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To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question
Blogger extraordinaire Dave Winer does it many times a day and nearly 30,000 people follow his every word. Sustainable food guru Michael Pollan thought he was going to do it, but probably found he was...
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Berkeley tweeters part 2: They’re out there
Earlier this month we took a look at well-known Berkeley tweeters. We identified those who do — among them Dave Winer and Markos Moulitsas — those who sort of do, such as Michael Pollan, and then we...
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Berkeley Art Museum seeks architect, again
Following its decision to move into the former University of California printing plant at Center and Oxford streets in downtown Berkeley (pictured top right), the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film...
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A lukewarm review for new Berkeley building
New Californian building on Trader Joe's opening day. The building which houses Berkeley’s newly opened Trader Joe’s was given a lukewarm review by the Chronicle’s urban design writer John King this...
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John King talks cityscapes, including his Berkeley picks
John King: when it comes to buildings Berkeleyans are even more conservative than San Franciscans, he says. Photo: Laura Morton John King, staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, is a skilled...
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Sustainable, stylish, affirming: Berkeley’s Teen Center
“This isn’t a building for long-time Berkeleyans to reminisce about the Free Speech Movement or the history of Chez Panisse. It’s for a segment of the population that too often is viewed as a nuisance...
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John King to sign books and chat, a little, at William Stout
San Francisco Chronicle urban design writer and Berkeleyan John King is a fan of architectural bookstore William Stout — and he loves its Berkeley outpost which opened in September last year. (The...
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Cityscape: Indigenous architecture of the Berkeley kind
20 or so buildings in West Berkeley share an unusual trait: they were build with Crete-Glass, diamond-like patterns of block glass devised by the long-gone Berkeley Concrete Form Company. Photo: John...
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Cityscape: A Berkeley theater that’s a show unto itself
The Berkeley Community Theater as seen from inside the campus of Berkeley High School. Inside are the 575-seat Florence Schwimley Little Theater and the 3,500 seat main hall. Photo: John King By John...
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John King: Keeping downtown Berkeley’s design distinctive is a tall order
The newly emerging BAM/PFA building in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle By John King / San Francisco Chronicle A walk through downtown Berkeley reveals a treasure of pre-World War II...
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John King: Berkeley buildings that make me happy
Photo: John King John King, the San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic, and a Berkeley dweller, writes a weekly column for the paper called Cityscapes in which, in words and photographs, he...
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To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question
Blogger extraordinaire Dave Winer does it many times a day and nearly 30,000 people follow his every word. Sustainable food guru Michael Pollan thought he was going to do it, but probably found he was...
View ArticleTo tweet or not to tweet, that is the question
Blogger extraordinaire Dave Winer does it many times a day and nearly 30,000 people follow his every word. Sustainable food guru Michael Pollan thought he was going to do it, but probably found he was...
View ArticleBerkeley tweeters part 2: They’re out there
Earlier this month we took a look at well-known Berkeley tweeters. We identified those who do — among them Dave Winer and Markos Moulitsas — those who sort of do, such as Michael Pollan, and then we...
View ArticleBerkeley Art Museum seeks architect, again
Following its decision to move into the former University of California printing plant at Center and Oxford streets in downtown Berkeley (pictured top right), the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film...
View ArticleA lukewarm review for new Berkeley building
The building which houses Berkeley’s newly opened Trader Joe’s was given a lukewarm review by the Chronicle’s urban design writer John King this weekend. While King welcomed the five story mixed-use...
View ArticleJohn King talks cityscapes, including his Berkeley picks
John King, staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, is a skilled observer of the urban terrain. His new book, “Cityscapes: San Francisco and Its Buildings” (Heyday; $14.95), is drawn from his...
View ArticleSustainable, stylish, affirming: Berkeley’s Teen Center
“This isn’t a building for long-time Berkeleyans to reminisce about the Free Speech Movement or the history of Chez Panisse. It’s for a segment of the population that too often is viewed as a nuisance...
View ArticleJohn King to sign books and chat, a little, at William Stout
San Francisco Chronicle urban design writer and Berkeleyan John King is a fan of architectural bookstore William Stout — and he loves its Berkeley outpost which opened in September last year. (The...
View ArticleCityscape: Indigenous architecture of the Berkeley kind
By John King Like many older cities, Berkeley has architectural facets that set it apart — not only the shingled landmarks of Julia Morgan but the diamond patterns of block glass in 20 or so workaday...
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