The Northern California chapter of Docomomo will take tour attendees on an exploration of the landscape design of Levi's Plaza, which was designed by Lawrence Halprin as the setting of the Levi Strauss & Company's corporate headquarters in San Francisco.

Celebrate the holidays (after all the stress of the holidays are over) and cheers to a new year in 2024 with fellow NOCA chapter Modernism-lovers!

A two-hour walking tour exploring the Western Addition Redevelopment Area, going beyond the icons of St. Mary's Cathedral, Marquis & Stoller's St. Francis Square Cooperative, and Minoru Yamasaki's Hotel Kabuki to focus on lesser-known projects by significant California architects and landscape architects. 

A rare chance to explore and tour the Case Study House #26—the only built Case Study House in the Bay Area—and to celebrate the end of 2022 with your fellow Modernism-lovers!

John Portman’s Embarcadero Center in San Francisco is the city’s most compelling (and sometimes confusing) example of interior urbanism. Designed as a ‘city within a city’ connected by landscaped plazas dotted with massive public artworks, the Embarcadero Center is, in part, suburban shopping malls. This five-block complex has a three-story hive of public and private activity including retail, entertainment, dining, and the other services, terminating in a dramatic atrium hotel lobby. Join us to explore this megastructure within the context of 20th century retail trends and Late Modernist architecture and urbanism.

A line up of professionals, students, and enthusiasts will share their obsession with Northern California (NOCA) Modernism. Each short presentation will highlight a different Modernist building, landscape, object, or practitioner in NOCA.

Beyond the disco balls, shag carpet, and avocado-colored kitchen appliances, the 1970s were a decade filled with both experimentation and anxiety within the field of architecture. Join us for a virtual "walking tour" of Northern California where we'll take you to Santa Cruz, Larkspur, Sea Ranch, and San Francisco to see the sites of the '70s, all inside of 60 minutes!

MOTEL NOCA is a celebration of the motel in Northern California, with a special focus on the city of San Francisco.

This 55-minute documentary by director Akira Boch follows the lives of Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, S. Neil Fujita, and Gyo Obata.

Better known for narrow streets lined with red lanterns and eclectic shops, Chinatown also has some of the best Modernist architecture in San Francisco, much of it designed by Chinese-American architects.

Join Docomomo US/NOCA in sunny Oakland, California for a tour of Modern architecture and landscapes around Lake Merritt. 

Join us for our holiday fundraiser, where we'll hear a talk by mid-century design historian Christopher VerPlanck while sipping drinks at Smuggler's Cove, one of San Francisco's most acclaimed tiki bars!

Join Docomomo US/Northern California for our monthly board meeting. This month, we'll have a guest lecturer: Hannah Simonson, author of the San Francisco Planning Department's Historic Resource Evaluation of Diamond Heights.

Join Docomom US/NoCa for a tour of The Mid-Century City: Modernism on Cathedral Hill

Docomomo US/NoCa will be taking visitors on a tour of the BART system, a modern miracle of urban planning, technological innovation, and cutting edge architectural design.

In honor of Docomomo US’s 10th annual tour day, the Northern California Chapter is excited to lead a tour of Modern sites in San Francisco’s downtown financial district.

Join the Northern California Chapter of Docomomo US on a driving tour of Daly City, including the houses of Westlake and several mid-century schools by Mario Ciampi.