Journal

Ken Hayes Wins Birge Clark Award

AIA Silicon Valley has honored Ken Hayes with its prestigious award for lifetime achievement.

Named after the prolific 20th-century Palo Alto architect to whom nearly 400 local buildings owe their design, the award recognizes outstanding achievement in a body of work produced over a period of ten years. The emphasis of the award is the quality of the body of architectural work, consistently designed, over the career of an architect.

Video courtesy Bernardo Grijalva

Rebuilding Together Peninsula

Looking for a way to give back to your community, to engage with other like-minded people and to help build teams and leadership skills among staff – not to mention develop your carpentry and building skills. Working with the local affiliate of Rebuilding Together is a great way to do it all.

The Shape of Three Cities

Nearly every community, if not all, in the San Francisco Bay Area have adopted development standards codifed in their municipal codes as site development regulations and guidelines, precise plans or specific plans. Typically drafted by a team of design consultants, city boards and community stakeholders, these development standards are viewed as the map or blueprint for the shape of the community’s built environment and vary from community to community.

Designing Effective Work Environments

Steelcase monthly magazine (360*) analyses how people work, live and use space.

Mobile Architecture Tools

Exploring how apps/mobile devices have affected architecture profession. EX: VR, Morpholio, live sketching on images, etc.

Architecture and Innovation Podcast: Ken Hayes

Listen to firm founder Ken Hayes in conversation with Tom Dioro, host of the Architecture and Innovation podcast, as they discuss architectural style and the complex social, political, and economic dynamics that give form to the Bay Area’s urban fabric.

Understanding New Regulations by Going Beyond the Code

California’s building codes can be difficult to parse. Go ‘beyond the code’ with the right reference material to clarify the intent of the new rules and devise clever solutions.

Dwell Anderson Multi-family Residence Award Winner 2021

We’re excited to announce that 636 Waverley has been selected as the winner in the Multifamily Residence category for the Andersen 2021 Bright Ideas Awards and will be featured in the Oct/Nov issue of Dwell Magazine!