Gallery

AIA San Francisco, Center for Architecture + Design, Environmental Design Archives at UC Berkeley, California Historical Society, SPUR and the San Francisco Public Library are pleased to present Unbuilt San Francisco, a collaborative exhibition on view August – November, 2013.

Open to architecture, landscape architecture and interior architecture firms with 19 or fewer employees, Small Firms, Great Projects provides a venue for small firms to showcase their best work in a magazine publication, online and companion exhibition.

On view through December 20, Forgotten Modernism is an ongoing visual exploration of San Francisco’s often overlooked modern architecture. Using bold colors and stylized graphics, this exhibition portrays San Francisco’s important modernist buildings not as quiet additions to the urban landscape but rather as confident gestures that embody the bold aesthetics of Modern architecture. Sponsored by Dococomo northern CA, Page & Turnbull, AIASF and the Center for Architecture + Design. Artwork by Michael Murphy.

Architecture at Zero 2012 is a zero net energy design competition open to students and professionals worldwide. The design challenge was a zero net energy (ZNE) student housing or administrative building design for the University of California, Merced. It is expected that all entries will be part of an exhibition that will travel to multiple locations throughout the state of California during 2012. The Architecture at Zero 2012 exhibition is on view through December 20.

Peter Espe’s collection of over 1,000 San Francisco postcards reveals an urban landscape at once foreign and strangely familiar. Espe, a senior project manager at HOK, has been steadily building this vast and varied assemblage of San Francisco history for nearly seven years. Striking images include the Union Ferry Depot in 1915; a depiction of workers laying the Pacific Cable below the Cliff House; and the original de Young Museum (Fine Arts Building) rising above the tree line in Golden Gate Park.

On view May 24 - July 19, AIA San Francisco’s Design Awards exhibition celebrates the best in architecture and urban design in the Bay Area. Winning firms and projects in the categories of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Energy + Sustainability, Historic Preservation, Unbuilt and Special Achievement will be on display.

Presenting Architecture announces its first exhibition and seminar series. Curated by Robert Becker, this exhibition highlights 'case studies' of architectural model makers, photographers and visualization experts, along with a communications case study by author Amanda Walter. These studies explore how artists produce their craft and showcase the importance of using specialists to make your architectural presentation a winning one.

The Architecture of Consequence exhibition was a unique collaboration with the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI). In 2009, the NAI presented Architecture of Consequence – Dutch Designs on the Future. Over the past two years it has been presented in multiple locations around the world. This latest incarnation, in San Francisco, is the first to add content to the exhibition with the inclusion of new work by four Bay Area architecture firms.

AIA San Francisco’s Design Awards program celebrates the best in architecture and urban design in the Bay Area. Recognizing achievement in a broad range of architectural work by members and nonmembers, the program serves to inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice. Winning projects are featured in California Home + Design and all entrants are considered for inclusion in the San Francisco and Marin Home Tours weekends as well as top, national design publications.

Architectural Photography featured the creative work of a group of talented Bay Area architectural photographers. More than pictorial representations of a static building or space, the images are expressions of the architect's vision through the photographer's filtered camera lens.

Celebrating exceptional Bay Area architecture, this exhibition showcases the innovative and award-winning work of local architecture and design professionals. Whether you are looking for an architect, or simply passionate about architecture, Small Firms, Great Projects is an invaluable resource. The exhibition introduces viewers to architecture and design firms experienced in a wide range of work, including new residences and remodels, commercial and retail spaces, educational, civic, institutional and religious projects, historic preservation, and landscape and interior design.

Art for Architecture, an exhibition and online auction, featured a collection of exclusive drawings by internationally acclaimed architects and designers. A benefit for the Center for Architecture + Design, this exhibition and auction highlighted sketches of buildings and landscapes that capture the beauty of San Francisco and cities beyond. Images on display and auction included collage, watercolor, pen and ink drawings of new and proposed architectural landmarks.

Water for a Sustainable City addressed the complicated story of San Francisco's relationship to the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System and examined everything from the typical San Franciscan’s water usage to the city’s growing dependence on alternative energy and water. Represented through charts and photographs, the exhibition showcased how far the typical San Franciscan's water travels—from glacier to watershed to faucet.

AIGA San Francisco Design Week exhibition featured award-winning design from AIGA San Francisco, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Interaction Design Association (IxDA), and Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD).