Water gardens in the Hard Park of Levi’s Plaza designed by Lawrence Halprin. Credit: UPenn Architectural Archives.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

Join us for a walking tour of Levi’s Plaza, just off San Francisco’s Embarcadero, to learn about landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and architect Gyo Obata and their inspirations in designing this urban corporate campus.

Lawrence Halprin is one of the most prolific and influential Modernist landscape architects in the country, and his office was just around the corner from Levi’s Plaza. Intended to be an urban corporate campus for Levi Strauss, Levi’s Plaza is also an open space that is enjoyed by the Embarcadero community and visitors alike. The design features two distinct, yet complimentary areas, the Soft Park and the Hard Park—both of which draw inspiration from the natural California environment. The plaza, dedicated in 1982, is surrounded by undulating brick buildings designed by Gyo Obato of HOK with Genlser + Associates.

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Image Credit: Lawrence Halprin Collection. University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.