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Bay Area Bash

Facades+ returns to San Francisco on January 26

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Hitting the Airwaves

Mark Cavagnero Associates adapts SF State media arts building to a fickle microclimate

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Small But Mighty

Surfacedesign introduces a lush garden with native vegetation to an underused backyard in San Francisco

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A New Chapter

Eames Institute acquires San Francisco’s storied William Stout Architectural Books

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Clear the Way

SAW reimagines a cluttered midcentury bungalow by opening its core to outdoor views

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In Limbo

Daily digest: Florence’s Ponte Vecchio bridge undergoes first restoration in 677 years, plans for San Francisco’s $1.7 million toilet halted, and more

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Funding Future Scholars

California College of the Arts receives $4.7 million from Gensler, Amazon, and others to support diversity in design

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Floating

Daily digest: Hurricane Ian ruins dome house in Florida, a proposed skyscraper for San Francisco with a levitating top, and more

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Zen Restored

Restoration work completes on iconic pagoda at San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden

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Winners’ Circle

Daily digest: Houston’s Orange Show Monument bolstered by preservation grant, Taller Capital wins 2022 MCHAP.emerge Award, and more

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Constraints as Context

Jensen Architects embraces the complexity of San Francisco as design inspiration

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Mix & Match

A modest 1920s Spanish-revival home gets a sprawling, eclectic update

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Electricity Plus Equity

A new substation in San Francisco by Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and TEF Design powers a more hopeful future for Hunters Point

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Top This

James Corner Field Operations’ Presidio Tunnel Tops opens to rave reviews from San Franciscans

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Turning Inward

Uber focuses on employee needs in new San Francisco headquarters

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On A Mission

Work kicks off on Studio Gang-designed apartment tower at San Francisco’s sprawling Mission Rock development

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Family Size

The Wraparound House expands a 1930s San Francisco residence with flair to spare

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Standing Firm

Daily digest: Docomomo’s 11 most threatened modern sites, Olson Kundig expands to the Big Apple, and more

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