Updated Guidelines

The Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties has been updated. Find link here.

Henry Geilfuss House

The Henry Geilfuss House is now officially listed on the national register. It is always an honor to write a national register nomination and this building is fortunate enough to have an owner that truly loves San Francisco's architectural history. Henry Geilfuss designed many of the buildings that today we call quintessential San Francisco Victorians. His own home is now a recognized part of the City's history.

Earliest planning document

A fun little article about the Beijing to start off my day of planning-related writing. Link here.

Mills Act 101

This is sure to be a useful presentation. Please join the AIA/SF Historic Resources Committee for a presentation on the Mills Act in San Francisco. Tim Frye and Shannon Ferguson of the San Francisco Planning Department and Mike Buhler of San Francisco Heritage will lead the discussion which will focus on the program's application to historic buildings and necessary steps in the application process for a successful outcome. When: Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 6pm Where: The Hallidie Building, 130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor Cost: $5 for AIA members, $10 for non-members RSVP at MillsAct101.eventbrite.com

Book: Dream Home by Catherine Armsden

I don't usually go to book readings. Not for lack of interest, just a timing thing really. However last night I had the absolute pleasure of going to an intimate reading by Catherine Armsden. She is an architect turned writer and she read from her book Dream Home. The book touches on things like nostalgia and memory associated with buildings and architecture. Subjects that I love! I look forward to reading the book! See here for more information.

Spencer Leineweber

The latest Preservation Architect newsletter had an article on the passing of Spencer Leineweber in July. She was one of my field school professors at the University of Hawaii during the summer of 1998. She helped solidify my pursuit of historic preservation and taught me skills I still use today. More about her here.

Hand drafting

Heading to the San Francisco Department of Building inspection today. Last night I added some hand drafted revisions rather than reprint pages. It was quite enjoyable as I don't often hand draft these days.