Ratcliff discusses the architectural practice and principled philosophy of his father, Walter H. Ratcliff, exploring the relationship of the first two generations of Ratcliff architects to Bay Region architects such as Maybeck and Wurster. They discuss social planning, growth, and development concerns of Berkeley, as well as the city's cultural life. ROBERT W. RATCLIFF (1913-1998) interviewed on family history and life in Berkeley, 1920s, 1930s; trips to Sierra; father, Walter Harris Ratcliff, Jr., architect: working philosophy, peers, Bernard Maybeck, the craftsman tradition, East Bay work for schools, banks, and banking interests; family social and musical life, Mendocino County; Robert Ratcliff and EVELYN PAINE RATCLIFF (1914-1997): UC Berkeley School of Architecture, 1936; European tour, Alameda Naval Base, and Seabees, WWII; Ratcliff, Haymond and Ratcliff, 1945, and Ratcliff, Slama and Cadwalader, 1961: UC Berkeley work, Alameda County, hospital, other University work; interest in City of Berkeley social planning, master planning, waterfront, Panoramic Hill; The Ratcliff Architects, 1978, management, traditions.