AIA San Francisco Design Awards 2009

The San Francisco chapter of The American Institute of Architecture recently held its annual Design Awards ceremony honoring excellence in the field. Check out their top three picks after the jump...

The only private residence to win top honors was the Final(ly) House, shown at top, designed by Rothschild Schwartz Architecture, Inc.
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Cathedral of Christ the Light, designed by Skidore, Owings & Merrill LLP
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Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue, designed by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects Inc.

You can see all the award winners, including those in Interior Architecture and Energy and Sustainability, at the AIA San Francisco website.

Images: 1: Dwell, 2: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 3: Flavorwire

Comments (6)

FYI-the second picture is of "Sava Pool" by
Mark Cavagnero Associates & Paulett Taggart Architects. It won a Citation award. Cathedral of Light looks, well, different- and can be seen on the AIA site, as well as from various places on Lake Merrit.

posted by Orangina on March 11th 2009 at 8:31pm
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Hope they have a couple of goats on that roof to keep the grass trim.

posted by bromelia on March 11th 2009 at 9:23pm
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I went through the Final(ly) house last October on the SF AIA tour. Stunning! A full suite of photos is at:
http://www.remodelista.com/2008/10/13/architect-visit-rothschildschwartz/

posted by Janet H. on March 11th 2009 at 9:39pm
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thanks, orangina! i switched it to the proper image.
-lily

posted by sflily on March 11th 2009 at 11:29pm
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I love the Final(ly) house -- I saw a profile of it on HGTV one night and fell in love. It just melts into the mountainside with the grassy roof and it's almost transparent when viewed from the sea. Amazing.

posted by Caroline K on March 12th 2009 at 12:20am
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The Oakland Cathedral is simply stunning. I posted a few shots on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/etslee/sets/72157613172673785/

posted by etslee on March 12th 2009 at 6:36pm
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