Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Category: Sunnyside

  • Frederick Olmsted at CCSF

    Frederick Olmsted at CCSF

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    CCSF Phelan Campus Hall of Science The Theory of Science is the title of two murals at the west entrance stairs of the Science Hall.  The murals show students engaged in various branches of scientific research such as viewing bacteria through a microscope, conducting field research, and excavating dinosaur remains. These were painted in 1941…

  • Peter VandenBerge at CCSF

    Peter VandenBerge at CCSF

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    Childcare and Development Center CCSF Phelan Campus The building is now Closed This whimsical mural is by ceramic artist Peter VandenBerge.  It measures 8′ by 5′ and is made of ceramic tiles. Vandenberge has been on this site before. VandenBerge was part of the legendary group at University of California, Davis, during the 1960s. Working…

  • Edison and DaVinci by Olmsted

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    CCSF Ocean View Campus 50 Phelan Sunnyside * According to CCSF’s website “Archibald Cloud, the Chief Deputy Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, began in 1930 to vigorously articulate a long held educational dream: that the “premier” county in the State—San Francisco—must have the same educational “jewel” as did 38 of the State’s…

  • The Sunnyside Conservatory

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    236 Monterey Blvd Sunnyside This octagonal building is called Sunnyside Conservatory. It is named after the San Francisco district in which it is located-an area that began to develop in 1898 when Behrand Joost subdivided his property. Joost’s Sunnyside Land Company even installed a streetcar line so that owners would have access to downtown. During…

  • Sun Spheres on Ocean Avenue

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    1344 Ocean at Grenada Ingleside/Sunnyside There are three of these mosaic Sun Spheres on Ocean Avenue between Miramar and Grenada. Done by Laura True, they were installed in 2008.  The Spheres range in size from 3′ to 5′ in diameter and were commissioned by the SFAC at a cost of $47,500.

  • Western Addition – Sunnyside Conservatory

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    Sunnyside Conservatory 236 Monterey Boulevard The Sunnyside Menagerie is a collaboration between Scott Constable and Ene Oseteraas-Constable.  They have a company called Wowhaus.  They described the creatures: “The concept behind our menagerie is to complement the Victorian sense of wonder and discovery by suggesting plausible creatures that might inhabit the gardens surrounding the building. The…