Local architect Arthur Brown Jr. designed the Byzantine Revival style Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco, now the Bay Area’s largest synagogue, in 1925. Almost 100 years later, the congregation’s leadership has hired local firm Mark Cavagnero Associates to spearhead a renovation intended to bring out the building’s historic features and expand areas for the congregation’s events and programs.
(Courtesy Mark Cavagnero Associates)
The firm will add two glass stories for educational and community programming at the Reform synagogue that will sit beside an open-air courtyard. The children’s playground will be moved to the rooftop, with direct access to the preschool. While the glazing will
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