1997, Lone Mountain, Gesechke Learning Center
USF Main campus, e. of St. Ignatius Church and in front of the Gleeson Library, San Francisco
Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis
A 36,000 sq. ft. addition to the University libraries to expand services, its most prominent feature is the 5,000 sq. ft. Monihan Atrium that anchors the east end of the center (Woodbridge, Woodbridge and Byrne 2005: 200).
c.1998, Tenderloin, Tenderloin Elementary School & Community Center
east side of Van Ness between Golden Gate and Turk, San Francisco
Joseph Esherick
This was the final work of noted architect Joseph Esherick before his death in 1998. The school marks the transformation of the Tenderloin into a family neighborhood populated by Southeast Asians. The school's vibrant color scheme inspired MacDonald's to brighten up its building too (Wiley 2000: 218).
