St. Mary's Gardens
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St. Mary's Gardens is an Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

 elderly housing facility noted for its airy, open design and innovative use of low-cost plywood.

The building was designed by Thomas J. Caulfield
Thomas J. Caulfield
Thomas J. Caulfield was an American architect. Caulfield's work has won numerous national and regional design awards....

 of Peters, Clayberg, and Caulfield. The design received a national Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

in 1981.
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