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.