Telesis

Telesis was an independent organization of city and county planners, architects and designers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1938 the organization aimed toward creating, through intelligent planning and design, improved living and working conditions for every resident in the Bay Area.

In its 1950 exhibition THE NEXT MILLION PEOPLE, Telesis emphasized the need to coordinate planning efforts of the Bay Region’s then 69 cities and nine counties. On display at the San Francisco Museum of Art, the exhibition was designed by Martin Metal and Nicholas Newbeck.