John L. Field Records 2014-06
Finding aid prepared by Waverly Lowell
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
2014
230 Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: John L. Field Records
creator:
Field, John Louis, 1930-2017
creator:
Bull, Henrik, 1929-2013
creator:
Paoli, David
source:
Baer, Morley, 1916-1995
source:
Bragstad, Jeremiah O., 1932-
source:
Braun, Ernest, 1921-2010
source:
Freiwald, Joshua, 1936-
source:
Shulman, Julius, 1910-2009
Identifier/Call Number: 2014-06
Physical Description:
3 Cubic Feet -
4 document boxes, 1 flat file folder
Date (inclusive): 1954-1987
Abstract: Field has been recognized as one of the country's premier designers of urban in-fill retail, institutional and residential
projects. His work includes Musto Plaza, one of the early remodeled warehouse buildings in San Francisco’s Jackson Square;
The Rosston Townhouse Condominiums, an in-fill complex that is considered the first condominium townhouse project built in
California; and Stanford Shopping Center, Stonestown Galleria, Corte Madera Towne Center, Broadway Plaza Renovation in Walnut
Creek, Towne Center Napa, Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara and many other retail and mixed use centers. Field has many published
works and has earned several design awards in addition to being an award-winning film-maker on the nature of architecture
and the environment.
The collection was donated by architect John L. Field, FAIA.
Collection is open for research.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
[Identification of Item], John L. Field Records, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded in part by the donor.
Born in Minneapolis January 18, 1930 to Harold D. Field and Gladys J. Field, John Field holds a Bachelor of Arts (1952) and
a Master of Architecture degree (1955), both from Yale University. Field has actively practiced architecture in San Francisco,
starting as John L Field Architect in 1959, doing new and remodeled houses in San Francisco and the Bay Area including the
first row house condominiums in the city. In 1968 he became a founding principal of Bull Field Volkmann Stockwell and the
scope of his work increased in scale. In 1983 he became a founding principal of Field Gruzen Associated Architects, where
he practiced until 1986 when he partnered with David Paoli as principals of Field Paoli Architects, from which he retired
in 2000. Field passed away in 2017.
Field has been recognized as one of the country's premier designers of urban in-fill retail, institutional and residential
projects. His work includes Musto Plaza, one of the early remodeled warehouse buildings in San Francisco’s Jackson Square;
The Rosston Townhouse Condominiums, an in-fill complex that is considered the first condominium townhouse project built in
California; and Stanford Shopping Center, Stonestown Galleria, Corte Madera Towne Center, Broadway Plaza Renovation in Walnut
Creek, Towne Center Napa, Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara and many other retail and mixed use centers. Field led the way in revitalizing
downtown Walnut Creek, Napa, and Santa Barbara, with theaters, offices, art galleries and department stores. He has been one
of the lead architects for the winning team in three competitions: The Design for a New Capital City for Alaska, The Downtown
Redevelopment for Santa Barbara, and The Density—Myth and Reality design competition sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects
which won a Citation of Excellence. John is also a filmmaker with two films about architecture: "Cities For People" and "The
Urban Preserve" produced for KPBS public television in San Diego and shown on the full PBS network.
Field has many published works and has earned several design awards in addition to being an award-winning film-maker on the
nature of architecture and the environment. His study and reinterpretation of the spatial character of older American and
European urban forms has made a significant impact in developing a livable urbanized California. Field served on the Northern
California Chapter of the AIA Board of Directors for four years and served 20 years on the National AIA Committee on Design,
of which he was Chairman in 1985. He also served on the Bay Conservation and Development Commission Design Review Board, The
Society of Contemporary Art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and many other organizations. He became an AIA Fellow
in 1976 and in 2004 received the AIACC Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes outstanding achievement in the architectural
profession.
Sources:
CV provided by creator.
“Mr. John L. Field” ZoomInfo, 2014. Accessed 25 Aug 2014.
http://www.zoominfo.com/p/John-Field/39189686
Collection is arranged by format and then by project.
The Records of John L. Field contain one folder of awards and licenses but primarily consist of photographs and project records
of his designs for a number his firms. These records are not fully processed and can be accessed through the project index
by client/project name.
Records were retained by the creator until transferred to the EDA.
The following is a list of architectural projects from the John L. Field Records. For more complete information about collection
contents for each project download the complete
Project Index in an Excel spreadsheet format by going to
John Field i-page . For instructions on interpreting the Project Index, see
The Guide to the Project Index.
The project list below, derived from the Project Index, is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information,
where available, about the location, date, project type, collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the
collection.
Project/Client Name (location, date, project type) Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings,
Ph=Photographs. Sl=Slides]
- 1000 Van Ness Avenue ( San Francisco , CA ; 1995 ; mixed-use ) [Ph]
- 640 Battery ( San Francisco , CA ; 1998 ; commercial ) [Ph]
- ACT ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph]
- Alaska State Capitol City, unbuilt ( Willow , AK ; c.1977 ; planning ) Collaborator: BFVS, Sedway Cooke [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Alter, Arthur ( Los Altos , CA ; 1957 ; residential ) Collaborator: Costa, Walter H. (architect) ; Photographer: Baer, Morley; Watt, Darrow M. [Dr, Ph, Sl]
- ALTER [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Anchorage, The ( Emeryville , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Benson, Helen (Reflections at the Cannery) ( San Francisco , CA ; 1968 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Bull, Henrik (architect) [Dr]
- Black (see also Breedon) ( San Francisco , CA ; 1969 ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Bragstad, Jeremiah [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Breeden, Victor (see also Black) ( San Francisco , CA ; 1969 ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Bragstad, Jeremiah [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Bransten ( 1966-1967 ; residential ) [Ph]
- Branston, Robert; alteratios ( San Francisco , CA ; 1965 ; residential-multi ) [Ms, Dr]
- Brown, Edwin ( Hillsborough , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Burrell, Frank ( San Francisco , CA ; 1965 ; residential ) [Ms, Ph]
- BURRELL [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Butler, Lewis; alterations ( San Francisco , CA ; 1955 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Carma Developers: Polk St Condominiums ( San Francisco , CA ; 1980 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Gillam (renderer) [Dr]
- Cascades [see Systec Financial Corp]
- Century City Shopping Center ( Century City , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph, Sl]
- Cohen,Jerome addtition ( Berkeley , CA ; 1961 ; residential ) Photographer: Braun, Ernest [Dr]
- Cohen, Louis; alterations ( San Francisco , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) Photographer: Braun, Ernest [Dr, Ph]
- Coliseum Theater ( n.d. ; commercial ) Photographer: Riek, Karl [Ph]
- Condominiums ( Minneapolis , MN ; 1987 ; multi-residential ) [Ph]
- CSU Sacramento ( Sacramento , CA ; n.d. ; educational ) Collaborator: Conrad, Marion (public relations) ; Photographer: Baer, Morley [Ph]
- Davis Apartments [see Funk, Walter]
- Design: Garden Motel ( Minneapolis , MN ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Design: Townhouses ( San Francisco , CA ; 1964 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- Design: Van Ness Avenue ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; planning ) [Ph]
- East Grand Forks ( East Grand Forks , MN ; 1997 ; planning ) Collaborator: EY Kenneth Leventhal (development pracitce) [Ph]
- Grand Forum, The / Grand Family Estate, The (Dharmala) ( Surabaya , Indonesia ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph]
- Friedman, ( St. Paul , MN ; 1955 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Field, Harold ( Excelsior , MN ; 1954 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Field, Harold: Guest House ( Excelsior , MN ; n.d. ; residential ) [Dr]
- Field, John (Washington St) ( San Francisco , CA ; 1976 ; residential ) Photographer: Bragstad, Jeremiah; Christensen, Glenn M. [Dr, Ph]
- Field, John (Webster St) ( San Francisco , CA ; 1965 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Field, John (Pedona) ( Camaiore , Italy ; 1991-2004 ; residential ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
- Field, John : Office 400 Pacific Ave ( San Francisco , CA ; 1964 ; commercial ) Photographer: Baer, Morley [Dr, Ph]
- Fleishhacker, David; Alterations ( San Francisco , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr]
- Funk, Walter ( Davis , CA ; 1960 ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Baer, Morley [Dr, Ph]
- Green, Robert ( San Francisco , CA ; 1965 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr]
- Hart, Peter ( 1976 ; residential ) [Ph]
- Heller, Douglas ( Atherton , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr]
- Hellyer, Salley ( San Francisco , CA ; 1966 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr]
- Hocker, David: San Jose Center ( San Jose , CA ; 1960 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- J. Magnin ( Reno , NV ; n.d. ; commercial ) Photographer: Shulman, Julius [Ph]
- Jacobs, Samuel; proprosed ( White Bear Lake , MN ; 1955 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Janus Theaters ( Washington , DC ; 1964 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Jacobson, Hugh Newell (architect) [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Jones ( n.d. ; residential ) Photographer: Baer, Morley [Ph]
- Lake Merced Hills ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; planning ) [Dr, Ph]
- Lake Merced Hills: Sales Pavillion ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) Photographer: Stone & Stecatti [Ph]
- Larkin Townhouses ( San Francisco , CA ; 1962 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- Linn, Clarence ( St Francis Wood, San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Dr]
- Lytle, Walter; alterations ( San Francisco , CA ; 1966 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Magee, David; alterations ( San Francisco , CA ; 1966 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Martin, Scott; alts & addtns ( San Francisco , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Metro Theater ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Sl]
- Mill Valley Tennis Club ( Mill Valley , CA ; 1963-1964 ; recreational ) Photographer: Riek, Karl; Ratto, Gerald [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- MILL VALLEY TENNIS CLUB [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- MJB Offices ( San Francisco , CA ; 1966 ; commercial ) [Ph]
- Musto Plaza ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph]
- Oakland Museum: Oakes Gallery ( Oakland , CA ; n.d. ; educational ) Photographer: Cheng, James K [Ph]
- Packer, Herbert ( Stanford , CA ; 1959 ; residential ) Collaborator: Sasaki Walker (landscape architects) ; Photographer: Baer, Morley [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Packer, Herbert; addition ( Stanford , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr]
- PACKER [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Perkins, John S.: alts & addtns ( Palo Alto , CA ; 1962 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Picher/Goodman ( Timber Cove , CA ; 1965 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr]
- PICHER/GOODMAN [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Pohland ( n.d. ; residential ) [Ph]
- Pohland, Carl [SEE AIA Centennial] ( Edina , MN ; 1969 ; residential ) Collaborator: Field/Bull/Volkmann [Dr]
- Polk St. Condominiums [see Carma Developers]
- Princeton Realty Co. (proposed) ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Rappaport, Max ( Lake Minnetonka , MN ; 1958 ; residential ) [Dr]
- RAPPAPORT [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Redwood City Downtown ( Redwood City , CA ; n.d. ; planning ) [Ph]
- Reflections at the Cannery [see Benson, Helen] )
- Robbins, Richard ( Sausalito , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Dr]
- Rosi, Alfred: alterations ( 1966 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Rosston Townhouses ( San Francisco , CA ; 1964 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: BFVS ; Photographer: Cheng, James K.; Baer, Morley; Redpath, Pete [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- ROSSTON [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Rude ( n.d. ; residential ) [Ph]
- Sacramento State University [see CSU Sacramento]
- San Jose Center [see Hocker]
- Sedway ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Ph]
- Seitle, Rolf SEE AIA ( San Mateo County , CA ; 1962 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Seitle, Rolf ( Woodside , CA ; 1964 ; residential ) Collaborator: SWA (landscape architects) ; Photographer: Baer, Morley [Dr, Ph]
- Serramonte Center ( Daly City , CA ; 1960 ; commercial ) [Ph]
- Spencer Theater ( St. Louis , MO ; 1959 ; commercial ) [Dr, Ph]
- St Louis Park: Corp ( Minneapolis , MN ; 1959 ; commercial ) [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- St. Louis Park: Theater ( Minneapolis , MN ; 1959 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Croster, Perry F (landscape architect, 1938) ; Photographer: Field, Martin [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Stanford Row House ( Stanford , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Freiwald, Joshua [Ph]
- Strybing Arboretum ( San Francisco , CA ; 1961 ; educational ) [Dr]
- Sutter Capital Co ( South San Francisco , CA ; 1965 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Systec Financial Corp (see also Cascades) ( n.d. ; commercial ) Collaborator: BFVS ; Photographer: Cheng, James K [Dr, Ph]
- Telegraph Landing ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Cheng, James K. [Ph]
- Three Theaters [SEE AIA Centennial] ( Washington , DC ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Traube, Barry ( San Francisco , CA ; 1968 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Uptown Theater ( Minneapolis , MN ; n.d. ; commercial ) Photographer: Parris, Dean; Reynolds, Warren [Ph]
- Varsity Theater ( Palo Alto , CA ; 1959 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Waldman, Murray ( San Francisco , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) Collaborator: Church, Thomas D. (landscape architect) ; Photographer: Bragstad, Jeremiah; Rosman, Martha; Christiansen, Glenn M. [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- WALDMAN [SEE AIA Centennial] [Dr]
- Wells Fargo ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph]
- Westborough Homes ( Daly City , CA ; 1961 ; residential ) [Dr]
- White, Ogden ( Healdsburg , CA ; 1967 ; residential ) Collaborator: SWA (landscape architects) ; Photographer: Baer, Morley: Hill, Stephen [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- WHITE [SEE AIA Centennial] ( Hillsborough , CA ; 1966 ; residential ) [Dr]
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture
Housing
Theaters
Baer, Morley, 1916-1995
Bragstad, Jeremiah O., 1932-
Braun, Ernest, 1921-2010
Freiwald, Joshua, 1936-
Shulman, Julius, 1910-2009