If you are a high school Junior or Senior in San Francisco you should definitely check out Build San Francisco. Earn fifteen units of U.C. approved credit in Architectural Design and Environmental Science, plus an internship in a major San Francisco firm. See your counselor for details on how to enroll.
The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco presents the Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize every year to a small San Francisco architectural firm honoring design excellence. This year the prize has been awarded to Karin Payson for her work on the new Bayview Public Library. The prize is given in honor of San Francisco architect Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick (1935 – 1988). …
Karin Payson wins the Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize 2013 Read More »
Make the Connection is an annual mixer that brings together professionals from the architectural, construction, engineering, facility management, green building, interior design and marketing communities in Northern California for an evening of conversation and cocktails. Presented by AIA, IIDA, IFMA, SMPS, and USGBC. Each year the proceeds from the Make the Connection event benefit a …
Make the Connection is an annual mixer that brings together professionals from the architectural, construction, engineering, facility management, green building, interior design and marketing communities in Northern California for an evening of conversation and cocktails. Presented by AIA, IIDA, IFMA, SMPS, and USGBC. Each year the proceeds from the Make the Connection event benefit a local …
Last fall, we were fortunate to have participated in the High School Mentorship program hosted by the Build San Francisco Institute. The program itself is unique, and we were very fortunate in having Waylon as our mentee. Waylon is a senior at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA) in San Francisco, a public school …
The Joy of Mentoring a High School student: The Build San Francisco Institute. Read More »
The AFSF — Instructables America’s Cup Challenge The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco has teamed up with Instructables.com to create the America’s Cup Design Challenge. Read the challenge on their website then create your model, real or virtual, of an America’s Cup Racing Yacht and enter the contest to win prizes. All America’s Cup …
Build SF Update The 2012 school year has begun and Build San Francisco is again accepting students. This year we are running three programs, including morning design studios with Independence and Ida B. Wells High Schools. The afternoon Build San Francisco Institute program is rapidly filling up, with a great group of students from eight …
012 VENICE BIENNALE Economic Development by Proxy Posted on: August 13, 2012By DOUGLAS BURNHAM In 2010, amid the severe economic downturn, San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office requested proposals for temporary uses on city-owned vacant lots as a way to spur economic development within a neighborhood marred by a 10-block-long linear void created when the earthquake-damaged Central Freeway was …
Our new website includes a News Feed We will be updating it with news and information about our programs and events throughout the year.
All of the programs in our New Day for Learning, Part Two, series have undergone outside evaluation to either gauge their success, improve performance, or both.January 20, 2009 Independent, third-party assessment that quantifies accomplishments and identifies areas for improvement is what can transform a good program into an exceptional one. And investigating what makes full-time-learning …
