Born:
February 7, 1898 in New York CityDied:
October 3, 1957 in Berkeley, CaliforniaFull Name:
Bernard Ralph MaybeckEducation and Teaching:
- 1882-6: Studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
- 1894: Became an instructor of engineering drawing for the University of California, Berkeley
- 1898-1903: Served as the first professor of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley
Important Buildings:
- 1899: Hearst Hall, University of California, Berkeley (destroyed by fire)
- 1902: Faculty Club, University of California, Berkeley
- 1910: First Church of Christian Scientists, Berkeley
- 1912: Rose Walk, Berkeley
- 1913-15: Palace of Fine Arts, Panama Pacific Exposition, San Francisco
- 1930: Principia College Campus, Elsah, IL
Architectural Styles:
Partnership:
Bernard Maybeck opened a small practice in San Francisco in 1902, where he worked mainly in partnership with his brother-in-law, Mark White.Career Highlights:
- 1913: Citation from the American Institute of Architecture
- 1951: Gold Metal from American Institute of Architecture
About Bernard Maybeck:
Bernard Maybeck was known for his remarkable diversity. Combining European, Japanese, Nordic, Celtic, and Classical ideas, he inspired the work of Julia Morgan and other leading architects.After the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, there was a great need for new homes. Bernard Maybeck designed many wood framed houses with high-pitched roofs. However, his fame was secured when he designed the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. For this project, Bernard Maybeck borrowed ideas from ancient Rome and Greece to create a grand structure with a colonnade and rotunda.
