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Submit to 2024 AIASF Home Tours (September 21) v2

2024 AIASF Home Tours Overview
 

For Architects and Homeowners
               Now in its 21st year, the AIA San Francisco Home Tours event showcases exceptional residential architecture in San Francisco. It provides a unique opportunity for architects, homeowners, and design enthusiasts to celebrate innovative and outstanding home design. The program promotes diverse architectural styles, neighborhoods, and residences. Projects are showcased through an open house format, allowing tour participants to explore some of the region's latest projects, meet design teams, explore housing trends, and discover design solutions that inspire unique ways of living. This tour allows architects and homeowners to demonstrate the positive impact of great residential design in San Francisco and how design enhances our daily lives.
 

Tour Format
               Self-guided one-day home tour showcasing multiple homes on Saturday, September 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PST).
 

Tour Goals 

  • Celebrate great design in the region and its contribution to our quality of life.
  • Promote awareness, understanding, appreciation, and experience of excellent design.
  • Engage the community in conversations about residential design and its connection to the surrounding environment.
  • Provide insights into the design process with pre-tour lectures and opportunities to interact with architects and designers on-site during the tour.
  • Demonstrate the positive impact of great design on the economy, environment, and community identity.
  • Highlight the innovative talent of the local design community and inspire a new generation of architects to explore the field.



Submissions Criteria

  • Extended Submissions Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. PDT
  • All entries must be submitted by the firm principal, a registered architect, a current AIASF member, and the person responsible for the project design.
  • The architect agrees to collaborate with AIASF on logistics to showcase the project and to participate in a panel discussion at the Center for Architecture + Design on Thursday,  September 19, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
  • Multiple submissions are encouraged; however, only one home per firm may be chosen for the tour. Previous homes featured on this tour are not eligible for consideration.
  • Project Completion: Projects must be substantially completed by the date of submission.
  • The Architect + Homeowner Agreement must be signed and included with the submission.
  • Shortlisted firms must complete the Project Team and Vendor List before final selection.
  • Only project architect firm members may be at the homes during the tour. This includes all associated interior designers, contractors, engineers, etc. unless they have a sponsorship agreement with AIA San Francisco.
  • There is no fee to submit a project.

 
Questions? Annabelle Udo-O'Malley, Programs Director, auomalley@aiasf.org