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Modern Vernacular: Asian American Architects and the Built Environment of Postwar Northern California
The exhibition features the work of six designers, all but one alums of UC Berkeley: architects Kinji Imada (1927–2005), Roger Yuen Lee, BA Architecture 1941 (1920–1981), Terry Tong, BA Architecture 1949 (1921–2016), and Worley Wong, BA Architecture 1936 (1912–1985) and landscape architects Mai Kitazawa Arbegast, MS Landscape Architecture, 1953 (1922–2012) and Casey Kawamoto, BA Landscape Architecture 1949 (1919–2010).
Roger Lee: Modernism for the Masses Multi-Unit Housing Walking Tour
Discover the overlooked brilliance of Bay Area modernist architect Roger Lee on a guided walking tour through Berkeley’s Shattuck Avenue corridor. On Saturday, November 8, join Docomomo US/NOCA for a 1.5-mile exploration of Lee’s mid-century multi-unit housing, where architecture, community, and social history intersect.
22nd Annual Architecture + the City Festival
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 Conversation Series. Audiences are invited to explore architecture and design from multiple perspectives, fostering connection, curiosity, and creative exchange across the city.
![Sunset at a Modernist Marvel: Exclusive Tours of the Weston Havens House [House Tour]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c806e5734c4e2faa1db54c9/c5c09339-f866-4e85-92e3-9fe5cc7951a6/Havens+House+Sold+Out.png)
Sunset at a Modernist Marvel: Exclusive Tours of the Weston Havens House [House Tour]
Explore the iconic Weston Havens House by Harwell Hamilton Harris on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Choose afternoon or sunset tours with expert talks. All proceeds support urgent preservation. Book now to save this modernist masterpiece!
![Ruth Asawa: Retrospective [SF-MOMA]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c806e5734c4e2faa1db54c9/1576389598102-YQG480SLQNU2WZL50D8K/asawa.jpg)
Ruth Asawa: Retrospective [SF-MOMA]
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is set to host Ruth Asawa: Retrospective, a comprehensive exhibition honoring the groundbreaking work of artist Ruth Asawa. Opening to the general public on April 5, 2025, with member tickets already available, the exhibition promises an in-depth exploration of Asawa’s expansive artistic output, featuring over 300 artworks.
![Do Not Try to Remember: The American School of Architecture in the Bay Area [Center for Architecture + Design]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c806e5734c4e2faa1db54c9/1740253536287-9Z8N0C3YK1WAFREFGXOE/Overstreet+Residence.png)
Do Not Try to Remember: The American School of Architecture in the Bay Area [Center for Architecture + Design]
Explore the groundbreaking “American School” architects at SF’s Center for Architecture + Design. Discover how Goff & Greene’s protégés, like Agnoli & Muennig, shaped Bay Area design with radical, contextual, and uniquely American visions. Runs Feb 20 - Aug 8, 2025.
![Roger Lee: Modernism for the Masses [Walking Tour]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c806e5734c4e2faa1db54c9/1714438000899-WYIUQRW17QBAYSNWWZVM/Roger+Lee.jpeg)
Roger Lee: Modernism for the Masses [Walking Tour]
Join Docomomo US/NOCA on a walking tour to explore the legacy of Roger Y. Lee, a prolific and acclaimed – yet currently underrecognized – architect whose name and work should be synonymous with the development of Second Bay Region Tradition design and Mid-Century Modernism in California.