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DBA Associate Erin Feeney will moderate a panel discussion—“Layer by Layer: Sustainability & Performance in Rainscreen Design”—on rainscreens at AIA San Francisco on 10/30. Panelists John Stuart, P.E. from Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), Kit Chang from Nibbi Brothers Construction, and Parisa Nassiri from Holmes US will be exploring the design questions that often come up in designing a rainscreen system, and how architects, consultants and contractors collaborate to address these questions. This is an event of the AIA San Francisco Committee on the Environment. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ehQN_RMA  #DavidBakerArchitects #AIASF #AIACOTE #Rainscreen

The DBA team will be out in full force again this year at the Monterey Design Conference! We're kicking off MDC next week with Principal Amanda Loper, AIA, LEED AP's session on integrating environmental and social considerations into design thinking, project delivery, and firm culture. If you see us DBA-ers around, make sure to say hello! Design for the Future: Integrating Climate Action and Social Response Amanda Loper, Kira Gould, Marc L'Italien, FAIA, DBIA of HGA, Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED Fellow of Arup October 25, 9-10am #DavidBakerArchitects #MontereyDesignConference #MDC AIA California

Seattle folks, we have proposed plans for you on October 17! Come to this upcoming Seattle Architecture Foundation event to hear more about the newly opened Africatown Plaza—community-driven housing made for Seattle’s historically African-American Central District. The beautiful building’s design and development team—including DBA’s Marcell Snodgrass, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, Jon Hall of GGLO Design GGLO, and K. Wyking Garrett of Africatown Community Land Trust —will discuss how the roots and process of community engagement shaped the design of the exuberant building. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eX6jXvap Design in Depth: Community Driven Design with Africatown Plaza Thursday, October 17, 6-7:30pm Wyckoff Auditorium, Seattle University 901 12th Avenue, Second Floor 📸 Bruce Damonte #DavidBakerArchitects #GGLOdesign #AfricatownPlaza #SeattleArchitectureFoundation #SeattleArchitecture #SeattleCentralDistrict #SeattleAffordableHousing #AffordableHousing #CommunityDesign #CommunityEngagement Seattle Architecture Foundation

Africatown Plaza is officially open! Celebrated with a Grand Opening last week, the new community-driven development offers 126 new homes, offices for the Africatown Community Land Trust, and neighborhood-focused retail space for the people of Seattle’s historically African-American Central District. Congratulations, Team! Owner: Africatown Community Land Trust Developer: Community Roots Housing Architect of Record: GGLO Design Design Architect: David Baker Architects Interior DesignL: DREAM Collaborative, LLC Landscape Architect: Site Workshop Landscape Architecture General Contractor: Absher Construction Company Structural Engineer: PCS Structural Solutions Geotech Engineer: PanGEO, Inc. Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineer: Glumac Hear more: https://lnkd.in/eUzGTNhg 📸: Image 4, Bruce Damonte #DavidBakerArchitects #GGLOdesign #AfricatownPlaza #SeattleArchitecture #AffordableArchitecture #AffordableHousing

Register and tune in for day two of the 2024 Affordable Housing Summit to hear Principal Katie Ackerly discuss innovations in embodied carbon! 2024 Affordable Housing Summit Innovations in Embodied Carbon on 10/25 at 10:45am Register: https://lnkd.in/g4pk37vi #DavidBakerArchitects #2024AffordableHousingSummit #ILFI #LivingFuture #EmbodiedCarbon Living Future Ruwan Jayawardena PAE Sara Bayer, AIA, CPHC, NCARB, LEED AP Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC Molly Cutler Cutler Development

DBA in action! 👷👷♀️Our team went by to check on the exciting progress happening at 1633 Valencia. Soon this project will bring 145 permanent supportive senior homes to San Francisco's Mission District. Thanks to Cahill Contractors and Blackrock Concrete for the walk-through! #DavidBakerArchitects #1633Valencia #MissionDistrict #SeniorHousing #PermanentSupportiveHousing

DBA is kicking off the season with a series of talks and lectures, starting with the Architectural Intelligence Symposium on October 9! This autumn, you’ll be able to find us in the Bay Area, Baltimore, Seattle, Philadelphia, and more! Join in on some of these thought-provoking conversations–more info coming soon. #DavidBakerArchitects #AIASilconValley #SCANPH #SeattleArchitectureFoundation #AIASF #NOMA #MDC #Greenbuild #RuralStudio AIA Silicon Valley Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH) Seattle Architecture Foundation AIA San Francisco Huntsville Committee of 100 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo Regional and Urban Design Knowledge Community Leadership Group Auburn University Rural Studio

Those attending AIA Silicon Valley Architectural Intelligence Symposium—DBA Principal Caroline Souza and Gensler Studio Director Veronica Hinkley Reck will be discussing the leading edge of developing housing for attainability and equity in their presentation “Reimagining the Future of Housing in a Changing World.” Make sure to stop by! Reimagining the Future of Housing in a Changing World October 9, 10:30 –11:30am https://lnkd.in/g4_vBgEy #DavidBakerArchitects #Gelnser #AIASiliconValley #ArchitecturalIntelligenceSymposium

Those attending this years #SCANPH Conference in Pasadena—Make sure to stop by DBA Associate Marcell Snodgrass, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, workshop—Reframing Engagement: The Value of Community-Led Design on 10/10 from 10:30-11:45am. Marcell will be moderating the discussion on how community-led design benefits new housing communities, builds capacity among community-based and BIPOC partners, strengthens narratives, and generates partnerships. And don’t forget say hello to DBA Principal Pedram Farashbandi, AIA and Associates Anne Riggs and Marcell! https://lnkd.in/dC9P2er #SCANPH #SCANPHConference #LAArchitecture #DavidBakerArchitects Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH) Jon Hall GGLO Design Jonathan Sharp Designing in Color (DCo) Allison Riley Venice Community Housing Corporation Derek Steele Social Justice Learning Institute Lauren Mae Sugay

Breaking ground in Santa Cruz! Our team headed down the coast to celebrate the groundbreaking of Harvey West Studios—the largest permanent supportive housing in Santa Cruz County. In addition to 120 permanent supportive homes, the ground floor will also include spaces for the Homeless Persons Health Project and Recuperative Care Center, plus offices for resident support services. Other team members include: Owners: Housing Matters Development consultant: MidPen Housing Corporation Landscape Architect: #FormWork General Contractor: Bogard Construction, Inc. Structural Engineer: Murphy Burr Curry, Inc. Structural Engineers Social Services Provider: Central California Alliance for Health Housing Matters Civil Engineer: C2G/CIVIL CONSULTANTS GROUP INC #DavidBakerArchitects #SantaCruzSupportiveHousing #SantaCruzArchitecture #PermanentSupportiveHousing #HarveyWestStudios Aaron Landrith Katie Ackerly Orrin Goldsby Will Bloomer Jacqueline Lin