To meet the demand for expanded programs and help solve the pressing issues we face in our city, the Center for Architecture + Design must grow beyond our current capacity and become more accessible to serve our diverse community.

An important step towards achieving this vision is building a cultural hub for all things architecture and design; a place to connect, learn, collaborate, and celebrate.

Aidlin Darling Design and a talented team of collaborators from across the Bay Area are working to build a cultural destination on the ground floor space of the historic Hallidie Building. The new Center for Architecture + Design will be a global nexus for designers to discuss and disseminate design’s potential to solve the environmental and social problems facing our community and planet. The Center’s bookstore, gallery, and lecture halls will further fill the Bay Area’s critical need for public design education.

Together, with the support of our community, we have the opportunity to create an enduring hub dedicated to inspiring, educating, and engaging audiences of all ages to discover design’s power to improve the quality of our daily lives.

Discover why community advocates, industry leaders, and AIA members believe the new Center for Architecture + Design will make a lasting impact on our community.

Forming a more accessible, expanded Center has been a project many years in the making. This expansion process would not be possible without the leadership and generosity of industry allies, AIA members, and individual donors.

Over $3MM has been raised so far through in-kind contributions from generous donations. The Center still needs to raise nearly $4MM to cover the construction costs.