David Baker Architects

We’re thrilled to host ULI Alabama and author Jim Heid, FASLA at our Birmingham office on Tuesday, August 27! Join us for an insightful discussion by Jim Heid on small-scale development, followed by a happy hour at DBA_BHM (in the Bandsaw Building – our own act of small-but-mighty urbanism). Don’t miss your chance to grab a signed copy of Jim's book, Building Small: A Toolkit for Real Estate Entrepreneurs, Civic Leaders, and Great Communities. Click here for more info and to register: https://bit.ly/3yP8CUB #SmallButMighty #DavidBakerArchitects #DBA_BHM #ULIAlabama #JimHeid

DBA_BHM recently joined an Auburn Interior Architecture workshop in Auburn University’s newly renovated Hood McPherson Building in downtown Birmingham. We reviewed and gave constructive feedback on student designs and then took the group for a tour of the Bandsaw Building, nearby home of our Birmingham office. We have a lot of Auburn grads at DBA and we love keeping a strong connection to the program! #AuburnInteriorArchitecture #DBA_BHM #BandsawBuilding #InteriorArchitecture #AuburnUniversity Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction Amanda Loper, AIA, LEED AP Cameron Acheson, AIA Christine Thornton Michael Lewandowski

Blue Oak Landing has been recognized by Fast Company in their 2024 Innovation by Design Awards with an Honorable Mention in the Spaces & Places Category. Congrats team! This is human-centered innovation by design. The development team, the design team, and the community worked hard to do many things with every decision and move. The result is modular-built by a local/regional workforce, an all-electric project on track for zero energy, and a beautiful building that provides much needed supportive housing in Vallejo, California. https://lnkd.in/e9pnmn8x #FCDesignAwards #DavidBakerArchitects #BlueOakLanding #VallejoCA #AffordableHousing #SupportiveHousing #FastCompany Eden Housing, Inc. Factory OS BŌK MODERN

We’re keeping busy this summer with a variety of lectures and events in the Bay Area, Atlanta, Mississippi, and more! Make sure to keep an eye out for our various 2024 Arch + the City events next month—more info coming soon. #DavidBakerArchitects #SummerTalks #AIASF #GeorgiaTech #BayArea #ArchandtheCity #LandscapeXSymposium #DesigningforSouthernCommunity AIA San Francisco Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco Georgia Tech School of Architecture

"Happy and healthy living makes for a more sustainable culture." — David Baker, FAIA LEED AP Tune in for David Baker’s ARCHITECT Studio Session! David and Russ Naylor, co-founder of BŌK Modern, chatted with ARCHITECT Magazine Editor-in-Chief Paul Makovsky and discussed the many successful collaborations between BŌK MODERN and DBA and the importance of innovation and thoughtful design in affordable housing. Click below to watch! https://bit.ly/4c6O87t #DavidBakerArchitects #BOKModern #ARCHITECTMagazine #AffordableHousing #AffordableArchitecture #ARCHITECTStudioSession #WeatheredSteel #Rainscreens

“Isle House represents a gateway to a new community, setting the tone for a developing neighborhood. Visible from the Bay Bridge, it is absolutely central in the view as you approach from Yerba Buena Island. The building faces the waterfront on one side and fronts a public park on the other, this iconic view will not really change. And of course, the setting on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay cannot be replicated anywhere.” — Principal Pedram Farashbandi, AIA Read more about the vision behind Isle House: https://bit.ly/3A0Qurh #DavidBakerArchitects #IsleHouse #TreasureIsland #TreasureIslandHousing #Architecture #Design Wilson Meany GLS Landscape | Architecture Webcor

355 Sango Court is officially open! This new affordable modular community—the first in the city of Milpitas!—is up and running with 102 affordable homes, including 51 stable homes for formerly unhoused residents. The sunny Grand Opening celebration featured architect-led tours, commendations, and speeches—including grateful words from a new resident and a ribbon cutting by Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano. Congratulations to RCD and the entire team! Developer: Resources for Community Development Architect: David Baker Architects Fabrication: DBA_Workshop Landscape Architect: Form/Work Modular Manufacturer: Autovol Volumetric Modular Contractor: Nibbi Brothers General Contractors Structural Engineer: DCI Engineers Civil Engineer: Luk & Associates Exterior Cladding: BŌK MODERN #DavidBakerArchitects #Architecture #AffordableHousing #AffordableHousingMilpitas #Milpitas #SangoCourt #DBA_Workshop #LukandAssociates #ResourcesforCommunityDevelopment Erin Feeney Stephen Doherty

Blue Oak Landing is in The Architect's Newspaper! Blue Oak Landing brings 75 supportive and affordable housing in Vallejo with a striking weathered-steel facade. The all-electric affordable building—on track for zero energy—was built with modular technology and completed by a local and regional workforce. Learn more about this amazing story from principal Katie Ackerly: https://bit.ly/3WwNHyH. #DavidBakerArchitects #BlueOakLanding #SustainableArchitecture #AffordableHousing #SupportiveHousing #VallejoHousing LUK AND ASSOCIATES Murphy Burr Curry, Inc. Structural Engineers James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corp. Fletcher Studio Landscape Architecture + Urban Design BŌK MODERN Factory OS Eden Housing, Inc.

#ArtforAll at Harmon Guest House! If you’re in Healdsburg between now and August 31, stop by Harmon Guest House to view a site-specific mixed-media project from artist Alice Sutro. “Mistress of Memory/ Palimpsest Suites” features playful life-size figurative drawings mounted on glass around the hotel, along with a companion video piece in the lobby, and a large mural at The Rooftop, the hotel’s terrace restaurant and bar. “Being invited to create a drawing installation for Harmon Guest House is a dream. The space is beautiful and the hotel’s concept of integrating art is right up my alley.” —artist Alice Warnecke Sutro 📸: Alice Sutro #HarmonGuestHouse #ArtforAll #AliceSutro Hotel Healdsburg, h2 hotel & Harmon Guest House

DBA_Workshop materials run! The Workshop team swung by Bay Metals in SF to pick up materials for Nia and Amani, our two under-construction buildings at Sunnydale Block 3 in San Francisco. Stay tuned to see what they create! #DavidBakerArchitects #DBA_Workshop #Fabrication #FabricationShop