Berkeley resident Henrik Bull believes Berkeley could learn a lot from the process which led to the renovation and recent reopening of the Richmond Plunge in Point Richmond — in particular with regard to the plans for the Warm Pool at Berkeley High School’s Old Gymnasium. The City of Berkeley could learn a lot from [...]
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Cal athletes work out in temporary tent
The new athletic complex isn’t finished, Memorial Stadium is behind steel trusses as part of a multi-year retrofit project, and other things are out of whack at UC Berkeley’s sports program. But Cal athletes are making do by training at a new 14,000 square foot rectangular tent set up along Centennial Drive, the San Francisco [...]
South branch library demolition opposed
The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association is opposing the city’s plan to tear down and rebuild the South Berkeley Branch and Tool Lending Library. BAHA sent a letter to the planning department on July 16 protesting the proposed demolition because the existing building on Russell Street, designed by architect John Hans Ostwald in 1961, is an [...]
New plans unveiled for Safeway store on Shattuck
Safeway’s new designs for a remodeled store on Shattuck Avenue will make the grocery store an integral part of the lively Gourmet Ghetto. The new plans, which were unveiled July 26, call for outdoor benches and café seating along Shattuck Avenue, as well as the installation of large windows that will allow pedestrians to see [...]
Pick of the listings: Leola Hall home on Stuart Street
Leola Hall designed the 1909 Craftsman style brown-shingle house that is up for sale at 2806 Stuart Street in the Elmwood. The three-bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home has lots of historic features including the original brick fireplace. It was last sold in March 2006 for $1,103,000 and — in a sign of the times — is now [...]
While libraries plan improvements, not all approve
On Tuesday afternoon, the main reading room of the Claremont branch of the Berkeley Public Library was crowded. All four of the library’s computers were occupied, and patrons clustered at the wooden tables scattered around the building. During the last few years, about 160,000 people have come annually to the Claremont branch to check out [...]
Downtown demolition: A digger fan’s delight
The demolition of the former Department of Health Services (DHS) building at 2151 Berkeley Way, is nearing completion, as can be seen by the photo above, taken on July 9. (Below, a photo taken by Berkeleysider Mimi Mugler in April which shows the building as it was then, mid-demolition.) Part of the cleared site will be used to build [...]
UC Berkeley appoints new chair of architecture
After conducting a search outside the university to fill the position, UC Berkeley has appointed Tom J. Buresh, Emil Lorch Collegiate Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, as chair of the College of Environmental Design’s Department of Architecture. His four-year term began on July 1. Buresh is an active architect with extensive teaching [...]
Architect Patrica Motzkin at Hillside Club
The Last Friday’s Ladies Lunch is held the last Friday of every month at the historic Hillside Club on Cedar. You don’t have to be a lady, or even a club member, to attend. It’s a wonderful chance to eat good food from The Bread Workshop and hear what various Berkeley residents are doing. This [...]
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