Journal

HistoricFebruary 2026

William Wurster: Livable Modernism

When San Francisco architect Stephen Sutro was asked to name his favorite legendary Bay Area architect, he didn’t hesitate: William Wurster. Born in Stockton in 1895, Wurster helped define the Bay Region Style rather than replicate the International Style emerging from Europe. He championed a distinctly Californian modernism defined by climate and lifestyle — emphasizing…

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Collaborator ProfileFebruary 2026

Collaborator Profile: Interior Designer Mead Quin

Amplified Lifestyles welcomes Bay Area interior designer Mead Quin to our Collaborator Profile series. After working for Martha Angus and Grant K. Gibson, Mead opened her eponymous company in 2013. She and her team craft poetic interiors reflecting her artistic background and a nomadic childhood that ranged from the American South to France and North…

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Collaborator ProfileNovember 2025

Collaborator Profile: Chad Lencioni of Lencioni Construction

Amplified Lifestyles collaborates with the top builders in the Bay Area, who bring us on board at the beginning of a project. One of these is Lencioni Construction in San Carlos. Founded by Gary Lencioni in 1980 and specializing in custom new homes, it is now led by his son, Chad Lencioni, the second generation.…

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Take 10sOctober 2025

Take 10 with Shona Taylor

Shona Taylor recently joined Amplified Lifestyles as a Shading System Designer, but her connections to some of her colleagues go back over a decade. Originally from Edinburgh, she moved to the Bay Area as a wee lassie, blending Caledonian charm with California innovation. As a second-generation window covering expert, Shona is adept at finding automated…

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Out and AboutJuly 2025

THE SPHERE: IN BETWEEN THE DARK AND THE LIGHT

Las Vegas, the desert fantasy of neon and decadence, where day becomes night and night becomes day, has been eclipsed by The Sphere with its cutting-edge audiovisual tech, sensory immersion, and unprecedented scale. Designed by the global entertainment architecture firm Populous, the orbital structure stands at 366 feet tall and 516 feet wide, transforming the…

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