Ten years after the devastating fire in the Oaklands hills, a SF Chronicle writer returns to assess the myriad of architectural styles that have sprung up. “The hills now are a smorgasbord — an open textbook for architects.” Although there is an abundance of that stucco “neo-Mediterranean” luxury look, there are some interesting structures sitting in the hills. “A cross between a giant sax and a beached ocean liner”, “A house wrapped in corrugated steel and shaped like an egg”, and something that looks like a spaceship. Considering their previous losses, I suppose the owners deserve the reward of making a solid personal statement.