City of Santa Cruz Fire Department

City of Santa Cruz Fire Department. Administation, also, Operations, also, Prevention Offices. City of Santa Cruz Fire Department Administration / Operations / Prevention Offices City Council Groundbreaking: August 2000 Keith Sugar (Mayor) . Tim Fitzmaurice (Vice-Mayor) . Katherine Beiers . Michael Hernandez . Christopher Krohn . Cynthia Mathews . Michael Rotkin City Council Dedication: 2001 Tim Fitzmaurice (Mayor) . Christopher Krohn (Vice-Mayor) . Scott Kennedy . Ed Porter . Mark Primack . Emily Reilly . Keith Sugar, City Manager Richard C. Wilson . Fire Chief Ron A. Prince . Architect RRM Design Group, San Luis Obispo, California . Contractor Ralph Larsen and Sons, Inc., Belmont, California, Sources of Funding: Measure G Fund General Capital Improvement Fund Dedicated June 2001, Acknowledgement. This building, designed by famed architect William W. Wurster in 1936, exemplifies his simple, direct approach towards design: restraint in form, economy in construction and focus on satisfying human needs. Born in Stockton, California in 1885, he was encouraged by his family to observe, read and draw. This early direction in his life resulted in an unparalleled and prestigious career, which included serving as the dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at M.I.T., dean of the School of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley and the first dean of the College of Environmental Design at U.C. Berkeley. Wurster was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, the American Academy of Arts and Science and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Denmark. Locally, Wurster is best known for his many residential designs including the Gregory Farmhouse in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Hollins House at Pasatiempo. Wurster died in 1973, an honored and loved man whose vision, leadership and deep concern for human values in architecture have been an enduring influence.