The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast (1905)
San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co · leaf 519
ortant units of theplan. This is the piano noliile of the building, and is admirably set off bythe high basement. The arches facing the Civic Center are framed by freestanding Ionic cokunns and form a feature strongly marked by tlie play oflight and shade, and giving accent to the entrance faicadc.… … The Architect and Engineer 41 Over the principal story is a high entablature, which forms the wall ofthe top story in which are placed smaller units of the plan. The north fagade is a frank expression of the stacks, and the aspect ofthe high bays separated by simple piers is extremely decorative.…
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