AIA San Francisco (AIASF) announced the 2020 AIASF Design Awards recipients on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in a virtual awards ceremony attended by over 300 people. This year’s award recipients are Aidlin Darling Design, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, David Baker Architects, EHDD, Fletcher Studio, Gensler, IwamotoScott Architecture,  jones | haydu, Jang Ock Kim, Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects, Mark Cavagnero Associates, Mork Ulnes Architects, TEF Design, Skidmore, Owings & Merill, OpenScope Studio, Kenta Oye, Fan Pan, Perkins&Will, Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects, and WRNS Studio.

The 2020 jury featured four esteemed leaders in architecture and design: Allison Arieff, City Monitor; Tim Culvahouse, FAIA, Culvahouse Consulting; Sheila Kennedy, FAIA, Kennedy & Violich Architecture Ltd.; and Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, Brooks + Scarpa.

The momentous occasion welcomed a world-renowned speaker lineup with keynote Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, founding principal of Brooks + Scarpa, and special guests Marcio Kogan, Hon. FAIA, founding director of Studio MK27, and Manuelita Antonio Rangel Sosa, founder, and director of SuperWorks, representing Public Architecture.

"In these unprecedented times, there is no better moment than now to honor and celebrate the designs that help to make our world more equitable, healthy, and beautiful," commented AIASF Executive Director Stacy Williams.

The AIASF Design Awards submissions are divided into three main categories—Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Unbuilt Design—plus three optional concentrations for Commendations that give special acknowledgment to projects that further encompass the values of good design within the context of Historic Preservation, Social Responsibility, and Urban Design. The Design Awards program incorporates the fulfillment of sustainable design principles into all categories.

"The scope of the projects honored by the AIASF Design Awards demonstrates that SF-based designers are continuing to raise the bar," noted 2020 AIASF President Adrianne Steichen, AIA. "The level of the design excellence we see in this work addresses the importance of building with the community for greater resilience and sustainability," she added.

The 2020 AIASF Design Awards program was juried in San Francisco at the AIA San Francisco headquarters on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, which subsequently required AIASF to move all its programs online. View project images here.

In existence for nearly half a century, AIA San Francisco's Design Awards program recognizes the outstanding achievements in architecture and design of Bay Area individuals and organizations. It celebrates exceptional architectural design as well as the work of allied professionals from afar who contribute to our local built environment's framework. The program serves to inform the public of the breadth and value of the architectural practice.

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Serving the Bay Area for over a century, AIA San Francisco (AIASF), is committed to enhancing the quality of life in the Bay Area by promoting excellence in architecture, design, and the built environment. AIASF represents members practicing architecture, as well as allied community professionals in San Francisco and Marin counties. As a resource for our members and the public, AIA San Francisco strives to improve the quality of life in the Bay Area through community involvement, education, advocacy, public outreach, and member services.