Self-Guided Tours
Ruth asawa Public art tour
Excited about the Ruth Asawa retrospective at SFMOMA? Explore her legacy across the San Francisco Bay Area firsthand with our self-guided map. Discover the fountains and public sculptures throughout the Bay Area by this beloved artist. Perfect for art enthusiasts wanting to experience Asawa's work beyond museum walls. Grab comfortable shoes and see the city through her eyes.
San Francisco’s North Waterfront
The Modernist Fontana Towers marked a moment of transition in San Francisco’s North Waterfront neighborhood from an industrial area to a tourist destination and residential area—and shaped the conversation around preservation and urban design that would inform the adaptive reuse of Ghirardelli Square and the Cannery by notable Modernist architects, landscape architects, and graphic designers.
San Francisco’s Chinatown
While best known for its Chinese-inspired architecture, Chinatown also has some fantastic examples of Modernist architecture, including the Hilton Hotel designed by Clement Chen, Buddha’s Universal Church by Worley K. Wong, the former Empress of China, and the Ping Yuen public housing project. These projects, many designed by Chinese American architects, while Modernist in style still take cues from the surrounding built environment of Chinatown.