HASSELL and MVRDV tackle climate change in the Bay Area
A HASSELL-led design team that includes MVRDV has unveiled their preliminary proposed design strategy for tackling...
Was Star Wars’ Naboo secretly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
A Bay Area commuter approaching Terra Linda from US 101 will notice something strange just east of the freeway...
Chevrolet just delivered the first Bolt EVs to customers in California
Chevy just delivered the first 2017 Bolt electric cars to three customers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Boasting...
Lava Mae’s big blue bus brings mobile showers to San Francisco’s homeless population
Lava Mae founder Doniece Sandoval, who has a background in marketing, community relations, and the arts, was eager...
Playful urban escape with swings, food and firepits opens soon in San Francisco
There’s a new event space opening up this month in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. Despite its 16,000 square foot...
World’s largest light sculpture will permanently illuminate San Francisco Bay Bridge with 25,000 LEDs
The last time we checked in with Leo Villareal, he had just installed a gigantic glowing LED Buckyball in NYC's...
Foster + Partners Reveal First Images of San Francisco’s Transbay First and Mission Towers
Foster + Partners just unveiled the first images of the pair of skyscrapers they've designed for San Francisco's...
Levi’s Stadium Becomes First Pro Football Field to Earn LEED Gold Certification as New Construction
Levi’s Stadium achieved LEED certification for its practical and sustainable site development, water savings,...
CleverHomes Completes Outstanding Palo Alto Prefab Clad in Reclaimed Barn Siding
The Palo Alto prefab is located on a small lot near Stanford University and replaces an older home. Primarily constructed...
Luminous Saltygloo Pavilion 3D-Printed From Sea Salt!
Created by Emerging Objects founders, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, the Saltygloo is an artistic experiment...
Stanford University’s Prefab Start.Home Empowers People to Live More Sustainably
This is the first time Stanford University has competed in the Solar Decathlon competition and is one of 20 teams...
Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Marin Civic Center in San Rafael Turns 50
This week, to mark the building's 50th anniversary, the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects...
State of Emergency Declared in San Francisco as Wildfire Threatens Power, Water
As the 200 square mile 'Rim Fire' continues to grow across Northern California and into Yosemite National Park,...
Andy Goldsworthy Uses Natural Materials to Make Ephemeral Art Installations at the Presidio in San Francisco
Andy Goldsworthy is a world-renowned artist, known for constructing complex and elaborate site-specific sculptures...
City of Palo Alto, California to Switch to 100% Renewable Energy Sources
Photo via Shutterstock This week the city council in Palo Alto, California voted in favor of sourcing all...
San Francisco to Launch Bike-Sharing Pilot Program this Summer
When transit watchers look back on 2013, they'll remember it as the year of the bike share. Last month, the country...
Snøhetta-Designed SFMOMA Expansion Breaks Ground Today
The 235,000-square-foot expansion will include seven stories devoted to new art exhibition and programming spaces....
Koji Tsutsui’s Multicellular House Cascades Down a Steep Slope in Mill Valley, CA
The Multicellular House is located at the top of a winding road in the secluded hills of Mill Valley. Because of...
The Shack: Marin County Retreat Restored to Reveal Old-Growth Timber Features
The Shack was included in the slate of homes that were opened to the public as part of the 2013 Marin Living: Home...
Andrea Ponsi’s Sprawling House on the Bay is Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy
This year's slate of homes that were chosen for the Marin: Living Home Tours was impressive, but Andrea Ponsi's...
David Baker’s Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA
Station Center Affordable Housing is part of the larger Union City Master Plan and revamping of the transit centers....
Tour Some of Marin County’s Best Homes at AIA SF’s Marin Living: Home Tours
Heads up San Francisco Bay Area architecture fans - AIA SF's 2013 Marin Living:Home Tours is back again! For the...
San Francisco Bay Bridge to Be Adorned With 25,000 LED Lights This Year
Soon San Francisco Bay Area commuters will have something more entertaining to stare at in traffic than the tail...
Lauren Dicioccio’s Embroidered Tote Bags Are Perfect Replicas of Banned Plastic Bags
In 2007 San Francisco banned the use of non-compostable plastic bags by large supermarkets and pharmacies. On...
AIA San Francisco’s 2012 Architecture and the City Festival Kicks Off Next Week!
Heads up SF Bay Area architecture fans - we're excited to announce that AIA SF will be celebrating San Francisco's...
City of San Francisco to Stop Buying Mac Products After Apple Drops EPEAT Green Electronics Certification
When the news broke that Apple removed all 39 of its certified desktop computers, laptops and monitors from the Electronic...
Architect Jay Behr’s Hillside Residence in Sausalito Overlooks the San Francisco Bay
At 3,400 square feet, the four-bedroom Behr house is quite large, but it feels even bigger because of the open...
AIA San Francisco’s Marin Living: Home Tours Returns This Weekend!
A special announcement for San Francisco Bay Area Inhabitants: AIA SF's Marin Living: Home Tours are back! It's...
Mozilla’s New Corporate Offices in San Francisco Create a Collaborative Atmosphere
Mozilla, the nonprofit tech company behind the ubiquitous Firefox web browser, recently announced that it will...
Aaron Durand’s Amazing Long-Exposure Photos Make Speeding Trains Look Like Friggin’ Lasers
Durand and his friend Nick Fisher like to hang out near San Francisco Caltrain railways, which are also excellent...