# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tour John Carl Warnecke’s 1963 New Formalist College Heights Campus
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 11:30 am (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Docomomo US/NOCA for a 90-minute walking tour of architect John Carl Warnecke’s 1963 College of San Mateo’s College Heights Campus.About this EventJoin Docomomo US/Northern California for a 90-minute walking tour of architect John Carl Warnecke’s 1963 College of San Mateo’s College Heights campus, led by Josh Weinberg, author of a recent feature article on the school.Perched on a hilltop overlooking the Bay, the College Heights campus was envisioned from the outset as something more than a typical junior college. In the late 1950s, college leadership set out to create a setting that would convey the dignity, aspiration, and civic presence of a true institution of higher learning. Architecture became the means of expressing that ambition, and architect John Carl Warnecke responded with a campus conceived as a unified collegiate environment.Structured along strong formal axes and terraced courts, the plan responds directly to the site’s topography, prevailing winds, and panoramic views—an early and compelling example of Warnecke’s contextual approach to modernism.On the tour, you’ll move through the campus and experience its disciplined structural rhythm, folded-plate roof forms, deep overhangs, and colonnaded walkways that link the buildings into a cohesive whole. You’ll encounter the memorable Library—widely regarded as a distinguished West Coast expression of New Formalism—and consider it alongside other landmark works of the movement.Though portions of the original campus have been altered or replaced, Warnecke’s underlying design remains remarkably intact, making College of San Mateo one of the Bay Area’s most complete and under-recognized mid-century modern environments. This tour is ideal for architects, planners, preservationists, students, and anyone curious about mid-century campus design and the ongoing stewardship of modernist landscapes.The College of San Mateo campus is generally accessible, but portions of the tour involve outdoor routes, changes in grade, and standing for periods of time.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/fba9c500-1609-11f1-b721-47f7b7f4904f-rimg-w1109-h740-dc015fc4-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-mateo/tour-john-carl-warnecke’s-1963-new-formalist-college-heights-campus/100001984165390094
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 33.85, max: 33.85, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: San Mateo
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd
- **lat**: 37.536073
- **long**: -122.3370788
- **full address**: 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, 1700 West Hillsdale Boulevard, San Mateo, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Docomomo US/Northern California Chapter (https://allevents.in/org/docomomo-us-northern-california-chapter/22753911)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, 1700 West Hillsdale Boulevard, San Mateo, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 33.85 up to 33.85 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Docomomo US/Northern California Chapter
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tour John Carl Warnecke’s 1963 New Formalist College Heights Campus ?
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