In honor of San Francisco architect
Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick (1935-1988). Kirby designed,
among other things, the Peralta Elementary School in
Oakland with Dan Solomon, which was published in Progressive
Architecture. During the time his office was at 447
Sutter Street, he also designed many private homes
including one in St. Helena, which was published in
Architectural Record Houses.

(Congregation Beth Shelom. Best new building in San Francisco 2008. Stanley Snitomitz/Natoma Architects Inc.)

(Stanley Snitomitz recieving Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick price from AFSF board memory, David Nuhel, FAIA)
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco
2009 Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize
Named in honor of San Francisco architect Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick (1935-1988_. His own
award winning designs include the Peralta Elementary School in Oakland (with Dan Solomon). During
the time his office was at 447 Sutter Street, he also designed many private homes including
St. Helena, which was selected for Architectural Record Houses. The KWF Prize was made possible
by his estate in order to recognize excellence in small architectural practices.
The Prize
Inaugurated in 2005, the first Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize was awarded to Jim Jennings
(www.jimjenningsarchitecture.com) for his design of the Visiting Artists
Studio at the Oliver Ranch in Geyserville. Subsequent prizes have gone to
Paulett Taggart (www.ptarc.com) for her La Cucina mixed-use project in San
Francisco's mission district and Stanley Saitowitz for his project for Congregation
Beth Shalom.
2009 Prize
Best New Building in San Francisco
In an effort to continue to focus the public's appreciation on important new
buildings by small practices, the Board of Directors of the Architectural
Foundation of San Francisco has asked the selection committee to again use this
year's award to recognize the best new building in San Francisco. The committee
includes board members from AFSF, a previous prize winner and a current
BuildSF high school student. The award, along with a check for $2500, will be
presented to the building's architect at the AFSF's Annual Awards Breakfast in
May.
Nominations
Anyone may nominate a building for consideration by the jury. The project must
have been built in the last 5 years and designed by a small office of 5 or less
licensed architects. Nominations should be emailed to Carol Braves at
Carol@afsf.org by April 15, 2009.
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