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The estimated costs for repairing and restoring Havens House total $1,250,000. These repairs and renovations include external rehabilitation necessitated by weathering; internal repairs such as a new heating system; overall upgraded conservation work on walls, surfaces, and paving; and restored landscaping. The College of Environmental Design is seeking gifts totaling $500,000 to match contributions from CED and from the University totaling $750,000. Donors will be prominently recognized in Havens House. To become a part of ensuring the lasting legacy of the Weston Havens House, please contact the College of Environmental Design Dean’s Office at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (510) 642-0831.
Quotations "Harris saw with prophetic clarity the exceptional fragility of contemporary regional culture. Moreover, he appreciated the extent to which it must be constantly cultivated if it is to survive, a condition that has been amply borne out by recent experience, for where can we look for true innovation today save to those places on the so-called periphery, where we may still encounter a combination of economic vitality, political independence, and cultural continuity." "To sit at one’s desk the whole day and experience the ever-changing light of the day and the distant twinkling of San Francisco nights, to look down on the clouds and see eagles fly, awakens a profound appreciation for the unique relationship that this historic house has with the Bay Area." "What distinguishes this site is what can be seen from it: the whole of San Francisco Bay, the city on the hills, the Golden Gate, the Blue Pacific beyond, and one more thing — a marvelous sky rising from behind the ocean and disappearing behind the hills at my back. . . . The house will be not an earth house but a sky house . . . so my planning starts in the air." |
