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ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY FESTIVAL
A+C 2009


Welcome to the sixth annual Architecture and the City festival, the nation’s largest architectural festival showcasing tours, films, exhibitions, lectures and more. Whether you are looking to become involved with the local architecture and design community or simply want to learn more about the city in which you live, Architecture and the City offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience San Francisco.

This year’s festival promises several new and exciting ways to engage in conversation about our city. The festival theme Everyday, Design celebrates the many smart, ingenious and unexpected ways design impacts our daily lives, unveiling the unseen hand of the designer in everything from civic and institutional works to landscaping and residential design. Programs promise to explore the nuanced ways architects and designers thoughtfully impact our communities and reflect ever-important issues of sustainability. For the second year in a row, the festival will also offer architectural programming for the whole family, tours of evolving San Francisco neighborhoods and dining by design, a unique opportunity to enjoy our local culinary arts with the architects and chefs who make it possible.

Throughout the festival, participants will also have the opportunity to discover the best in residential architecture during the San Francisco Living: Home Tours weekend, which returns September 12-13; take in films that examine the work of Herzog & de Meuron and Gregory Ain, as well as the tremendous life and career of Julius Shulman; partake in architectural runs and bicycle rides; and enjoy lectures by designers such as Piero Lissoni, among others.

It is our privilege to announce that Mayor Gavin Newsom has once again officially proclaimed September “Architecture and the City month.”

We hope you enjoy the festival!

Erin Cullerton
Festival Curator


Presenters
AIA San Francisco Center for Architecture + Design


Contact Us

For Programs and Partnerships:
Erin Cullerton
Assistant Director + Festival Curator
 

For Communications and Media:
Helen Wong
Communications Manager
 


For Sponsorships and Advertising:
Laura Song
Sponsorship Coordinator
 


For Volunteers and Graphic Design:
Jaime Wong
Public Programs Assistant
 



History


(L-R: 2007 Opening Party; San Francisco Living: Home Tours; Architectural Gems Bike Tour)

Architecture and the City has grown in scope significantly over the last five years, and attendance has grown along with it. In 2008, more than 20,000 people, from all over the Bay Area and the world, took part in the festivities. In anticipation of the 2009 festival, we invite you to view the festival programs from previous years.


Past Programs
2008 Festival Programs
2007 Festival Programs
2006 Festival Programs
2005 Festival Programs

Past Guides
2008 Festival Guide
 


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