Announcing the 46th Annual High School Design Competition. This year’s competition will celebrate the upcoming Super Bowl 50 to be held next year at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. You can find the program description and full competition packet on our High School Design Competition web page.
May MeredithSF Chronicle. Tuesday, November 4, 2014 By day, they are typical high school students. But when 1:30 p.m. rolls around, they are working alongside real architects and designers, helping draw sketches, price out materials and make models of San Francisco’s ever-changing skyline…. Build San Francisco Institute is a unique collaboration between working professionals and …
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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 LMS Architects for their work on the new Firehouse Number 1. The clients for the new Firehouse are SFMOMA, SFFD & SFDPW. The prize is given in honor …
LMS Architects wins the 2014 Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize. Read More »
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). …
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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 …
