A new chapter begins for SF’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid
Developer Michael Shvo celebrated the reopening with pride Thursday, which featured speeches, live music, and a dazzling light show....
ArchitectureA collection of 12 posts
Flinstone House is now a fully-booked sushi joint
Raw fish under the dinosaurs: After many disputes over its whimsical decorations, Hillsborough’s Flintstone House is turning a new page....
The Vibrancy of Chinatown Is at Risk. We Must Protect It.
Why we must fight to preserve the architecture and businesses of San Francisco’s most unchanged neighborhood...
An Illustrated Guide of San Francisco Architecture
Which one do you call home?...
A Local’s Guide to Architect Julia Morgan’s Legacy in the East Bay
The iconic woman who changed the landscape of the Bay Area...
What a Classic Folk Song Gets Wrong About Daly City
There’s more to the suburbs than ‘little boxes’...
An Illustrated Guide to SF’s Most Unusual Statues
The city is full of bronze oddities most people walk straight past. An illustrated tour of its strangest monuments....
An Overlooked Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis: Hotels
Why hotel living, once a popular lifestyle, is worth reconsidering...
An Illustrated Guide to Finding SF’s Privately Owned Public Spaces
Hey! The Bold Italic recently launched a podcast, This Is Your Life in Silicon Valley....
Door-traits of San Francisco
Portraits of doors—door-traits...
A Guide to San Francisco Architecture
What type of house do you live in?...
Getting High
Many highlights of my misspent youth featured rooftops: first my own, where I hid out under the eaves to read, then those of friends and unsuspecting neighbors....