After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , Pflueger continued his grade-school education , graduating at age 13 in a mass ceremony held in Golden Gate Park for all the city 's devastated public schools . By 1907 , Pflueger was working as a draftsman and soon joined the architectural firm Miller and Colmesnil , under the guidance of James Rupert Miller , senior partner . Young Pflueger sketched ornamental details based on ideas from his bosses , and attended Mission High Evening School to further his education . In 1911 , Pflueger joined the San Francisco Architectural Club ( SFAC ) , an organization that helped budding architects receive training in the informal Atelier Method where older experts taught the practical side of architecture including waterproofing , lighting and structural concerns to students who had no hope or wish to study Beaux-Arts in an established school abroad . Pflueger became thoroughly involved with SFAC 's collegial activities and was chosen director in 1914
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Timothy L. Pflueger