Mario J. Ciampi
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Mario Joseph Ciampi was an American architect and urban planner best known for his modern design influence on public spaces and buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area
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, Ciampi soon moved to Sonoma, California
, with his family. His father was a wine grower.
Ciampi studied in the graduate architecture program of Harvard University
from 1930–1932, and at the École des Beaux-Arts
in Paris
in 1933. He founded his design firm, M.J.C. and Associates, in 1945.
He died age 99 on July 6, 2006, of heart failure in San Rafael, California
.
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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Biography
Born April 27, 1907, in San Francisco, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Ciampi soon moved to Sonoma, California
Sonoma, California
Sonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past. It was the capital of the short-lived California Republic...
, with his family. His father was a wine grower.
Ciampi studied in the graduate architecture program of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
from 1930–1932, and at the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1933. He founded his design firm, M.J.C. and Associates, in 1945.
He died age 99 on July 6, 2006, of heart failure in San Rafael, California
San Rafael, California
San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area...
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Works
- University (Berkeley) Art Museum (now the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchiveBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchiveThe Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is associated with the University of California at Berkeley. The director is Lawrence Rinder who was appointed in 2008.-Collection:...
), 1970. Berkeley, California http://www.archINFORM.net/projekte/9329.htm. - Westmoor High SchoolWestmoor High SchoolWestmoor High School is an American public high school in Daly City, California that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Jefferson Union High School District . It generally serves the residents of Daly City, Pacifica, and Colma. Westmoor High School was recently selected as a California...
, 1956. Daly City, California (with landscape architect Lawrence HalprinLawrence HalprinLawrence Halprin was an influential American landscape architect, designer and teacher.Beginning his career in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, in 1949, Halprin often collaborated with a local circle of modernist architects on relatively modest projects. These figures included William...
). http://dalycityhistory.org/westlake/gallery/westlakegallery11.html - Sonoma Elementary School. Sonoma, California.
- Marjorie H. Tobias (Vista Mar) Elementary School, 1958. Daly City, California. http://dalycityhistory.org/westlake/gallery/westlakegallery10.html
- Corpus Christi Catholic Church. San Francisco, CA
- Newman Hall, Berkeley, CA http://calnewman.org/art.html
- Interstate Highway 280 between San Francisco and San Jose, California
