As our Orchids & Onions Committee is hustling together to prepare this year’s program, we wanted to make a super big announcement – our jury! Over the years, we have always had an engaging team of jury members, and this year is absolutely no different. With thought-leaders from a variety …
Being my third post already this year about membership, I wanted to explain why I feel SDAF’s new membership structure is kind of a big deal. This could get long-winded, so here goes… When I first volunteered for SDAF as a jury liaison for the 2011 Orchids & Onions (shout out to …
45th Annual Orchids & Onions Awards to Host a Hybrid, In-Person, and Virtual Gala The San Diego Architectural Foundation (SDAF) invites the public and design industry professionals to nominate the best and worst of San Diego’s architecture in the run-up to the 45th annual Orchids & Onions awards ceremony. …
Meet the Co-Chairs You have both been a part of SDAF for a while. What made you decide to co-chair this year’s PKN? Larry: Good question! I have been a PKN speaker going back probably more than a decade. And, after having been a speaker quite a few times, …
Getting to Know the Speakers PechaKucha Night is in seven days on Thursday, June 10th at 6 pm at Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan! This year’s selected topic is Post-Pandemic Innovation and Design: Reflections from the San Diego-Tijuana Region. Take some time to get to know our speakers! Included in our speaker line-up is …
O&O Interview with John D. Martinez We can’t believe it’s already been 45 years since the San Diego Architectural Foundation has held its first annual Onions & Orchids event! In anticipation, we spoke to this year’s Chair of O&O, John Martinez, and learned how this year will be a bit …
Jury Announcement Drum roll, please! Here we are again, ready to announce our Jury for this year’s 45th Orchids & Onions event coming October 7th! This year is going to be a hybrid event…in-person and live streaming! Architect: Gemma Hsiueh Gemma is a Registered Architect & Principal at RNT Architects who (mainly, but not …
An Interview with SDNOMA President, Michael Robinson SDAF, in partnership with SDNOMA, held an event last week, Overcoming the 2%: Seeking Equity and Diversity, where we discussed the lack of diversity in the built environment industry. We sat down with the president of SDNOMA, Michael Robinson, to get his …
