The document summarizes the activities of the Berkeley City Club Conservancy. It announces that the organization has changed its name to better reflect its mission of preserving the historic Berkeley City Club building and promoting the legacy of its architect, Julia Morgan. It discusses how three Conservancy board members successfully nominated Julia Morgan to receive the American Institute of Architects' Gold Medal, making her the first woman to receive this honor. It provides details on restoration projects focused on improving pool ventilation and windows at the building.

1. news from the castle Berkeley City Club Conservancy, funding the preservation of
julia Morgan’s berkeley City Club building
Spring 2014  2315 Durant Ave., Room 306  Berkeley, CA 94704  (510) 883-9710
BREAKING NEWS: We’ve changed our name to Berkeley City Club Conservancy,
to better describe our mission, which is to protect and preserve the historic Berkeley City Club building
and to promote the legacy of its architect, Julia Morgan. Please observe our elegant new logo at the top
left of this page. Our webpage still is to be accessed under www.landmarkheritagefoundation.org.
Julia Morgan 2014 Gold Medal
WHY HASN’T the American Institue of Architects (AIA)
Gold Medal ever been awarded to a woman? The
answer: Perhaps we should start nominating them.
In 2013 three Conservancy Board members did just that.
Kimberly Perette, Karen Fiene, and Karen McNeill participated
in a landmark endeavor, contributing significant time and effort
that resulted in the successful AIA Gold Medal nomination
of Julia Morgan. In December 12,
2013, the American Institute of
Architects named Julia Morgan the
first woman to receive this most
prestigious of honors.
A bit of background:
In the spring of 2013, Julia
Donoho, AIA Esq., regional AIA
board member, launched an initia-tive
to nominate Julia Morgan post-humously
for the 2014 AIA Gold
Medal. Calling on architects and
Julia Morgan experts from all over
California and beyond, she pulled together a tremendous team
and as a result, on December 12, 2013, Julia Morgan became
the first woman to win the AIA Gold Medal in its 106-year his-tory.
Letters of recommendation came from the likes of United
States Senator Dianne Feinstein and California former First Lady
Maria Shriver, along with Starchitects Frank O. Gehry, Denise
Scott Brown, and Michael Graves. Upon receiving the award
Morgan was also elevated to the College of Fellows, the American
Institute of Architects’ highest distinction.
“Julia Morgan is unquestionably among the greatest American
architects of all time and a true California gem,” said Senator
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in her recommendation letter. “Morgan’s
legacy has only grown over the years. She was an architect of
remarkable breadth, depth, and consistency of exceptional work,
and she is widely known by the quality of her work by those who
practice, teach, and appreciate architecture.”
The AIA Gold Medal is the highest honor the AIA confers on
an architect. It acknowledges an individual whose significant
body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and
practice of architecture. Securing this award was no small effort,
and the Berkeley City Club Conservancy is proud of its board
members’ participation in making
it happen. Karen Fiene contributed
a section on Mills College. Karen
McNeill wrote the section on the
YWCAs, edited the entire document,
fielded questions from other con-tributors,
served as expert advisor,
and was privileged to receive the
call from the AIA that Morgan had
won the award. Kimberly Perette
undertook the monumental task of
designing the entire eighty plus-page
document.
Photo by Jack Evans
This June, Morgan’s legacy will be honored at the AIA 2014
National Convention and Design Exposition in Chicago. She is
the 70th AIA Gold Medalist and joins the ranks of such visionar-ies
as Thomas Jefferson (1993), Frank Lloyd Wright (1949), Louis
Sullivan (1944), Le Corbusier (1961), Louis I. Kahn (1971), I.M.
Pei (1979), Santiago Calatrava (2005), Glenn Murcutt (2009),
and Thom Mayne (2013). In recognition of her legacy to architec-ture,
her name will be chiseled into the granite Wall of Honor in
the lobby of the AIA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
You can find out more about Julia Morgan and see some
images of her work by visiting the Berkeley City Club
Conservancy website, landmarkheritagefoundation.org/ (Note:
We will be migrating to a new site soon, so stay tuned for fur-ther
updates!).
mark your calendars! may 29, 2014
Julia Morgan: An American Architect in Paris, a talk with Dr. Karen McNeill
6:30–7:30pm at the Berkeley City Club u Tickets to public $10.00 u Club members $5.00
Purchase your tickets at www.eventbrite.com by searching “Julia Morgan”

2. News F r om t h e Ca s t l e
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Kudos to Dr. Sarah Gill. She directed, organized, and oversaw every
detail, from Silent Auction to the flower arrangements on the dinner tables. As the
article nearby describes, it was a delightful and very successful party. Thank you, Sarah.
—Tatjana Haschemi
More than 150 guests in gorgeous Gatsby outfits got the evening off to a glamorous start.
The Silent Auction in the Members Lounge made for some lively bidding. An heirloom
blue stone pendant donated by Berkeley City Club member Carol Carman, was bid up
many times over its estimated value and triumphantly carried off by a winning bid from
Betsy Smith, another Berkeley City Club member.
Top left:
Berkeley City Club
Conservancey
President Tatjana
Haschemi.
Top right:
Sarah Gill, Gala chair
in center with the
“Calvin Coolidges.”
Right:
Alice Jurow
and other bidders
at Gala auction.
Chef Alaun Grimaud’s Deconstructed Beef Wellington, delicious veggie and vegan
options, light and crisp Waldorf salad preceded the entrée, and a rich yet light chocolate
ganache bar drew more raves. Berkeley City Club staff member, Jan Zvaifler chose a fit-ting
Bishop’s Peak Chardonnay and a Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon.
After dinner, guests filled the dance floor after a lesson from the ten dance volun-teers
from Cal’s Swing Dance class. Ken Crowells Chops Big Band’s music was swing-ing!
Meanwhile, back in the auction room, volunteers from Kappa Alpha Theta, Julia
Morgan’s sorority, sorted and wrapped the auction items to be ready for pick them up in
good time. Prizes for best Gatsby outfits were won by Tom Friedland for the Best Male
Gatsby Outfit, and Alice Jurow for Best Female Gatsby Outfit.
The Gala raised about $10,000, which is added to the swimming pool area restoration
fund. The Conservancy and Berkeley City Club have made that project their priority.
Three New Board Members in 2014
The Conservancy is happy to welcome our new Board members,
christopher adams, lisa bruce & janice kelly, all of whom bring
enthusiasm, experience, and dedication to helping preserve our historic building.
NEWS FROM THE CASTLE
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News from the Castle is the
official newsletter of the
Berkeley City Club Conservancy.
The Conservancy is a tax-exempt
charitable organization dedicated to
the preservation of the unique
Julia Morgan-designed building that is
home to the Berkeley City Club.
 B o a r d o f Di r e c t o r s 
Tatjana Haschemi, President
Robert M. Hamilton, Vice President
Tom Friedland, Treasurer
Mary Breunig, Secretary
Christopher A. Adams, Lisa Bruce,
Sharon Entwistle, Karen Fiene,
Anthony W. Hawthorne, Janice Kelly,
Karen McNeill, Kimberly Perette,
Gary Samonsky

Richard West
Berkeley City Club President
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The Julia Morgan Preservation Fund
Committee of the BCCC meets
monthly to approve projects and
disbursements. The BCCC Board
meets bimonthly. All persons are
welcome at these meetings; to attend
call (510) 883-9710.
Free public tours are jointly
sponsored by the BCCC and the
Berkeley City Club the fourth Sunday
of every month except December.
For public tour details or information
on group tours, contact the
Berkeley City Club Conservancy.
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BERKELEY CITY CLUB
CONSERVANCY
2315 Durant Avenue #306
Berkeley CA 94704
Phone/Fax: (510) 883-9710
bccconservancy@att.net
www.landmarkheritagefoundation.org
BCCC Office is staffed
Wednesday & Thursday
10am–2pm
2 www.landmarkheritagefoundation.org
Photos by Paul Gill

3. News F r om t h e Ca s t l e S p r i n g 2 0 1 4
Top Priority Project: Pool Ventilation
THE BERKELEY CITY CLUB CONSERVANCY, known to most under our previous name,
The Landmark Heritage Foundation, has been investigating options for upgrading the
ventilation in the pool room. Currently there are 6 wall mounted fans, only 2 of which are
working. They are quite old and rusted and also noisy. These fans do not provide proper ventilation
with resulting condensation on the walls and windows causing severe damage to the structure and
windows. We have explored two options; one is to replace the wall mounted fans in kind but only
install 4 units. These fans would provide much better ventilation but the visual impact and noise
would remain a nuisance. A second alternative is to provide one large fan outside the poolroom,
located in the high ceiling of the breezeway on the parking lot side of the building. This breezeway
is currently used for storage but will one day become the accessible entrance to the building. This
single blower would duct from the end of the pool where the bleachers are. It will not be visible
from the pool or from views of the eastern corridor. It will be mounted high above the walkway
and out of sight. Due to its size the noise would be substantially reduced and yet it will still provide
the required ventilation to reduce condensation and improve comfort for our swimmers.
Rusted and noisy fan.
An added benefit is that the beautiful rosette windows currently covered by the unsightly fans will now be revealed and the natural light
will once again flow into the poolroom as intended by Julia Morgan. In addition, the electrical conduit running on the exterior wall of the
pool can be removed which will restore the original character of the building. The overall cost for either scheme is roughly the same.
Our next step is to meet with a trusted contractor who we have worked with in the past and obtain a construction bid for fan
removal and the purchase and installation of the new blower. Once that is completed we will work with the Berkeley City Club to
schedule the work in such a way as to minimize impact to Berkeley City Club members. Of note, installing the blower should have
less impact on swimmers than replacing the fans inside the poolroom. The installation will not take too long and the outcome will be
a terrific benefit to swimmers and will restore the original character of the poolroom.
The Berkeley City Club Conservancy has also been looking into the cost of replacing the steel windows that have been severely
corroded by the lack of proper ventilation. A restoration contractor has been brought in to look at the windows and provide a budget
estimate for replacement. The new windows are proposed to be made of steel covered in a battleship- grade paint. They would also be
double-paned for energy efficiency yet would still retain the look of the original diamond patterned single-lite windows. The window
replacement will require some removal and repair of exterior stucco and some of the interior tiles will need to be repaired. Both projects
will require careful planning and everyone’s help to raise the funds that will ensure the work is of top quality and is respectful
of the beauty and history of the building. The Berkeley City Club Conservancy is delighted to be a part of this first step toward the
realization of the pool restoration project.
ANNUAL REPORT: The Landmark Heritage Foundation spent $1,120 on restoration projects in 2013,
$70 of which went toward lanterns for the garden and $1,050 toward door fixtures. The Berkeley City Club
Conservancy plans to spend more than that this year. Funds have been allocated to lanterns for the garden
and to pool ventilation. The Conservancy has committed to spend at least $25,000 this year toward those
projects. The Conservancy seeks donations that will enable it to spend considerably more than $25,000, as pool
ventilation improvements, alone, will require far more than $25,000. Please contribute!
GALA DONOR LIST
Thanks to all our generous donors!
www.landmarkheritagefoundation.org 3
Photo by Tatjana Haschemi
Victoria Kastner
at“The Little Castle”
once again Victoria Kastner’s
January 17 talk in the Ballroom on
her most recent book, hearst ranch:
family, land & legacy, received raves from
an overflow audience who came from far and wide.
As scholar and historian of the Hearst family,
their San Simeon property, and Julia Morgan,
her depth of knowledge seems endless, and
she’s a vibrant speaker to boot. Our thanks to
Board member Mary Breunig for arranging
this inspiring event at the Berkeley City Club.
Alegio Chocolate
Carley P. Angell
Art Deco Society
Michele Astorian
Aurora Theatre
Bay Area Children’s
Theatre
Berkeley Playhouse
Mary Breunig
Rob Browning
from Talavera Tiles
Carol Carman
Christopher Carroll
Central Works
Chez Panisse
Trena Cleland
Meg Cranston
Richard Davis
Sharon Entwistle
Hoyt Fields
Tom & Sandy Friedland
Sarah Gill
Carolyn Granados
Bob Hamilton
Tatjana Haschemi
Trish & Tony Hawthorne
Sondra Jensen
Carlos Kaslow
Kaur Photography
Paula Kursh
Landmark Heritage
Foundation
John Leathers
Wendy Markel
D. Marshall
Richard Mazzera
from Cesar
Kimberly Perette
Nan Phelps Photography
Carly Reynolds
Jim Spitze
Bonnie Stiles
Daniella Thompson
Urban Burp Fabrics
Dave Weinstein
Richard West
Charles Wolfram
Lisa Young

4. r e t u r n s e rv i c e r e q u e s t e d
berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue
Room 306
Berkeley, CA 94704
NONPROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
BERKELEY, CA.
PERMIT NO. 504
conservancy
◆ GOLD DONORS ◆
[$5,000 and above]
Mary Breunig
Sarah Gill
Patricia Pope Living Trust
◆ SILVER DONORS ◆
[$2,500 to $4,999]
Diana & Arjun Divecha Trust
Mary M. Israel
Rosemary Mucklow
◆ BRONZE DONORS ◆
[$1,000 to 2,499]
Sandra & Thomas Friedland
Wendy Markel & Joel Vuylsteke
Charles W. Wolfram
Judith & Joseph Workman
◆ COPPER DONORS ◆
[$500 to $999]
Patricia Angell
Dick Bagwell
Nancy Blachman &
David desJardins
Sharon Entwistle
Keith D. Fisher
Trish & Tony Hawthorne
Janice Kelly & Carlos Kaslow
John Lineweaver
Anne Middleton & Gene Rochlin
Jean K. Reilly
Betsy Smith
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Norma & Witold Willer
◆ IRON DONORS ◆
[up to $499]
Anonymous 1
Anonymous 2
Anonymous 3
Jane & Christopher Adams
Annalee Allen
Marian K. Altman
American Assoc. of University Women
Northern California – tour
Elisabeth O. Anderson
Ashby Lumber Employees
Susan Austin
Natalie Balfour & John Cove Jr.
Donna Brazzi Barnes
Jane Barrett & Morton McDonald
Laurie S. Baumgarten
Maria Beamer
Janet & Jon Bensick
Helen Bersie & Chris Hadley
Joanne G. Bertram
Caroline Beverstock & Bruce Bixler
Alice & Robert Bishop
Judith Brady
Barbara Bull
Lorna & Warren Byrne
Mrs. Alfred Childs
Blair Dean & Robert Cooter
Lynne & Audel G. Davis
Mary H. Dean
Danielle & Didier de Fontaine
Joanne De Phillips
Ann & David Derrick
Mary P. Dolven
Lynne dal Poggetto &
Burton Peek Edwards
Ingrid Ekstrom &
Marty McCutcheon
Virginia Erck
Madeline Chun & John Farnkopf
Vivian & Craig Fendel
Claudia Fenelon
Susan Henderson Fisher
Andrea & William Foley
Anne Foley
Elvira (Dolly) Freese
Evelyn B. Goodman
Roberta Grant
Carol & Christopher Gray
Dian Grueneich & Stephen Passek
Elaine & Arnold Grossberg
Bob Hamilton & John Leathers
Barbara & Earl Hamlin
Tatjana Haschemi
Valerie & Richard Herr
Frederick C. Hertz
Robert Hodas
Inge S. Horton
Florence & Frank Hultgren
Virginia Jenner
Barbara & Thomas Job
Carol & Walter John
Julia Morgan School for Girls – tour
Henry J. Kaiser PTA – school tour
James R.K. Kantor
Dorothy Kaplan
Herma Hill Kay
Bonnie Killip
David Lindeman
Bernice Linnard
Carol E. Mason
Diane & Stephen McIntyre
Eloise (Billie) McKig
Leslie & Russell McNeill
Nancy Gruys Mueller
Robert Mueller
Susan Muscarella & Robert Cole
Ellen B. North
Lyn Oliensis
Donna & Robert Oliver
Shirley Osher
W. Mark Parry
Santa Rosa Jr. College – tour
Virginia Polak
Judy & Fred Porta
JoAnn & P. Buford Price
Ann E. Pugh
Dorothy & Ronald Rasmussen
Charlotte Rea & Robert Fricker
Heather Ripley
Diana & Charles Rixford
Helen E. Rogers
L. Rosen
Deborah Rudolph & John Hawley
Louise Russell
Deborah D. Ruth
Jack Sawyer
Thomas C. Schwartzburg
Suzanne Geier Seton
Glenna & Alan Seyfer
Brenda Shank
Carol B. Sharon
Patricia Sherman
Robin & Harry Shourie
Liz & Les Simmonds
Harriet Simpson
Susan & Bruce Stangeland
Kevin Steed
Barbara L. Steinberg
Dawn Swanson
Frances & Stephen Tobriner
David Trachtenberg
Betty & William Webster
Jane Wechsler & Bruce Gurganus
Sarah W. Whitecotton
◆ GIFTS IN MEMORY ◆
Judith Brady
in memory of Nicholas Baloff
Barbara Bull
in memory of Henrik Bull
James R.K. Kantor
in memory of Grete Frugé Cubie
Bonnie Killip
in memory of Dorothy &
Arthur Alcocer
John Lineweaver
in memory of RoseLineweaver
Heather Ripley
in memory of Cecelia & Jack Ripley
Deborah D. Ruth
in memory of Leo Ruth
Liz & Les Simmonds
in memory of Elinore
Wiley Dobbins
◆ GIFTS IN RECOGNITION ◆
Anonymous 3 , for E. Lucchese
Tom & Sandy Friedland,
for Bob Hamilton & John Leathers
Wendy Markel & Joel Vuylsteke,
for Mary Breunig
Thomas C. Schwartzburg,
for John McBride
◆ OTHER GIFTS ◆
Bob Hamilton & John Leathers,
scanner for the office
Yvonne Rand & William Sterling,
Julia Morgan-designed chairs
◆ In Appreciation: Donors 2013 ◆
The Berkeley City Club Conservancy acknowledges these generous donors. Thank you all!
All donations are appreciated. The BCCC endowment and the unrestricted fund are the two most important funds.
The unrestricted fund allows the Conservancy to direct monies where they are most urgently needed.