Architecture

Woodside artist and architect Jim Caldwell talks about John Singer Sargent and the scandal of Madame X

Artist and architect Jim Caldwell, who lives in Woodside, is giving a Pacific Art League (PAL) talk "John Singer Sargent and the scandal of Madame

by Linda Hubbard
on June 27, 2020

Alma Station office building houses Schmidt philanthropies – and coffee kiosk

Construction of Alma Station is now complete and will be fully occupied by employees of Eric and Wendy Schmidt’s philanthropic and family offices. Located at

by Linda Hubbard
on August 20, 2019

Reflection on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Menlo Park resident Julia Appleby emailed this photo of Notre Dame from her "personal archive" with a note that said..."You may not be covering the

by Linda Hubbard
on April 16, 2019

Hidden delights of Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park

One of the more enjoyable aspects of publishing InMenlo, is getting to dive deep into some of Menlo Park's more hidden treasures. Such was the

by Linda Hubbard
on March 29, 2019

Ana Williamson is the go-to architect for Menlo Park home building projects

Menlo Park-based architect Ana Williamson uses a number of descriptions about herself, among them rebel, agnostic, editor, that seemingly have nothing to do with her

by Linda Hubbard
on November 27, 2017

The Bigelow home is a light-filled architectural gem – and you can see it on a AIA tour

Stand on the upper floor of Ellis and Ron Bigelow's home in Menlo Park and one thing immediately comes to mind: You're not in a

by Linda Hubbard
on November 2, 2017

Playhouses on display at Stanford Shopping Center make “dreams happen” for local non-profit Rebuilding Together Peninsula

The fabulously-designed and built playhouses that currently dot the Stanford Shopping Center have been a fixture  since 1993 when the shopping center first began hosting the biennial event

by Linda Hubbard
on June 1, 2017

A visit with new Filoli Executive Director Kara Newport

We are always interested in how and why people stumble (jump?) into their professions. So that was the first questions we asked Kara Newport, who

by Linda Hubbard
on October 4, 2016

Getting a tour of the new Science and User Support building at SLAC

We've been watching the new building at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory go up over the past year, and now that it's complete, find it quite

by Linda Hubbard
on February 8, 2016

Modern home in Atherton’s Maple Manor gets spruced up, not scraped

Gordy Gourdin lived in Atherton long enough to know what happens to homes like the ranch house his grandfather built in the town's Maple Manor

by Linda Hubbard
on August 22, 2014