San Jose, California

=== Architecture ===
[[File:USA-San Jose-Scottish Rite Temple-1.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Scottish Rite]] Temple of San Jose, on St. James Park, built 1924.]]
Because the downtown area is in the flight path to nearby [[Mineta San Jose International Airport]] (also evidenced in the above panoramic), there is a height limit for buildings in the downtown area, which is underneath the final approach corridor to the airport. The height limit is dictated by local ordinances, driven by the distance from the runway and a slope defined by Federal Aviation Administration regulations. Core downtown buildings are limited to approximately {{cvt|300|ft|m}} but can get taller farther from the airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staff Review Agenda |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/pdf/recent/111507.pdf |publisher=City of San Jose |date=November 15, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012158/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/pdf/recent/111507.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2008}}</ref>

There has been broad criticism over the past few decades of the city's architecture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Development Services |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/development/developmentcenter/second_floor.asp |publisher=City of San Jose |date=February 6, 2006 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402153817/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/development/developmentcenter/second_floor.asp |archive-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> Citizens have complained that San Jose is lacking in aesthetically pleasing architectural styles. Blame for this lack of architectural "beauty" can be assigned to the re-development of the downtown area from the 1950s onward, in which whole blocks of historic commercial and residential structures were demolished.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Jose Downtown Historic District |url=https://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/santaclara/shd.htm |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512015831/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/santaclara/shd.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Exceptions to this include the [[Downtown Historic District (San Jose, California)|Downtown Historic District]], the [[Hotel De Anza]], and the [[Hotel Sainte Claire]], both of which are listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] for their architectural and historical significance.
[[File:Firehouse No. 1, San Pedro Square, San Jose (44518230154).jpg|thumb|right|[[San Pedro Square]] is one of San Jose's oldest neighborhoods.]]
Municipal building projects have experimented more with architectural styles than have most private enterprises.<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Building Policy |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/ESD/natural-energy-resources/gb-policy.htm |date=April 10, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401165425/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/natural-energy-resources/gb-policy.htm |archive-date=April 1, 2008}}</ref> The Children's Discovery Museum, Tech Museum of Innovation, and the San Jose Repertory Theater building have experimented with bold colors and unusual exteriors. The new [[San Jose City Hall|City Hall]], designed by Richard Meier & Partners, opened in 2005 and is a notable addition to the growing collection of municipal building projects.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yoders |first=Jeff |title=San Jose's Richard Meier-designed city hall: To Leed, or Not to Leed |url=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/san-joses-richard-meier-designed-city-hall-leed-or-not-leed |work=Building Design and Construction |date=November 1, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810123942/http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6281251.html |archive-date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>

San Jose has many examples of houses with fine architecture. Late 19th century and early 20th century styles exist in neighborhoods such as [[Shasta/Hanchett Park, San Jose, California|Hanchett Park]], [[Naglee Park, San Jose, California|Naglee Park]], [[Rose Garden, San Jose, California|Rose Garden]], and [[Willow Glen, California|Willow Glen]] (including [[Palm Haven]]).

Styles include [[Mediterranean Revival architecture]], [[Spanish Colonial architecture]], [[Neoclassical architecture]], [[American Craftsman|Craftsman]], [[Mission Revival]], [[Prairie style]], and [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] Victorian.

Notable architects include [[Frank Delos Wolfe]], [[Theodore Lenzen]], Charles McKenzie,<ref name="then">{{cite news |title= Photos of homes in San Jose, California, then and now. |url= http://www.bvnasj.org/SanJoseThenNow3.htm |author= Buena Vista Neighborhood Association |date= February 21, 2012 |access-date= August 16, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141110020629/http://www.bvnasj.org/SanJoseThenNow3.htm |archive-date= November 10, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> and [[Julia Morgan]].<ref name="Morgan">{{cite news |title=Julia Morgan-designed mansion on The Alameda in San Jose will soon become office space |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/rose-garden/ci_15907062 |author=Mary Gottschalk / San Jose Mercury News |date=August 26, 2010 |access-date=June 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614023411/http://www.mercurynews.com/rose-garden/ci_15907062 |archive-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>