Calendar
The Center for Architecture + Design hosts annual programs spanning a range of topics in the architecture and multi-disciplinary design space. From forums and tours to youth programs, film screenings, author showcases, and more, our programs provide ample opportunities for individuals of all ages to delve into the influential realm of design.
2024 SUMMER EXHIBITION ON VIEW: MAY 20 – JULY 12
Design & Advocacy: Lessons from the Work of Marsha Maytum, FAIA
On view in the Center for Architecture + Design gallery through July 5, this exhibition opening will feature a live discussion among leading California architects of different generations about the future of the profession: Angela Brooks, FAIA, of Brooks + Scarpa Architects; Jennifer Devlin-Herbert, FAIA, of EHDD Architecture; and Katie Ackerly, AIA, of David Baker Architects; moderated by Gwen Fuertes, AIA, of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects.
Image credit: Berkeley Way / by Bruce Damonte
POP-UP EXHIBITION | MAY 2 – JUNE 15
Ancestral, Artificial, and Additive Intelligence in Earthen Architecture
Soil, comprising geological and biological elements, is humankind’s oldest and most widely used building material. In this year-long research studio, students explored earth’s potential as an ancient, traditional, contemporary, and future building material, particularly leveraging computational design and additive manufacturing techniques. Participants will engage in fundamental tools for manipulating clay-based materials and develop workflows utilizing parametric modeling in Grasshopper. Student work by Zhongyuan Fu, Gaurav Ganguli, Fang Guo, Jinghao Xiang, Aiyi Ji, Rayoung Kim, Shnglu Qiu; Instructor: Professor Ronald Rael, University of California Berkeley; Studio Guest Advisor: Barrak Darweesh, Ph.D Candidate, UC Berkeley; Studio Collaborator: HOK
EXPERIENTIAL TOUR | JULY 25
Explore Arborica:
A Field Trip for the Wood Lover
21ST ANNUAL FESTIVAL | SEPTEMBER 5 – 27. 2024
Architecture + the City Festival
Since 2003, we have worked to enrich these core events and have collaborated with countless design and community partners, firms, and organizations to further creative ideas and advance the conversation surrounding our local built environment, to celebrate accomplishments, and together work towards building a more sustainable future. Through these program partnerships, we have worked to bring together leading minds from around the world to share and exchange ideas as well as promote the innovation and forward-thinking that defines the San Francisco Bay Area.
SAVE THE DATE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
Community Alliance Awards
Since 2015, the Center for Architecture + Design and AIA San Francisco’s Community Alliance Awards has honored 100+ individuals, firms, and organizations whose overall work, leadership, and dedication has shaped the character and vibrancy of our communities and the future of our built environment.
In addition to the annual awards program, our ongoing Community Spotlight and Community Builders Series recognizes the contributions of an array of extraordinary individuals and organizations for their service to the community and to the profession. Their continued efforts to engage, educate, collaborate, and advocate elevates the value of design and its impact on the experiences of our daily lives.
