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Edwardian architecture (1901-1914) typically includes false gables and arts-and-crafts details; see the Avenues.
Victorians
Alamo Square Park
Picture-perfect snapshot of SF Victorian architecture, from Queen
Annes to Sticks. (
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Haight Flashback walking tour
The most colorful Victorians in town are also landmarks
of hippie history. (
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Modern Marvels
California Academy of Sciences
The world's first Platinum LEED- certified green mu-
seum, by Renzo Piano - capped with a living wildflower roof. (
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MH de Young Museum
Herzog & de Meuron's copper-clad building is oxidizing green,
blending into park scenery. (
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Mario Botta's brick-boxed lightwell is getting a
radical extension by Snøhetta architects. (
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