Bernard Maybeck

Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February_7, 1862 - October_3, 1957) was a prominent architect in the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th Century.

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February_7 - 1862 - October_3 - 1957 - Arts and Crafts - 20th Century

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Maybeck was born in New York City and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. He moved to Berkeley, California in 1894. He acted as a mentor for other architects, including Julia Morgan. In 1951 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

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New York City - Ecole des Beaux Arts - Paris, France - Berkeley, California - 1894 - Julia Morgan - 1951 - American Institute of Architects

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Many of his buildings, which were characterized by the decorative use of functional elements such as wooden support beams and joints, still stand in his long-time home city of Berkeley. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1910, is designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered one of Maybeck's finest works. He also designed the domed Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco as part of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Some of his larger residential projects, most notably a few in the hills of Berkeley, California, have been compared to the ultimate bungalows of the architects Greene and Greene.

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1910 - National Historic Landmark - Palace of Fine Arts - San Francisco - 1915 - Panama-Pacific International Exposition - Berkeley, California - Ultimate bungalows - Greene and Greene

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