One of my favorite buildings in downtown San Diego is the Crabtree Building. Designed by Robert Jones of Deems, Martin & Associates for Hodge Crabtree [read about his modern home here] and built in 1962. An award winning design in its day, the scale and balance of this building is stunning. Cantilevered over the main floor, the upper floors are encased in a beautiful meshwork of shade panels. The building is currently up for sale and I hope it will eventually receive the restoration it deserves.
Update 12/6/2012: Sad to report that since this beautiful building was sold, the entirety of the external meshwork has been removed. Although the building has been updated, what made it stand out from all other buildings in downtown San Diego has been compromised.
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