preservation, the firm lifts an old pier building to accommodate climate change and new economic realities.
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Uber Global Headquarters.

For Uber's Headquarters, SHoP Reinvents the Glass Box with "Breathing Facades"

The San Francisco complex offers an alternative to the conventional office tower
John King
May 1, 2022
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Two interconnected buildings in San Francisco offer an alternative to the conventional office tower.


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Studio Gang’s twisting new 39-story Mira residential tower.

The Future of San Francisco's Transbay District

John King
October 2, 2020
2 Comments
Tech offices are dark and storefronts are empty. But, as residential towers by Studio Gang and OMA show, the future of San Francisco’s new mixed-use district is planned for diversity and affordability.
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Ruin and Redemption in Architecture

Review of 'Ruin and Redemption in Architecture'

by Dan Barasch
John King
October 7, 2019
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This collection of architectural treasures lost and salvaged illustrates the possibilities of how older buildings can be repurposed.


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St. Mary's Student Chapel

St. Mary's Student Chapel by Mark Cavagnero Associates

Albany, California
John King
June 5, 2019
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A serene, meditative sanctuary beckons to young people on the campus of a private Catholic high school in California.


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The Housing Crisis in Oakland

The Housing Crisis in Oakland

John King
October 1, 2018
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Despite a wide range of initiatives, this diverse city in the booming Bay Area still struggles to preserve its affordability.


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Fort Mason Center

Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

San Francisco
John King
March 7, 2018
One Comment

An art school in San Francisco carves a new space for itself from the shell of an army warehouse.


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Welcome to My House

Welcome to My House: Multifamily Housing

From superblocks to revamped office and industrial spaces to new structures that combine supportive and market-rate housing, home takes on a whole new meaning in the 21st century.
John King
September 1, 2016
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Visit any prosperous city these days, particularly in the U.S., and here’s what you’ll see: an abundance of housing on the rise.


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Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston

Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston

At once history lesson and labor of love, this book explores how 1960s Boston came to be a showcase of unapologetic, often superscaled masonry modernism.
John King
March 1, 2016
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At once history lesson and labor of love, this book explores how 1960s Boston came to be a showcase of unapologetic, often superscaled masonry modernism.
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Commentary: Criticism Needs Time, as a Second Look at Thom Mayne's San Francisco Federal Building Shows

John King
January 1, 2015
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During any given week, I’m told, 100 or more design buffs take self-guided tours of the San Francisco Federal Building (SFFB) by Pritzker Prize'winning architect Thom Mayne.


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