When this public art sculpture was originally installed it was painted bright red. It seems to be an artistic representation of the adjacent railroad tracks. Yet, it is neglected, unmaintained & left to rust. Perhaps it should be repainted red and relocated to the train station plaza where it can be appreciated by the public. (Location: At the corner of 2nd Ave. and Railroad, San Mateo.)
This building has been modified, but the architects retained the great original detailing of the second floor. This is a good model of how to incorporate historic existing facades in the architectural adaptations of buildings. This works for growing the height of a building too. (Location: B Street Downtown )
Building on commercial stretch of B Street. I love the cornice details, the rhythm, and symmetry of the design. It’s very psychologically appealing at walking speed. (Location: Downtown San Mateo)
Architectural details, character, materials, color, texture, pedestrian scale. (Location: 201 S. B Street, San Mateo)
Green quiet spaces. A respite from traffic! (Location: Norte Dame lane)
Traditional design, small scale, fits well with single family homes, yet adds additional housing units. (Location: San Mateo residential neighborhood)
Craftsmanship, attention to detail, cheerful color, variety of designs, elegant. Rarely seen on new buildings. (Location: Corner of B Street and Baldwin Ave., downtown San Mateo.)
Mix of affordable and market rate housing. New housing that allows people that live and work here to stay in the community. (Location: Delaware and Pacific)
Protection of heritage trees and preservation of natural grass in our parks for passive enjoyment. (Location: King Field/Park)
Pleasing traditional design, reasonable scale, nice architectural detailing, handsome landscaped courtyard. (Location: Residential street near downtown.)
Traditionally designed train station. Built in the 1990’s, it replaced previously demolished historic downtown train stations. (Location: At the corner of 2nd Ave. and Railroad, San Mateo)
Art in our community center that celebrates ethnic and cultural heritage. (Location: MLK Community Center)
I like to see in the future all kind of good people, because we all deserve a place to live ( healthy folks). On this time only tech and wealthy people seem to be taking place in this area, that is not healthy for low income people that can’t afford to pay higher rent or not even being able to buy a house. (Location: San Mateo)
I like the scale of the detailing of the buildings in this photo. I would be happy with larger buildings here, but they should maintain this aesthetic quality. This area needs more street trees. (Location: B Street at Baldwin)
The Draper University building is a lovely taller building. Height matters less than architectural character. Buildings like Draper University’s tower, with respectful, human-scaled detailing are very appropriate for San Mateo. (Location: Downtown San Mateo)
Traditional homes and tree lined neighborhoods – Mediterranean, Tudor, Craftsman, Art Deco, Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate, Victorian. (Location: Residential street, San Mateo)
Beautiful home in lovely neighborhood. Architectural integrity. (Location: Neighborhood Street)
This is a larger Mediterranean Building downtown. This building has great scale of detail for its size. (Location: Downtown San Mateo)
Mi Rancho Market. Excellent example of a sensitively scaled contemporary commercial infill project that respects and references nearby historic Art Deco buildings. Very positive contribution to downtown. (Location: North B St., San Mateo)
