John King

John King is the San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, he is the author of two books on San Francisco’s architecture.

At Play in the Fields of the Bored

America’s newest city parks are chock-full of things to do—but what happened to the delights of idle time in a natural setting?

By John King | Monday March 4, 2019

City Ways

Urban visions past and future

By John King | Wednesday December 1, 2010

At Play in the Fields of the Bored

By John King | Monday March 4, 2019

City Ways

By John King | Wednesday December 1, 2010

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