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. Explore Chinatown with the Docomomo US Northern California (NOCA) chapter, including spectacular works by architects Clement Chen and Worley Wong, such as the Brutalist Hilton Hotel, the former Empress of China restaurant, and Buddha’s Universal Church.
Learn more about the Docomomo US/NOCA mission to celebrate and preserve Modernist design in Northern California.
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Modernism in San Francisco's Chinatown
Portsmouth Square
718 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Historic image, Chinese Culture Center with Transamerica Pyramid in the background.
Credit:
San Francisco Public Library
Chinese Culture Center
Credit:
foxhog via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
