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SAH Opposes Proposed Demolition of the Vaillancourt Fountain at Embarcadero Plaza
Oct 6, 2025
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SAH Heritage Conservation Committee
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On September 29, 2025, the SAH Heritage Conservation Committee sent a letter to the San Francisco Arts Commission urging them to preserve Embarcadero Plaza and Vaillancourt Fountain, designed by world-renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin.
"Together, the plaza and the fountain have architectural and historical significance, both within the context of San Francisco and at a national level. This project embodies the distinctive combination of water, public art and pedestrian space that is characteristic not only of Halprin’s body of work but of modernist American plazas more broadly. In short, San Francisco is fortunate to host this iconic site, and more importantly, responsible for its stewardship."
Read the full letter to San Francisco Arts Commission President Charles Collins
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