CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1992. BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND SCIENCE (G AND H BUILDINGS) Henry H. Gutterson and William Corlett, Sr., Architects. Jacques Schnier and Robert Howard, Sculptors, 1939-1940. These buildings are fine examples of the Art Deco style in the Bay Area. They were designed as an ensemble with the adjacent Berkeley High School Community Theater. Bas-reliefs and other surface decoration accentuate an architecture of simple geometric volumes. The block-long, west facade is enlivened by alternating two- and three-story sections, repetitively patterned window groupings, and a subtle asymmetry. The facades are graced by a large bas-relief of the goddess Cybele and Jacques Schnier’s vibrant depiction of St. George and the Dragon. In a 1995 renovation designed by VBN Architects in association with WLC Architects, the buildings were structurally retrofitted and their interiors were entirely remodeled. Berkeley Historical Plaque Project 2000