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John King

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.
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Dusk House

Design Vanguard 2026: ONO

San Francisco
John King
June 10, 2026
One Comment
San Francisco–based ONO slows things down and embraces the analog.
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House of Four Ecologies
House of the Month

At Sea Ranch, Four Friends Design a Tranquil Retreat that Fades into the Surrounding Landscape

Sea Ranch, California
John King
December 19, 2025
No Comments
Clad in darkened plywood panels, the House of Four Ecologies snakes through the landscape of the fabled coastal community.
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Congregation Emanu-El
Spiritual Projects 2025

Mark Cavagnero Associates Expands a Century-Old Synagogue in San Francisco from Within

San Francisco
John King
December 10, 2025
No Comments
The update to Temple Emanu-El adds educational and congregational space while restoring several of the landmark's most distinctive architectural features.
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Gensler San Francisco Office
Record Interiors 2024

Gensler San Francisco's New Full-Floor Office is a Balancing Act Between Future and Past

San Francisco
John King
April 8, 2024
No Comments
The architecture office softens the blow of its return-to-office mandate with a transformative workplace revamp.
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Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities

John King Untangles the History of American Urbanism Through San Francisco’s Ferry Building

Excerpt: 'Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities' by John King
John King
January 1, 2024
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Conceived during the Gilded Age, the Bay Area landmark was a showcase of civic ambition when it opened in 1898.
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Kresge College

Studio Gang Completes a Quartet of New Buildings in a Revamp of Kresge College at UC Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
John King
December 7, 2023
3 Comments
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.
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AIA San Francisco and Center for Architecture and Design

AIA San Francisco Moves Downstairs in the Historic Hallidie Building for a Major Office Upgrade

California
John King
September 1, 2023
No Comments
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.
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Madrone Ridge

Field Architecture Composes a Copper-Clad Retreat in California's Wine Country

Sonoma County, California
John King
August 14, 2023
No Comments
Perched atop a ridge in Sonoma County, connected pavilions blur the boundary between inside and out.
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Building 12

Perkins&Will Raises Expectations at Former San Francisco Shipbuilding Hub

John King
February 1, 2023
No Comments
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
No Comments

Two interconnected buildings in San Francisco offer an alternative to the conventional office tower.


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