San Francisco Architecture Blog

Santiago Calavatra—Genius Architect, Engineer and Artist

The extraordinary vision of Santiago Calavatra has made an impact on architectural designs all over the world. What began as a passion...

Eight Architectural Gems to Make Your Holidays Shine

Do you have big plans for the holidays? Sometimes they get a little ho-hum at home. There's dinner at Grandma's, overpriced champagne for...

Psychology of Color

Color trends come and go...and come again. Pantone chooses an annual “Color of the Year” that epitomizes the dominant trending color for...

Making a Connection

Bridges are a unique blend of architecture and mechanical engineering. And they’re not just functional—many of these marvels have become...

Residential architecture. Built around a tree?

Biotecture, biomimicry & organic architecture. These are terms that are becoming more common as people are concerned about how we as a...

Small, affordable, and stylish housing? Definitely.

What would you rather have? 4,000 venti lattes or a house? Believe it not, the cost could be the same. The students from Rural Studio at...

Trump. If a little is good, TOO MUCH must be better!

What’s big and gilded and reminds you of Louis XVI? If you guessed a Donald Trump building then you are correct. Donald Trump has been in...

Putting the Chic in Chicken

Have you noticed? During the past few years raising chickens has become fashionable. It might seem an unlikely trend but no less than the...

A Tall Order

The Shard/London Bridge London/ 2012 Is bigger always better? Is the tallest by design the center of attention? Have a look at these...

San Francisco Building Permit Process

Many of our clients have had questions about the process from the initial design meeting to obtaining permits. How does Studio J...

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