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California Mid-Century Modern Educational Buildings (page 4)

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Hoopa Valley High School
Hoopa, CA
Hoopa Valley High School was built in 1954. The Mattz Gym shown above was built in 1958. The building was being renovated when these photos were taken in 2016. [map]

Jack Langson Library
University of California
Irvine, CA
Murray Krieger Hall Rowland Hall
Gateway Study Center Humanities Hall
Schneiderman Hall bridge/tunnel
The UC Irvine campus has a number of mid-century buildings including those shown above. The Jack Langson Library and Murray Krieger Hall were designed by William L. Pereira in 1965. Rowland Hall was designed by Kenneth S. Wing in 1969. For more, see this website.

former Foothill Intermediate School Library
La Canada Flintridge, CA
The Foothill Intermediate School Library was designed by Eugene Weston and Keith P. Marston and built in 1960. The building was last used as a library in 1983. It is now used by the La Canada Unified School District for Governing Board meetings. [map]

La Canada High School
La Canada Flintridge, CA
La Canada High School was designed by Smith, Powell & Morgridge and built in 1963. [map]

Thurston Middle School
Laguna Beach, CA
Thurston Middle School was built in 1968 as Marie Thurston Junior High. It was designed by Flewelling & Mood. There is one octagonal building and three joined multi-sided buildings. [map]

La Habra High School
La Habra, CA
La Habra High School was built in 1954. The same design was used for Buena Park High School. [map]

Salk Institute
La Jolla, CA
Louis Kahn began designing the Salk Institute in 1959. It was built from 1962-1965. The campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The mirror image buildings that flank the open-ended courtyard are made of poured-in-place concrete with unfinished teak. There is a narrow stream which flows down the middle of the courtyard. The materials used throughout the construction consist of wood, concrete, glass, lead, marble and water. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. [map]

Ring Tank
La Jolla, CA
This Ring Tank is located at the Physiological Research Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It was built in 1965 and is no long used. [map]

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