The premonition of a  growing Berkeley High School campus brings forth a master plan and its partial fulfillment. 

Master Plan of 1937



In 1937, Berkeley High School Master Plan was established by Henry Gutterson and William Corlett.  Following the Beaux-Arts plan, symmetry was created with the north-south axis (in red below) through the community theater at the northern end of the campus and the existing Building C.  Between these, the campus opened up to a large, open plaza in the center of the campus.   As shown in the diagram below, the axes (in blue) of the streets branched into the campus by breaking up the buildings on both the western and eastern end into two pieces.  The buildings followed an Art Deco-style with reinforced concrete without relating to historical or classical references.  Gutterson and Corlett aimed for a full trade school with highly specialized components.  They also had plans of having a multi-floored library and grand hallways.
 

                                                                                                                                              
Resources

Interview with Judson Owens of the BUSD, September, 30, 2003

Berkeley Daily Planet article, October 12, 2002, on the Art Deco style of existing campus buildings

Intern notes with ELS Architects, October 1, 2003