Ernest Born was an architect

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 and artist who lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...

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Born studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

, graduating from the school of Architecture in 1922 and earning a masters degree in 1923.

Born designed signage for the Bay Area Rapid Transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...

 system, and collaborated with Corlett & Spackman to design the Glen Park and Balboa Park stations.

Born was an accomplished artist and illustrator as well. He spent a decade collaborating with author Walter Horn

Walter Horn

Walter W. Horn was a medievalist scholar noted for his work on the timber vernacular architecture of the Middle Ages. He was born in Germany, but fled Nazism and spent most of his academic career at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became the university system's first art historian...

 to produce the 1979 Plan of St. Gall, which Born illustrated.

He was married to Esther Baum Born, an architectural photographer.

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