“Small Firms, Great Projects” Submission

The 18th Edition of the Small Firms, Great Projects program aligns with the mission of opening the new Center for Architecture + Design. This year's team is Gather: Space & Places Where We Come Together, and it is a fantastic opportunity for small design firms to spotlight their work.

This year's theme, Gather: Space & Places Where We Come Together, explores ways in which architects create dynamic spaces for collaboration, connection, and celebration. All residential, commercial, and public space projects will be accepted.

Across design industries and the built-environment community, creating inspiring spaces to gather requires a multifaceted approach. How does your work contribute?

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Open to small San Francisco Bay Area architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, and architectural lighting firms, Small Firms, Great Projects 18th edition provides a platform for small firms to feature their best work in print, online, and in conjunction with AIASF programming. Featured work and profiles may include any project type or client sector.

Firms may submit work for a profile in a one-page layout or two-page spread. Firms may submit projects that have been previously published in Small Firms, Great Projects or other publications.

This year's editorial articles will focus on how the spaces in which families, friends, co-workers, and the public gather together. To align with the 2023 theme of Gather, Small Firms, Great Projects, participants are invited to pitch articles to highlight the variety of ways small firms are making a difference in the creation of Places and Spaces Where We Come Together.

You’ll Get Exposure (for a long time!)

It’s true: submitting to Small Firms, Great Projects gives you exposure to potential clients for the long-term. Individuals are still coming into our office for our complimentary past publications. With quarterly content refreshes tied to AIASF topical programming conversations, viewers will visit the dynamic digital publication throughout the year.

Networking

In the design world, collaborating with people is integral to business. Having your work in our publication alongside other skilled design firms is an easy way to connect with like-minded people.

Strengthen Your Firm's Reputation

Having your work in an AIASF publication increases the chances that a client will trust your business. AIASF is nationally and internationally recognized, and engaging with AIASF elevates your firm’s profile!

Programming Opportunities

Through curated firm tours and topical panel discussions across a year, AIASF and the Center for Architecture + Design will continue to spotlight SFGP participants.

The online submission form will collect:

Firm Details + Description
Firm Logo — recommended 3” W x 3” H image in a JPG format, 300 DPI Resolution
Main Image + Caption — recommended 12” W x 10” H image in a JPG Format, 300 DPI Resolution
Detail Image + Caption — recommended 3” W x 3” H image in a JPG format, 300 DPI Resolution
Full-Page Image + Caption (2 Page spread only) — recommended 10” W x 12” H image in a JPG Format,
300 DPI Resolution
Photographer Agreement (recommended, but not required) — a suggested template for the agreement (specific to a design competition, but adaptable for other uses) is made available by the American Society of Media Photographers here

All images specs are recommended, but not required. Copy must be clear, concise, and written in the third person.

Call for Editorial Submissions (Optional)

Submit an editorial pitch for an article for consideration in the either print or digital editions. AIA SF will contact selected contributors to coordinate their submission. There is no additional charge to participate.

The editorial pitch should relate to the theme "Gather" and how architecture and design create Places and Spaces Where We Come Together across building typologies.

For the print edition, pitches for feature articles are requested; built work, across architecture, interiors and landscape design, with professional photography are preferred. For the digital edition, pitches for feature articles with both built and unbuilt work, as well as thought pieces, are encouraged with priority given to pitches which connect with the theme.

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To collect submissions, AIASF uses the Submittable platform. To access the submission form, you will need to log in to an account with Submittable; if you do not already have a login, you may set one up here.

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