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 …
The Build San Francisco Institute is devoted to the architecture of building adults.By Richard RapaportMarch 8, 2007 As they exited San Francisco’s landmark Ferry Building one afternoon in December 2005, the 20 students from the Build San Francisco Institute were, to be honest, bent out of shape. These high school juniors and seniors, halfway through the yearlong design …
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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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 …
Join us on Thursday, September 28th at the historic Green Room in San Francisco for a spectacular gala featuring a live jazz band, casino tables, and the traditional Beaux Arts costume contest! More information here: AFSF Beaux Arts Ball
With enormous gratitude, we thank ALL of the participants in our 2023 AFSF summer programs for their dedicated efforts and innovative accomplishments. Both sessions of the Summer Design Institute were fantastic, with impressive designs created and presented by students from throughout the Bay Area, across the US, and around the world. We look forward to …
Register now for the July 10-28 session of the AFSF Summer Design Institute. Enrollment for this fun and collaborative deep-dive into architecture ends this Friday, June 23rd. All interested high school students are encouraged to apply. Participants from around the world will collaborate on-line as they learn digital design tools and create original solutions to …
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Congratulations to all students who submitted original creative work for this year’s AFSF High School Design Competition. And enormous thanks to our sponsors and judges! See the list of all the award winners, for details on their designs and the competition as a whole. Students from 21 high schools in 3 US States and 8 …
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Registration for the June 12-30 session of the AFSF Summer Design Institute closes this Friday, June 2. Register now, and make a deposit payment to confirm your placement in the program.
Join us THIS SUNDAY, May 21st, 4-5pm PDT, for the Awards Ceremony of the 54th AFSF Annual High School Design Competition! Join via Zoom or dial-in: (669) 900-6833 meeting ID: 845 5115 3279, Passcode: 893665 Click here for more info on the 54th annual AFSF High School Design Competition: Reach out with any questions: Ryan Lee, 415-277-3041, Ryan.Lee@woodsbagot.com
Register now for AFSF’s 2023 Summer Design Institute, a 3-week deep dive into architecture and design. High school students from SF, the Bay Area, around California, throughout the US, and around the world are invited to participate in this exciting, creative, 3-week online interactive program. Choose either of our two sessions: June 12-30 or July 10-28. Register …
54th Annual AFSF High School Design Competition Calling all high school students interested in Design! The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco has announced its 54th annual High School Design Competition. Students are challenged to design a Park Space and a PDR Collective next to existing wetlands along Islais Creek in San Francisco. In this unique combination of uses, …
Register now for the final AFSF Saturday Design Studio of the 2022-23 school year! Over the course of 6 Saturday mornings, you and a group of new friends you’ll meet will… learn high tech digital tools used by professional architects create original designs on your own and collaborative in teams be mentored 1:1 by a professional architect …
