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Mentor a teen with AFSF!

Sign up here to inspire the next generation of designers and informed community members. The Architectural Foundation of SF connects design + build professionals with high school students in our programs for personalized mentoring arranged to fit your schedule. Opportunities for 4-6 weeks of mentoring start this month. We are seeking mentors for programs running …

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Build SF: Architecting the Next Generation of Young Professionals

Build San Francisco Institute is featured the March 2007 issue of Edutopia magazine, a publication of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. The Build San Francisco model turns students into aspiring designers and architects.By Andrew Brosnan, Jenny Parma, curriculum by Build SF staffJanuary 19, 2009 The Build San Francisco Institute is an academic program created by the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco …

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Summer Design July 2024

High school students around the world are invited to participate in our 3-week intensive deep-dive into the world of design, July 8-26, 2024. In our on-line design studio (9am-noon PDT), learn new concepts, approaches and skills for solving real-world design challenges, individually and in teams. Get an insider’s perspective on a career in architecture, engineering …

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Mentor this summer with AFSF!

Are you a professional in the design + build world, looking to pay it forward by supporting future generations? AFSF connects architects, engineers, landscape designers, urban planners, and others with teens in our high school programs. Our participants routinely describe the experience as inspiring and tremendously impactful. Learn more here

HSDC Awards Ceremony – 4pm today!

At 4pm TODAY (Sun., May 19), join the Awards Ceremony zoom for the AFSF High School Design Competition https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81551940229?pwd=NFRBbTZiQ1hQbXQrd0dUQzZiM2JUdz09 Meeting ID: 815 5194 0229 Passcode: 402483 — One tap mobile +16699006833,,81551940229#,,,,*402483# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,81551940229#,,,,*402483# US — Or dial in by phone: • +1 669 900 6833 or • +1 719 359 4580 Find your …

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HSDC – 2024

AFSF announces the 55th Annual High School Design Competition! Complete details are in the 2024 HSDC design brief. Open to all high school students in public or private schools, from throughout the SF Bay Area, across the US, and around the world. Your challenge this year is to design a Community Resilience Center for a …

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Saturday Design Studios – Fall 2023

AFSF invites high school students throughout the Bay Area and around the world to join the 6-week AFSF Saturday Design Studio. In this Saturday morning online workshop, participants learn new techniques and tools, and create original designs individually and collaboratively to meet real-world design challenges. Students are also mentored by a professional architect, engineer, or …

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