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The Center for Architecture + Design is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to creating a public-focused dialogue on architecture, design, and the built environment in the San Francisco Bay Area.

05/01/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Renata Ingerson ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Renata Ingerson and her piece, “Stripe Chair” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check it out.

The Stripe Chair is made entirely of scrap oak from furniture production, wood that has been discarded due to being too small to readily use or for being a color outside of the customer’s acceptable range. Renata is a Seattle based designer, who approach to design is focused on functionality and craftsmanship, aiming to bring loveliness and a bit of surprise to simple everyday objects.

Learn more about her work: https://renataingerson.com/

04/27/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Jeanne Choe ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Jeanne Choe and her piece, “Stitches” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check it out.

This was one of the first pieces, where the count and the fit seemed to come together. Her medium is paper and thread. Each piece is hand-stitched and hand-plotted, celebrating slowness in a fast world. And the calm and comfort brought by making.

Jeanne is proud Bay Area-born native, a designer by trade, her balance is brought into scope by being a maker, baker, and tinkerer by want. She has a need to constantly create, to figure stuff out, see how it works, and make something out of a pile of supplies. She has a drive to create, and it is never “one and done”.

Learn more about her work: https://www.feistychoetoo.com/

04/22/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Jim Zack ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Jim Zack and his piece, “Hoop Chair and Stool” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check it out.

The Hoop Chair was an exercise in craft and simplicity. The design evolved from the designers goal to use materials on hand - Aluminum tube and a sheet of aluminum perf. A chair should be comfortable, formally interesting, well crafted, and in this case very light and multi-functional, it can be used indoors or out. The original version of this chair was made in the shop at Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley. This chair was acquired by SF MOMA for the permanent collection in the mid-'90's.

Jim Zack, a California native, and modernist, has the hands on experience of a builder, the craft sensibility of a furniture maker, and the rational, thoughtful approach of an architect- his projects have an obsessive, expressive attention to spatial clarity, materiality, detail and craft. He is the founder of Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction, an San Francisco based firm specializing in the design and making of buildings, interiors and furniture.

Learn more about his practice: https://www.zackdevito.com/

04/17/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Andrea Gaffney ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Andrea Gaffney and her piece, “Fugitive Sailors” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design.

Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check it out.

Seasonal upwelling of cold water shifts the location of the velellas in the ocean, and they are blown to shore in the spring with their sail-like shapes floating on the top of the ocean.

Andrea Gaffney is a commercial landscape and architecture photographer and urban design educator. Her fine art photography practice includes alternative-process large-format pinhole photography and cyanotypes. Her images are made in and of landscapes and ecosystems impacted by climate change.

Check out more of her work: https://www.aeg7.com/

04/15/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Scott Schneider, AIA, NCARB ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Scott Schneider, AIA, NCARB and his piece, “The Medusa” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check it out.

Discovered in 1955 by astronomer George Abell, THE MEDUSA is a planetary nebula located about 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Gemini.

Scott Schneider, AIA NCARB, is an architect by day and astrophotographer by night. As an architect, he and his firm SCOTT SCHNEIDER ARCHITECTURE combine his passions for astronomy and architecture to help people by bringing highly specialized skills and knowledge to create STELLAR SPACES™ - unique, high quality private observatories and spaces for viewing, enjoying, and photographing the mesmerizing night sky. Scott is also the newsletter editor for his local astronomy club, the Tri-valley Stargazers.

View more of his work: https://www.ss-arch.com/

04/14/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Emily White ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Emily White and her piece, “House of Highs and Lows” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design.

“House of Highs and Lows” is a series of 4 Riso prints inspired by the traditional Japanese calendar. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check out her pieces.

Emily White is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she teaches design studios and architectural representation. Her current projects consider how temporal phenomena can be represented through architectural means.

View more of her work: https://emilywhiteprojects.com/

04/07/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Faranak Esmaeili ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Faranak Esmaeili and her piece, “Hegira and Unity” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco.

“Hegira and Unity” is inspired by Persian tile geometry and Rumi’s reflections on unity, the work bridges heritage and contemporary fabrication. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check out her piece.

Faranak Esmaeilii s an Iranian-born artist and architectural designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area who’s work explores the relationship between script, structure, and space.

Check out her work: https://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/2338203?srsltid=AfmBOoprGwtJJtYPz5aoCfT4cyGuGD69LMI4gCUJXuDsprsPOaFuz8am

04/06/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Hafsa Burt ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Hafsa Burt and her piece, “Cleo,” currently featured in the OVERTIME26 exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design.

Cleo has been designed to articulate with the collarbone's curvature, the necklace rests in continuity with the form being anatomically responsive rather than hanging as an external object. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to check out the intricacies of Cleo that can only be seen up close and personal.

Hafsa Burt, FAIA is a practicing architect who has often turned to other media for creative expression includes her sculpture, film and sound design.

Learn more about her practice: https://hbaarchitects.com/

04/01/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Andrew Dunbar ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Andrew Dunbar and his series, "Thresholds."

"Thresholds" offers a window into the intimately familiar environments of San Francisco, recorded through the deliberate discipline of watercolor. These works reveal the patient interplay of light and shadow, highlighting the highly personal journey between an architect's vision and the raw process of making. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. to see how Andrew uses his architectural expertise to redefine our perspective on the urban landscape through pure, transparent color.

Andrew is a Founding Partner of INTERSTICE Architects, a member of the AIA, and a LEED AP with over 25 years of design leadership in both the U.S. and Canada.

Learn more about his practice: https://www.intersticearchitects.com/

03/27/2026

MEET THE ARTIST: Donald MacDonald ☀️

We are proud to spotlight Donald MacDonald and his piece, "Planning Patterns (1973)."

"Planning Patterns" offers a rare look into the abstract origins of a career defined by massive infrastructure, from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to the Tilikum Crossing. Visit us at 140 Sutter St. (our Center) to see how Donald used his architectural expertise to redefine our perspective on design innovation and structural art.

Donald is the Principal of Donald MacDonald Architects, LLC, a Fellow of the AIA, and a recipient of nearly 200 design awards.

Learn more about his practice: https://www.dmdarchitects.com/

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140 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
94104

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Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 2pm

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