Planning 'A City Of Learning'

Architect John Galen Howard shaped the face of the Unviersity of California Berkeley campus.

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March 14, 2003, 2:00 PM PST

"Bernard Maybeck, then a mechanical-drawing instructor in the engineering department, proposed an architectural competition that would inspire a "grand vision" (in Woodbridges phrase) to transform the undistinguished campus. Maybe, it was felt, architectural renderings would encourage legislators and philanthropists to support the university... Howard developed a style of architecture that was inspired by stately classical lines. Among the campus landmarks built during his tenure were the Hearst Memorial Mining Building (1902-07), the Hearst Greek Theatre (1903), California Hall (1905), Doe Library (1911-17), the Campanile (1914), Wheeler Hall (1917), Gilman Hall (1917), and Hilgard Hall (1918). This ensemble of buildings helped transform what had been a pedestrian institution into a true "City of Learning," the UC Berkeley campus of today.

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