Center For Architecture And Design

THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A PUBLIC-FOCUSED DIALOGUE ON ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES WERE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING THE NEW CENTER & THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY FESTIVAL.

ATCHITECTURE AND THE CITY FESTIVAL19TH ANNUAL ARCHITECTURE + THE CITY FESTIVAL (A+C FESTIVAL '22) ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST ANTICIPATED ARCHITECTURE EVENTS, THE FESTIVAL-WHICH CELEBRATES THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA'S UNIQUE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN COMMUNITY--WILL FEATURE A DIVERSE SCHEDULE OF CONVERSATIONS, AN AUTHORS SHOWCASE, PROJECT, STUDIO AND WALKING TOURS, AN INTERACTIVE "STEEP URBANIST" EXPERIENCE, AND THE RETURN TO INPERSON ATTENDANCE OF THE PERENNIAL CROWD FAVORITE.THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE AS ART, CLI-MATE ANXIETY, ACHIEVING REAL QUALITY AND VALUE IN NEW HOUSING, THE EVOLUTION OF THE UR-BAN WATERFRONT, BUILDING RESILIENT MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING, PROMOTING NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIVITY, SPACES FOR MODERN-DAY MAKERS, NEW FINANCING STRUCTURES FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, PUSHING FILIPINX CREATIVITY FORWARD, WAYFINDING FOR THE FUTURE OF HY-BRID WORK, AND MORE. MORE THAN 957 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FESTIVAL.

FRESH BREW:CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, SAN FRANCISCO AND THE AIASF HOUSING COMMITTEE, THIS SEGMENT OF FRESH BREW IS A SERIES OF ONLINE MORNING CONVERSATIONS COVERING A VARIETY OF TOPICS ABOUT ALL THINGS ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH ENGAGING DIALOGUE AND TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR INSPIRATION. THERE WERE SEVERAL FRESH BREW SEGMENTS IN APRIL 2022 STARTING WITH THE FUTURE OF LABOR IN ARCHITECTURE JOINED BY A POWERHOUSE PANEL WHO DISCUSSED THE BEGINNINGS OF A BURGEONING MOVEMENT TO MAKE ARCHITECTURE MORE EQUITABLE, THE PROFESSION MORE JUST, AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT MORE RESILIENT.A THREE-PART SERIES EXPLORING THE IDEAS AND WORK OF THE PIONEER VIENNESE-AMERICAN ARCHITECT, RICHARD NEUTRA. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT GARY STRANG MODERATED THIS TALK WITH DR. RAYMOND NEUTRA, PRESIDENT OF THE NEUTRA INSTITUTE FOR SURVIVAL THROUGH DESIGN, WHO DISCUSSED HIS NEW BOOK, CHEAP AND THIN: NEUTRA AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.DESIGN AFICIONADA LISA BOQUIREN HAD CONVERSATION WITH BERT DE VITERBO PRINCIPAL AT GENSLER'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE WHO TALKED SHOP ABOUT BERT'S WORK LEADING A CROSS-DISCIPLINE TEAM AND A HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO CRAFT AN INSPIRING AND PURPOSEFUL USER JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE AND DESIGN. 278 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FRESH BREW SERIES ONLINE.

2022 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE AWARDS PROGRAM:COMMUNITY ALLIANCE AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE PROFESSION WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BAY AREA'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY INCLUDE ADVANCEMENT OR DEVELOPMENT OF INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE; THE COMMISSIONING OF NOTABLE ADDITIONS TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; OR ACTIVITIES THAT RAISE THE PUBLIC'S CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EXCELLENT DESIGN IN THE SHAPING OF OUR WORLD AND CULTURE. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE IN PERSON EVENT.2022 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE AWARD WINNERS ARE:SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD: MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & CULTURE COMPLEX SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS FOR EXTENDED COMMITMENT OR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE EVIDENCED BY A POSITIVE IMPACT ON URBAN, ENVIRONMENTAL, OR NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES.RESILIENCE AWARD: MECHANICS' INSTITUTE AND WESTERN NEIGHBORHOODS PROJECT RESILIENCE AWARD: RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN A MAINSTAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHOSE MISSION ALIGNS WITH THE HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION OF COMMUNITY STORIES.CHANGEMAKER AWARD: COOL PETALUMA AND GRAY AREACHANGEMAKER AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO APPLY ART, TECHNOLOGY + RESEARCH TO TACKLE SOCIETAL PROBLEMS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR GROWTH TO OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA.REVITALIZATION AWARD: AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL DISTRICT AND THE GAME PARLOUR RECOGNIZES BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, DEVELOPERS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE ENHANCED THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PROPERTIES OR INVIGORATED THE CULTURE, WHICH HAS, IN TURN, HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING AREA.MENTOR AWARD: SEAN TICKNOR, BIG SKILLS TINY HOMES AND EMILY PILLOTON-LAM, GIRLS GARAGE. RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT IN GUIDING STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES, AND/OR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREER.SANDRA I. VIVANCO EDUCATION AWARD: RUTH ASAWA SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS / ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN.RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO UPHOLD THE VALUES TO INSPIRE STUDENTS, PEERS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PEDAGOGY INTO PRACTICE.ALLIANCE AWARD TERNER CENTER FOR HOUSING INNOVATION AND MERCY HOUSING.