You cannot be in the design industry, or outside of it for that matter, and not be captivated by some form of photography. Like many people, I want to be a better photographer than I actually am, but that doesn’t stop me from taking photos of almost anything with all …
DCI Engineers Change the Vision of Future Building DCI Engineers, a longstanding partner with SDAF and a leader in the design of mass timber structures, has announced its SE-2050 Committing to Net Zero “…to promote embodied carbon education across our profession.” In order “to achieve the globally stated goal of net zero carbon …
Pillars Scholarship Recipients Stand Tall On April 22, the 2020 recipients will present their work and the call for applicants for 2021 will be announced. In anticipation of …
Perriann (Hodges) Diaz has been a go-getter for as long as I’ve known her. I got to know Perriann in 2012 when she volunteered for SDAF during my first year co-chairing Orchids & Onions. She was energetic, bubbly and determined to bring her all as she took on the role …
SDAF is held together by an amazing team of volunteers, supported by just a few part-time staff members. The majority of our programs are organized & curated over many months’ worth of late night collaborative sessions, long email chains, and so on. Every now and then, in the mayhem of …
Stepping back into SDAF after a 3-yr absence has given me a chance to revisit the deep archive of SDAF programs and all of the amazing photography & videography that has been produced over the years. It’s really got me thinking about the hundreds of collaborators & volunteers who dedicate …
When Jose Parral joined the SDAF Board of Directors, he recognized an opportunity to influence San Diego’s built environment and the next generation of designers. As Architecture Chair at Woodbury University’s San Diego campus, Parral cares deeply about San Diego students, and he’d like SDAF to play a role in …
Nikki Holloway had been looking forward to volunteering for OH! San Diego ever since she missed the chance last year. A marketing coordinator at Balfour Beatty, Holloway and her boyfriend, Rob Rusnak, finally got the opportunity to participate in the citywide celebration of San Diego’s built environment this March, when …
OH! San Diego 2020 may be over, but the positive energy from the weekend still lingers. As hundreds of people turned out for the fifth annual celebration of urban design, architecture and the built environment, they were treated to a free, weekend-long event that truly inspired. Hosted by the San …
