This fall, the Walker Warner team ventured north to explore two icons of mid-century design: Case Study House No. 26 and the Marin County Civic Center.
Perched above Peacock Gap in San Rafael, Case Study House 26 was designed in 1962 by Beverley Thorne as part of Arts & Architecture magazine’s visionary Case Study program. With its steel structure and seamless indoor-outdoor flow, the home embodied a modern way of living—innovative, efficient, and closely connected to nature.
After lunch on the cantilevered deck, we continued to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin County Civic Center—his final major commission and a study in harmony between architecture and landscape. Beneath its pale blue roofs and graceful arches, we sketched, photographed, and reflected on how design can shape the experience of place.
As Senior Job Captain Charles Gurrey shared, the day was “a chance to foster design thinking, curiosity, and conversation within our office—to look for inspiration beyond Walker Warner.”
