San Diego Architectural Foundation

The San Diego Architectural Foundation (SDAF) is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the education and promotion of outstanding architecture, planning and urban design throughout the San Diego region. We seek to educate students, emerging professionals and the community at large about the value of design excellence.

The SDAF recognizes that we are all affected, positively or negatively, by the man-made environment in which we live. Our homes, workplaces, schools and the communities in which they exist, profoundly shape our mental and spiritual well-being. Our power to create, to produce, to utilize our physical and cognitive skills, and even our susceptibility to stress and mental illness are demonstrably influenced by our physical environment.

San Diego is consistently growing, densifying and redeveloping. It is easy to assume that the quality of our buildings and urban design is beyond our control or in someone else’s hands. But the reality is that we all play a role in shaping our built environment. We must be aware, appreciative and involved in the design of our environment in order to ensure that the ongoing evolution of our city and our region creates and preserves a heritage worthy of future generations.

By educating our community and encouraging awareness of the importance of our built environment, SDAF strives to improve our quality of life. Continued effort will provide an even better understanding of the interface between our natural and built environments.

street address:
707 tenth avenue, suite 223
san diego, caA 92101
  
mailing address:
p.o. box 122228
san diego, ca 92112-2228

phone:
(619) 232-1385

email:
info@sdarchitecture.org