Bernard Maybeck

Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February_7, 1862 - October_3, 1957) was a prominent architect in the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th Century.

Maybeck was born in New York City and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. He moved to Berkeley, California in 1894. He acted as a mentor for other architects, including Julia Morgan. In 1951 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

Many of his buildings, which were characterized by the decorative use of functional elements such as wooden support beams and joints, still stand in his long-time home city of Berkeley. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1910, is designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered one of Maybeck's finest works. He also designed the domed Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco as part of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.