APPROPRIATE: THE HOUSES OF JOSEPH ESHERICK by Marc Treib

William Stout Publishers, 2007, First edition, 262 pp., 8" X 10 1/2", Hardcover Near fine The complete designs of Joseph Esherick, one of San Francisco's foremost architects from the 1960s through his death in the late 1990s.Esherick is best known for high-profile public buildings, such as The Cannery at Fisherman's Wharf, the 1968 re-imagining of the old DelMonte cannery that is one of the earliest examples of adaptive re-use of industrial buildings, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He also produced a laudable stream of truly classic California homes, influenced less by fashion than by the demands of climate, social structure and suitable technology. A beautifully illustrated book from the distinguished UCBerkeley Landscape Design series.