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San Francisco Architecture: An Illustrated Guide to the Outstanding Buildings, Public Art Works, and Parks in the Bay Area of California (Paperback)

~ John M. Woodbridge (Author), Chuck Byrne (Author)

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Visitors and residents alike continue to be pleasantly astonished by the rich and varied architectural heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area. This completely revised and updated guide offers a comprehensive catalog of noteworthy and representative sites, including residential and commercial buildings, parks, and public art works, each illustrated by an accompanying photograph. All are located within the major San Francisco neighborhoods as well as outlying areas. Useful maps, descriptive tidbits, and sightseeing hints embellish this densely packed volume. Whether used as the basis for a walking tour or as a reference for students and historians, SAN FRANCISCO ARCHITECTURE is the definitive guide to the natural and urban development of one of the most recognized and visited areas in the world.

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*A completely revised and updated guide to San Francisco Bay Area architecture with new entries, photographs, and maps.
*Illustrated with more than 600 photographs.
*Of the many guidebooks on the San Francisco Bay Area, this is the only one to offer a comprehensive catalog of architectural sites.

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Product Details

Paperback: 340 pages
Publisher: Woodbridge/Byrne; Revised edition (April 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580086748
ISBN-13: 978-1580086745
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #276,638 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Crisp, clear, concise, May 16, 2005

By	Andrew Herkovic (Redwood City, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The new edition of San Francisco Architecture is everything a portable guide to the built environment should be: organized, accessible, and with enough detail to expand one's sense of time, place, and people. Fortunately, from this reader's point of view, it was written for a lay, rather than specialist, audience; the result is neither exhaustive nor exhausting, merely highly informative. As with any reference book, it must address specific information needs of a specific audience, and, in my estimation, this guide does so very well for a reader with general interest in buildings around the Bay Area.

San Francisco Architecture is unusually well designed and produced: the photography, layout, information structure, typography and printing (espcially the halftone reproduction) are all exemplary and reinforcing of each other. Visually, it is as satisfying as it is workmanlike -- free of excess or caprice and dedicated to serving information effectively.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a most useful guide, May 17, 2005

By	Elliot M. Davis (berkeley, ca.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

San Francisco Architecture is the best field guide around if you want to find out about both old and new architecture in the Bay Area.It not only covers San Francisco,but does a a good job of tours in San Jose,Oakland,and Berkeley,and up to Sonoma, and Napa with the wineries.I took several of the tours with my friends and we all found it a very insightful and pleasurable experience that i highly recommend.It is loaded with photos to help with the selection of what you want to see and not too big and bulky to take along comfortably.I give it an enthusiastic five stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best San Francisco Guide, June 6, 2005

By	Peggy Chiang (San Francisco) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The very best and most comprehensive guide to San Francisco Bay Area architecture. Informative for anyone who is interested in architecture. A wonderful way to see the city - have lived in this city 40 years but there was still much to discover with this guide in hand.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide to the architecture of this jewel of a city
The information and pictures work to help you find the most treasured pieces of architecture in San Francisco. It is a real must for anyone who wants to find treasure.

Published 6 months ago by David A. Judd

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the one... almost
If you want an AIA-style guide to the Bay Area architecture, this is the book to buy (despite another reviewer's claim to the contrary). Read more

Published 21 months ago by J. L. Albee

5.0 out of 5 stars Great find!
This book will be handy for walking and biking around SF as we always want to know the details and history of all the buildings we pass by!

Published 22 months ago by PT

4.0 out of 5 stars What a terrific guide for any new commers
Not the average tourist guide.

Instead of pages wasted on Fisherman's Wharf (which is as much San Francisco as the Wax Museum), you are guided through small streets... Read more

Published on October 11, 2005 by Steven P. Mulready

5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing the Real San Francisco
Although I've lived here 30 years, I didn't know how much I was unaware of about San Francisco. This little guide let's you see the history and its architecture in a delightful... Read more

Published on June 18, 2005 by D. J. Pasvankias

1.0 out of 5 stars The wrong book.
If you're looking for the equivilent to an AIA guide for San Francisco, this is not the one.
Issues:
It's full of typos
The building descriptions are bad... Read more

Published on May 3, 2005 by T. Frye

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