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Real Talk on Internships Part 2: Landing Your First Internship
Real Talk on Internships Part 2: Landing Your First Internship Applying for an internship, especially for the first time, can be daunting. Find out what it takes to land internships from leaders in the architecture and construction industry. Panelists will offer honest answers to questions from student moderators. What makes it worth taking on an…
Fall 2025 Final Reviews
Fall 2025 Final Reviews We encourage students and faculty to join each other's studio reviews! See schedule (Pacific time) and zoom links (manually copy and paste into your web browser) below : Dept Course Format Course Title Faculty Day Date Time Room (OS) Zoom (OL) ARH 110 OS Studio 1 Archer Firouzi M 12/8/2025 1:30-4:30p…
ULI San Francisco: Women Shaping Real Estate
ULI San Francisco: Women Shaping Real Estate Women’s Leadership Initiative of ULI of San Francisco organizes an event every fall for students, and young professionals, interested in learning about many career opportunities in Real Estate beyond architecture. An architectural education is great preparation for careers in related fields such as real estate and development -…
Architecture and the City Festival 2025
Architecture and the City Festival 2025 At the heart of San Francisco’s design community is the Architecture + the City Festival, an annual, citywide celebration now in its 22nd year. Showcasing the city’s vibrant built environment, the festival features an inspiring lineup of tours, talks, film screenings, youth festival, and special programs including the DIALOGUES…
Real Talk on Internships Part 1: Larger Firms
Real Talk on Internships Part 1: Larger Firms Internship application processes and experiences vary widely. Hear directly from those who oversee Internship Programs at larger firms. A follow up Real Talk event will feature smaller firms. How can students find out about internships? Are there internships that aren't publicly advertised? How many openings are available?…
Real Talk on Licensure
Real Talk on Licensure Join us to hear real talk on what it takes to pass the Architect Registration Exams. Recently licensed architects demystify the exams and the architectural licensure process. The national average pass rate is 58% according to NCARB and some divisions have pass rates as low as 47%. This means that most of us…
Real Talk on Hiring
Real Talk on Hiring How are hiring decisions made in architecture firms? What factors differentiate one applicant from others in a pool of qualified applicants? What are some characteristics of a successful portfolio that leads to an invitation for an interview? What are the traits and skills sought by firms and how do you communicate…
In-Person Workshop for Online Students
In-Person Workshop for Online Students First semester online students, join us in San Francisco for an immersive in-person experience! Dates: 09/03 Wednesday – 09/06 Saturday (During Week 1 of Fall Semester) Location: School of Architecture at 601 Brannan St. San Francisco Cost: no additional tuition cost Apply at THIS LINK For first semester…
AIAS Meeting: Architectural Model Photography
AIAS Meeting: Architectural Model Photography Please mark your calendar for a photography tutorial with architecture faculty Simon McKenzie. We often see beautifully crafted physical models poorly photographed in student portfolios. Simon will show you best practices for photographing your architectural models. Simon has given a similar tutorial in the past. Back by popular demand! Thanks…
Lecture: Graduate Director Mark Mückenheim PMCKM & MCKNHM
LECTURE: “Some Work” by Mark Mueckenheim Graduate Director AAU School of Architecture & Principal MCKNHM & PMCKM The School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University invites you to a lecture by our Graduate Director Mark Mueckenheim, Monday, April 28th at…
Guest Lecture: Huma Sahin & Adrian Harrison of RRO
Guest Lecture: Huma Sahin & Adrian Harrison of RRO The School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University invites you to a guest lecture by Huma Sahin and Adrian Harrison of RRO on Monday, April 21st at 6:00pm. Join in person on campus at 601 Brannan Street Room 211 or on Zoom at this…
B.Lab Presents at AIA East Bay
B.Lab Presents at AIA East Bay School of Architecture B.Lab faculty and students were invited to present their recent project at AIA East Bay. At its core, the B.Lab is a design build program promoting spatial justice for local communities and advocacy for future designers. Through radical listening and co-creation, we empower and hope to…
Guest Lecture: Juan Pablo Corvalan
Guest Lecture: Juan Pablo Corvalan The School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University invites you to a lecture by Chilean architect Juan Pablo Corvalán at the Brannan Campus Building on Monday October 28th / 6:00pm / Brannan Street / Room 211 Juan Pablo Corvalán is an Architect from Chile, he graduated from the…
Monterey Design Conference – Free Virtual Pass for Students & Faculty
Monterey Design Conference Organized by AIA California, the Monterey Design Conference "brings together a diverse blend of globally recognized speakers to inspire and educate." This conference has a reputation for inviting incredible speakers. This year the organizers are making the conference available for free to students and faculty who join virtually. We encourage…
Sustainability Workshops
Sustainability Workshops B Arch students in ARH 450 Studio 8 and ARH 410 Studio 7 can attend the Sustainability Technical Advisor Workshops live or view recordings afterwards. Later in the semester, each student / team is required to meet live with the Technical Advisor, Liz, to document feedback received as evidence of applying energy analysis…
Women’s Leadership Initiative with ULI San Francisco
Download Flyer ULI San Francisco: Women Shaping Real Estate: Building Your Future 10/24/2024 Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm Pacific Prologis San Francisco Ferry Plaza Bay 1 San Francisco, CA 94111 FREE for Students ULI SF Women Shaping Real Estate Event Registration Instruction from the event organizers: “In order to register, you must have your age and…
Architecture and the City Festival 2024
Architecture and the City Festival 2024 FREE EVENT hosted by ARH faculty 9/17 Tuesday! See links below! The Architecture + the City Festival, Center for Architecture + Design in collaboration with AIA San Francisco, is one of the nation’s largest architectural festivals. Celebrating its 21st year, this month-long event will showcase the diverse architectural landscape…
unMUTED Lecture Sept 13th 6pm
"It's full of stars: Machine Dreams and Collaborations: Machine Learning, AI and design" Recording HERE The unMUTED lecture series at Academy of Art Architecture is centered around inclusive voices in architecture, with an opportunity to hear the narratives, struggles and joy that are part of a designer's journey. For this Fall's lecture, the…
Ethics and Leadership – Spring 2022
Ethics & Leadership Panel on Affordable Housing Spring 2022 Ethics and Leadership panel was held on Tuesday, May 10, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT. Moderated by Juke Jose (B.Arch. alum 2021), panel members Stephen Ellis, Frances Kwong, and Abel Morales shared their trajectories that led…
Ethics and Leadership Fall 2021: Participatory Design
Fall 2021 Ethics and Leadership Panel: Participatory Design Zoom recording is at this link. Wednesday, December 1st, 2021, 11-12:30 pm Pacific Zoom link https://art.zoom.us/j/93736696090 Meeting ID: 937 3669 6090 Raffaella Falchi Macias, Rashmi Ramaswamy, Sameena Sitabkhan will share their trajectories that led them to Participatory Design. Moderated by Karen Seong. Mission of the…
SP 2021 Ethics and Leadership Panel
Spring 2021 Ethics and Leadership Panel We are pleased to announce our discussion on Indigenous Design with guest panelists Tamarah Begay, Sam Olbekson, and Julia Mollner Moderated by Jennifer Asselstine Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:00pm-6:30pm https://art.zoom.us/rec/share/1wY3O8i7JMXqZOCorQMDZEnzvtrNMFM0jesz5BA0jE858aC_Yz06SFBjj12KvEyU.eNt-Qe90lCgTmtCH Panel: Tamarah Begay, AIA, NCARB, AICAE, CDT, LEED AP BD+C Principal / CEO Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture LLC Tamarah is the Founder of Indigenous Design…
E&L Fall 2020
FA 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel Inclusive Design Thursday November 19 12:00noon – 1:30pm PST Ricardo Gomes, IDSA Professor, School of Design, San Francisco State University Professor Ricardo Gomes has been a faculty member in the School of Design at San Francisco State University for over 29 years. He was the Chair of the DAI Department…
Please join us for the NOMAS AAU Introductory meeting: November 5, 2020
Please join us on November 5th at 5:00 pm PST for our first meeting. We will get to know you , preview our events and program for the year and talk about how you can join. For more info and the link to join, email us here: nomasaau@gmail.com Also, please join us for a watch…
Hack Homelessness: a Design Challenge at UC Hastings Law School
Hack Homelessness: a Design Challenge A three-part initiative sponsored by LexLab at UC Hastings Law Virtual Design Challenge/Hackathon is an annual event that is a component of Hack Homelessness, a Design Thinking-based course taught at the UC Hastings Law School in San Francisco. The course studies the homeless population's lack of access to legal…
Michael Maltzan – on Addressing Homelessness
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Addressing Homelessness: What Can (and Can’t) Architecture Do? 20th Annual Dunlop Lecture with Michael Maltzan You can find more information and the registration for this Event on The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies website. Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020Time: 7:30 pm Location: Virtual Speaker(s): Michael Maltzan, Mike…
Discussion on Redlining
Discussion on Redlining Students in ARH 450, ARH 410, ARH 315, LA 292, and ARH 240 are invited to participate in a Discussion on Redlining in the US. Faculty will structure the discussion using research presented by Richard Rothstein in his book "The Color of Law." The group discussion will be a shared platform…
Professional Preparedness Workshops: Portfolio Advice
Advice given to students during the portfolio review sessions below. Recording are available here. On Creating a First Impression with Your Portfolio: "The first thing I note is actually not the work, but the way that the portfolio has been put together. Is there some type of visual hierarchy?" "The first page is…
Professional Preparedness Workshops: Practice Interviews
Architects from leading firms in the Bay Area and beyond generously offered their time to help students practice interview skills. To view some of the recorded practice interviews please see below for links: PPWS Interview Juke Jose and Naomi Rojas with Gensler 2020-08-07 PPWS Interview Juliana Bento with Emily Huang 2020-08-05 PPWS Interview…
Professional Preparedness Workshops 2020: Portfolio Reviews
The intent of the portfolio reviews is for the students to see one aspect of the hiring process that is usually not visible to them – how the portfolio is very quickly scanned when initially received through a web portal or via email. Following the portfolio reviews, the students will attend separate sessions to practice…
Roundtable Discussion: Getting Hired and Pursuing a Rewarding Career Path
Roundtable Discussion View the recording at this link This summer's Professional Preparedness Workshop events continue with a Roundtable Discussion. A panel of six leaders in the Bay Area architecture community will be sharing their advice with students transitioning into the profession. We are excited to have the students learn from the varied experiences…
Professional Preparedness Workshops 2020: Interview Prep & Portfolio Work Session
Professional Preparedness continues this summer with: View a Recording of the Interview Prep Lecture on 7/8 Wed 5pm PST Learn how to prepare for an interview to build confidence View a Recording of the Portfolio Work Session on 7/10 Fri 5pm PST Receive feedback on your portfolio and website whether you are…
Professional Preparedness Workshops: Orientation
Orientation View a Recording of this event We are excited to announce the launch of the Professional Preparedness Workshop next Wednesday 6/17 at 5-6pm PST. This introductory event will provide an overview as well as establish expectations. In addition to meeting as a group to discuss expectations, we will meet separately for an ice…
Professional Preparedness Workshops
This series of ARH workshops are intended to support students transitioning into the profession. We are fortunate to have faculty and alumni who offered their expertise as well as their professional network to this effort. We cannot overstate the importance of identifying mentors as you prepare to enter and thrive in the profession. The faculty…
Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel via Zoom Webinar
The School of Architecture Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel: Monday April 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM via Zoom Webinar (links below) The Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel brings to the fore a consistent underlying theme of all previous Ethics and Leadership dialogues. Asking the question - How can who we are shape…
Jim Jennings Lecture
Jim Jennings - Fall 2019 Lecture Thursday Nov 21st / 6:00pm / Brannan Atrium Nationally recognized architect, Jim Jennings, FAIA who was recently awarded the 2019 Maybeck Award by the AIA California at the Monterey Design Conference founded Jim Jennings Architecture in 1975. In describing the sublime nature of Jim Jennings work, the American…
Ethics & Leadership Panel
The School of Architecture Fall 2019 Ethics and Leadership Panel: Monday November 18th 11:00 AM -12:30 PM Brannan Atrium The School of Architecture Fall 2019 Ethics and Leadership Panel brings the Design Team from the Lighthouse for the Blind to 601 Brannan to share their experience with our students and faculty. Chris Downey from Architecture…
Thomas Heatherwick – Lecture
ASLA-NCC Stanford Pre-Lecture Social in the Grove WHEN: Wednesday, May 8th 5PM – 6:15PM WHERE: Pre-Lecture Social – In the grove of oak trees west of Lathrop Library. LECTURE: 6:30pm – 7:45pm @ Bishop Auditorium, Lathrop Library 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305 COST: Free Join ASLA-NCC prior to the Stanford Lecture featuring Mark Rios on 5/8, 5pm-6:15pm for…
Ethics & Leadership Panel
Ethics & Leadership Panel Featuring Emily Pilloton & Prescott Reavis Come join us at the upcoming Ethics & Leadership panel on Wednesday, April 10th at 601 Brannan. The theme of this panel is Youth Inclusion in Building Spaces and the panel will consist of Emily Pilloton and Prescott Reavis. Prescott Reavis is an Oakland based…
Changing the Skyline: In Conversation with Leslie E. Robertson
The AIA SF is hosting a unique event, with a film about the legendary structural engineer Leslie Robertson, “Changing the Skyline: In Conversation with Leslie E. Robertson” at the Buck Institute for Aging, in Novato, California, March 20 with a reception beginning at 6:00pm, and the program beginning at 7:00pm. This special event will be…
Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Lecture in San Francisco Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen, Partners at Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Architects Concepcion, Chile, are lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 Pezo von Ellrichshausen is an art and architecture…
PRÁCTICA Lecture
PRÁCTICA Lecture in San Francisco José Mayoral Moratilla Architect and Partner at Studio PRÁCTICA, Architects with offices in Madrid, Seville, Spain and Santiago, Chile, is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Thursday, November 15th, 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 PRÁCTICA is an international architecture…
Design Activism
Design Activism - Ethics and Leadership Panel in San Francisco Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic of 5468796 Architecture will be at the panel which is moderated by Architect and Executive Director Mimi Sullivan at the AAU School of Architecture / Wednesday, November 7th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA…
HHF Architects
HHF Architects Lecture in San Francisco Simon Frommenwiler Architect and Partner of HHF Architects from Basel, Switzerland is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Tuesday, October 30th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 HHF Architects was founded in 2003 by Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann and Simon…
Tezuka Architects
Tezuka Architects Lecture in San Francisco Takaharu Tezuka of Tezuka Architects is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Tuesday, October 16th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 "What we're expounding is very simple: To be in a space where people can feel the breeze,…
Jules Dingle, DIGSAU
Architect Jules Dingle Partner of DIGSAU Philadelphia, PA Lecture in San Francisco Jules Dingle is lecturing at the Academy of Art University School of Architecture / Monday, October 8th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 DIGSAU believes that architecture can allow people to uncover/discover connections between each…
Julien Lanoo
Julien Lanoo Lecture in San Francisco Belgian Photographer Julien Lanoo @julienlanoo is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Thursday, September 27th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA “Why do we build if not for humans? I perceive this not only on a social…
Fall 2018 Lecture Series
We have a stellar Lecture Series for our 2018-19 academic year. See below for details. 09.10.18 06:00pm Keller Easterling, New York, NY 09.27.18 06:00pm Julien Lanoo, France/Belgium 10.04.18 06:00pm MALL - Jennifer Bonner, Cambridge USA 10.08.18 06:00pm DIGSAU Philadelphia, PA 10.16.18 06:00pm Takaharu Tezuka, Tezuka Architects, Tokyo, Japan 10.30.18 06:00pm HHF Architects Basel, Switzerland 11.07,18…
San Francisco Design Week Honors AAU Project
THE GUERILLA COFFEE UNIT (ARH 250 FALL 2017 AT THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY) IS HONORED AT FIRST ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN WEEK AWARDS San Francisco Design Week honors projects encouraging thought leadership in design. Design Awards Theme: “Where Innovation Meets Social Responsibility” June 7, 2018–San Francisco, California ARH 250 was honored at…
Ethics and Leadership 2018
Ethics and Leadership 2018 Wednesday April 11 6:00pm- 8:00pm The Spring 2018 Ethics and Leadership Panel will be considering the theme of Designing for Well Being. How have architects influenced and advocated for “well being” from the human environment to the health of the planet? All of our panelists are architects whose education was guided…
Path to Licensure and AXP Presentation
Path to Licensure and AXP Presentation On Wednesday, February 28, faculty member, Sameena Sitabkhan, presents to the students a professional forum on the path to licensure and internship requirements. This special lunchtime presentation is part of AAU Architecture’s broad commitment to professional development as an essential part of an architectural education. A seasoned Project…
Architecture & Social Justice Ethics and Leadership Panel
Architecture & Social Justice Ethics and Leadership Panel Wednesday October 18, 6:00pm Main atrium, 601 Brannan Street Please join the School of Architecture for our biannual Ethics and Leadership Panel. This Fall we are discussing the opportunities in Design to support, promote and empower Social Justice. Speakers Deanna Van Buren and Kyle Rawlins and…
Ethics and Leadership: Race, Diversity and Architecture Tuesday March 21, 6:00pm
AAU School of Architecture Ethics and Leadership Panel: Race, Diversity and Architecture Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00pm PST 601 Brannan Atrium Space ONLINE STUDENTS: This event will be live-streamed at 6:00pm PST - you can watch it and join in on the conversation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn6ZuWGeiLQ We are proud to introduce two amazing speakers, Gabrielle…
Fall 2015 Ethics & Leadership Panel
AAU School of Architecture Ethics and Leadership Panel : Social Equity Monday, November 9th, 2015 11:00am -12:30pm 601 Brannan Atrium Space The event will be live-streamed and recorded at https://live4.academyart.edu/ethicsleadership/. This semester's Ethics and Leadership Panel event will focus on creating social equity through architectural education and professional practice. Panelists will give brief introductions to their work and…