14 Facts About Ernest Born

Ernest Born was an architect, designer, and artist based in California.

Ernest Born and his wife Esther Baum Born collaborated on diverse projects in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1936 on.

Between 1923 and 1928, Born worked for prominent San Francisco architects such as John W Reid Jr.

Ernest Born served on the editorial staff of Architectural Record from 1933 to 1934 and Architectural Forum from 1935 to 1936.

Ernest Born taught architecture at UC Berkeley for almost 2 decades.

Ernest Born was initially a lecturer in 1951, then a Professor.

Ernest Born designed several buildings for the Golden Gate International Exposition, a World's fair from 1939 to 1940 celebrating the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Ernest Born designed the "Main Portal", a monumental entrance consisting of five staggered volumes each at the left and right site of a central passage.

In 1961, Ernest Born redeveloped and modernized recreation areas and transportation structures along Fisherman's Wharf, an area of San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood.

In 1950, Ernest Born designed the Pacific School of Religion, a seminary located north of the UC Berkeley campus.

In 1957, Ernest Born worked on alterations to the Hearst Greek Theatre in Berkeley.

Ernest Born designed a basement backstage area, which includes a large plaza flanked by two stage-level constructions.

Ernest Born designed the house of Walter Horn, who he later collaborated with to write and illustrate texts on medieval architecture.

Ernest Born was an accomplished artist, type designer, and illustrator as well, and focused on these in his later years.