The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Ute & William Bowes Jr. Center for Performing Arts was selected to receive a 2024 AIA California Design Merit Award!
Set within the Civic Center cultural and arts district, the SFCM’s Bowes Center is a dynamic social and cultural destination that melds musical education, performance, and public experience. The new building is designed as an urban “vertical campus” incorporating housing, dining, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, performances spaces, faculty offices, and a radio station under one roof. Cavagnero worked closely with SFCM and our talented team of consultants to create highly transparent performance spaces to visually reveal the creative arts occurring within, with the goal of drawing in the public to experience world-class music performances by SFCM students.
A huge thank you to our talented team and all collaborators who made this achievement possible.
The West Valley College, Visual Arts Building received the Chicago Athenaeum’s International Architecture Award for 2024! This prestigious award marks Cavagnero’s 44th Chicago Athenaeum win.
The new Visual Arts Building at West Valley College’s Cilker School of Art and Design transforms a quiet quadrant of the academic campus into a vibrant hub for art students and the greater college community.
Arc Institute’s new office and research facility has won Best Interior/Tenant Improvement 2024 by Engineering News-Record California. We were delighted to be part of this highly collaborative and successful team for our inspiring client!
The European Centre for Architecture Art Design & Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum 2024 Green GOOD DESIGN Award, West Valley College, Visual Arts Building
Salesforce Chicago Hospitality Floors has been selected as a Special Mention in the 2024 Architizer A+ Awards for the Commercial Interiors (>25,000 sq ft.) category.
International Design Awards 2023, SILVER in the Workplace Interior Design – Breakout Spaces Category, Salesforce Dublin Ohana Floor
CoreNet Chicago 2023 Real Awards, Large Project of the Year, Salesforce Chicago
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award 2023, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building, UCSF
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award 2023, The Hamlin School
We are excited to announce a wave of promotions that mark a significant milestone in our firm’s growth. Each member has contributed to the success of our firm and brings creativity, knowledge and depth experience to their projects.
To learn more about firm members, visit our Team Page.
Architizer A+Awards, Cultural Hall/Theater Category, Finalist
SF Conservatory of Music, Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts
Architizer A+Awards, Architecture +Health Category, Jury Winner
Quest Diagnostics Next Generation Lab
AIA San Francisco, Citation Award for Architecture
The Hamlin School
Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture
The Hamlin School
BLT Built Design Awards, Architectural Design – Educational
The Hamlin School
WAN Awards, Education – Nursery, primary and secondary schools, Silver Award
The Hamlin School
IDA Design Awards, Architecture – Institutional, Silver Award
The Hamlin School
Architecture MasterPrize Award, Restoration & Renovation
The Hamlin School
BLT – Built Design Awards, Educational
San Francisco State University Liberal and Creative Arts Building
AIA East Bay, Honor Award for Historic Preservation
Oakland Museum of California
BLT – Built Design Awards, Healthcare / Wellness Facilities
UCSF Joan & Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building
BLT – Built Design Awards, Healthcare / Wellness Facilities
UCSF Joan & Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building
BLT – Built Design Awards, Healthcare / Wellness Facilities
Quest Diagnostics Traveler Lab
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Good Green Design Award
Bechtel Center for Ocean Education and Leadership
BLT – Built Design Awards, Restoration and Renovation
Oakland Museum of California
Architizer A+ Architecture + Collaboration
Confidential Investment Firm
Architizer A+ Architecture + Workplace
Confidential Investment Firm
International Design Awards, GOLD in both the Interior Design Institutional and Religious categories
Saint Mary’s Student Chapel
International Design Awards, SILVER in the Interior Design Sustainable Living Category
SFO Consolidated Administration Campus
International Design Awards, BRONZE in the Interior Design Commercial Category
Confidential Investment Firm
AIA San Francisco Architecture Citation Award
San Francisco State University Liberal and Creative Arts Building
AIA San Francisco Architecture Merit Award + Public Design Commendation
Oakland Museum of California
AIA East Bay Design for Integration Award
Saint Mary’s College High School Student Chapel
AIA San Francisco Citation Award
Moscone Center Expansion
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership
AIA California Merit Award
Moscone Center, Expansion
Saint Mary’s Student Chapel
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Saint Mary’s Student Chapel
Engineering News Record (ENR California)
Santa Rosa Junior College, Luther Burbank Theater
Engineering News Record (ENR California)
Santa Rosa Junior College, Luther Burbank Theater
Community College Facility Coalition Award of Honor
Santa Rosa Junior College, Luther Burbank Theater
Community College Facility Coalition Award of Honor
Santa Rosa Junior College, Luther Burbank Theater
Fast Company, 2019 Innovation by Design Awards
Honorable Mention in the Workplace and Best Design categories
SFO Consolidated Administration Campus
Fast Company, 2019 Innovation by Design Awards
Honorable Mention in the Workplace and Best Design categories
SFO Consolidated Administration Campus
Community College Facilities Coalition (CCFC)
College of Marin Academic Center (with TLCD)
Community College Facilities Coalition (CCFC)
College of Marin Academic Center (with TLCD)
Engineering News Record (ENR California)
Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership
Engineering News Record (ENR California)
Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership
AIA San Francisco Architecture Honor Award
Saint Mary’s Student Chapel
AIA San Francisco Architecture Honor Award
Saint Mary’s Student Chapel
Architzer
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
Architzer
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
Faith & Form/Interfaith Design
Saint Mary’s College High School Student Chapel
Faith & Form/Interfaith Design
Saint Mary’s College High School Student Chapel
AIA Justice Facilities Review
College of Marin Academic Center
AIA Justice Facilities Review
College of Marin Academic Center
ARCHITECT magazine
Mark Cavagnero Associates
ARCHITECT magazine
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
AIA Justice Facilities Review
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
AIA Justice Facilities Review
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Good Design Award of the Year Commercial and Residential Architecture
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Good Design Award of the Year Commercial and Residential Architecture
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
College of Marin Academic Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
College of Marin Academic Center
AIA San Francisco Merit Award with Historic Preservation Commendation
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
AIA San Francisco Merit Award with Historic Preservation Commendation
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
College of Marin Academic Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
College of Marin Academic Center
Architizer Special Mention Honoree
The Terrace
Architizer Special Mention Honoree
The Terrace
California Home + Design Commercial Efficient Design
The Terrace
California Home + Design Commercial Efficient Design
The Terrace
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Citation Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Citation Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
AIA Redwood Empire Merit Award
College of Marin Academic Center
AIA Redwood Empire Merit Award
College of Marin Academic Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award
College of Marin Academic Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award
College of Marin Academic Center
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
AIA California Council Merit Award
The Terrace
AIA California Council Merit Award
The Terrace
Architect The Architect 50, Top Design Firms in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect The Architect 50, Top Design Firms in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
North Bay Business Journal Higher Education
College of Marin Academic Center
North Bay Business Journal Higher Education
College of Marin Academic Center
CODAWorx Merit Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
CODAWorx Merit Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
AIA San Francisco Honor Award
Palega Recreation Center
AIA San Francisco Honor Award
Palega Recreation Center
AIA East Bay Citation Award
UC Berkeley Wurster Hall Addition Digital Fabrication Lab
AIA East Bay Citation Award
UC Berkeley Wurster Hall Addition Digital Fabrication Lab
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce The Ebbies Excellence Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce The Ebbies Excellence Award
San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
The Terrace
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
The Terrace
Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business
SFJAZZ Center
Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business
SFJAZZ Center
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #23 in Design
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #23 in Design
Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA California Council Maybeck Award
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
AIA California Council Maybeck Award
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Merit Award
SFJAZZ Center
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Merit Award
SFJAZZ Center
Int’l Design Awards First Prize in Architecture
SFJAZZ Center
Int’l Design Awards First Prize in Architecture
SFJAZZ Center
Int’l Design Awards Honorable Mention in Urban Design
SFJAZZ Center
Int’l Design Awards Honorable Mention in Urban Design
SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture
SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture
SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
SFJAZZ Center
Architectural Record Pitch-Perfect Performance Space
SFJAZZ Center
Architectural Record Pitch-Perfect Performance Space
SFJAZZ Center
Architect Annual Design Review
SFJAZZ Center
Architect Annual Design Review
SFJAZZ Center
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #8 in Design, #10 Overall in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #8 in Design, #10 Overall in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architizer Special Mention Honoree
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Architizer Special Mention Honoree
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Palo Alto Stanford Heritage Preservation Award
Palo Alto Art Center
Palo Alto Stanford Heritage Preservation Award
Palo Alto Art Center
Curbed San Francisco Voted Best New Buildings in 2013
SFJAZZ Center
Curbed San Francisco Voted Best New Buildings in 2013
SFJAZZ Center
Auditoria magazine Magnificent 7
SFJAZZ Center
Auditoria magazine Magnificent 7
SFJAZZ Center
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals Awards
SFJAZZ Center
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals Awards
SFJAZZ Center
San Francisco Business Times Top 50 Bay Area Architecture Firms
Mark Cavagnero Associates
San Francisco Business Times Top 50 Bay Area Architecture Firms
Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award
SFJAZZ Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award
SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #29 Overall in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #29 Overall in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Interior Architecture Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Interior Architecture Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
City of Richmond Historic Preservation Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
City of Richmond Historic Preservation Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation Honor Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation Honor Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Merit Award
ODC Theater Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Merit Award
ODC Theater Center
AIA Justice Facilities Review
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
AIA Justice Facilities Review
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Engineering News Record Best Government / Public Building Project
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
Engineering News Record Best Government / Public Building Project
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
Contract Magazine Interiors Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
Contract Magazine Interiors Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award – Serve Category
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award – Serve Category
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
California Preservation Foundation Trustees Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation
Oakland Museum of California
California Preservation Foundation Trustees Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation
Oakland Museum of California
Western Council of Construction Consumers Project Excellence Award
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
Western Council of Construction Consumers Project Excellence Award
Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award
Oakland Museum of California
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award
Oakland Museum of California
Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Merit Award
Oakland Museum of California
Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Merit Award
Oakland Museum of California
Architect Ranked
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect Ranked
Mark Cavagnero Associates
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award
UC Berkley Durant Hall
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award
UC Berkley Durant Hall
San Francisco Business Times Best Cultural Project
ODC Theater Center
San Francisco Business Times Best Cultural Project
ODC Theater Center
San Francisco Business Times Best Community Impact
Oakland Museum of California
San Francisco Business Times Best Community Impact
Oakland Museum of California
AIA East Bay Honor Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA East Bay Honor Award
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA East Bay Citation for Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA East Bay Citation for Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
California Home + Design Commercial Design Awards
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
California Home + Design Commercial Design Awards
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA East Bay Honor Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA East Bay Honor Award
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA San Francisco Constructed Realities Honor Award
Bernal Park Support Buildings
AIA San Francisco Constructed Realities Honor Award
Bernal Park Support Buildings
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
UC Berkeley Durant Hall
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Metalmag Architecture Award Honorable Mention – Roofs Category
Oakland Museum of California
Metalmag Architecture Award Honorable Mention – Roofs Category
Oakland Museum of California
AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation / Innovation in Rehab Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation / Innovation in Rehab Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council 2012 Firm Award
Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA California Council 2012 Firm Award
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect Annual Design Review
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Architect Annual Design Review
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Western Red Cedar Design Awards
Bernal Park Support Buildings
Western Red Cedar Design Awards
Bernal Park Support Buildings
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award
Park City Museum
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award
Park City Museum
AIA California Council 25-Year Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council 25-Year Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council Merit Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council Merit Award
Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council Distinguished Practice Award
Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA California Council Distinguished Practice Award
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Oakland Museum of California
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #5 in Design, #14 Overall in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect The Architect 50 – Ranked #5 in Design, #14 Overall in the Nation
Mark Cavagnero Associates
IIDA Northern California Chapter Honor Award
Chronicle Books Headquarters
IIDA Northern California Chapter Honor Award
Chronicle Books Headquarters
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award
Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung Museum
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award
Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung Museum
Utah Heritage Foundation Heritage Award
Park City Museum
Utah Heritage Foundation Heritage Award
Park City Museum
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung Museum
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung Museum
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Western Red Cedar Design Awards
Marin Country Day School Entry Pavilion
Western Red Cedar Design Awards
Marin Country Day School Entry Pavilion
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Marin Horizon School
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Marin Horizon School
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Trinity School Enrichment Center
Contract Magazine Interiors Award
Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung
Contract Magazine Interiors Award
Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung
AIA National Honor Award
Chronicle Books Headquarters
AIA National Honor Award
Chronicle Books Headquarters
The Business Journal Central California Real Estate Award
Clovis Memorial District Conference Center
The Business Journal Central California Real Estate Award
Clovis Memorial District Conference Center
AIA California Council Certificate of Appreciation
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
AIA California Council Certificate of Appreciation
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Merit Award
Clovis Memorial District Conference Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Merit Award
Clovis Memorial District Conference Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Community School of Music and Arts
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award
Community School of Music and Arts
American Institute of Architects College of Fellows
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
American Institute of Architects College of Fellows
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Community School of Music and Arts
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award
Community School of Music and Arts
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Community School of Music and Arts
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Community School of Music and Arts
AIA California Council Honor Award
Community School of Music and Arts
AIA California Council Honor Award
Community School of Music and Arts
AIA California Council Special Commendation
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
AIA California Council Special Commendation
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
BusinessWeek / Architectural Record Award
Community School of Music and Arts
BusinessWeek / Architectural Record Award
Community School of Music and Arts
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Brava Theater Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Brava Theater Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Marin Community Foundation Headquarters
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
Marin Community Foundation Headquarters
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce CYRIL Award
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce CYRIL Award
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award
Headlands Center for the Arts
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award
Headlands Center for the Arts
San Francisco Magazine Best Architectural Renovation
Headlands Center for the Arts
San Francisco Magazine Best Architectural Renovation
Headlands Center for the Arts
San Francisco Art Deco Society Conservation Award
Rafael Film Center
San Francisco Art Deco Society Conservation Award
Rafael Film Center
Esquire Magazine Best Designed Restaurant in the Nation
mc2 Restaurant
Esquire Magazine Best Designed Restaurant in the Nation
mc2 Restaurant
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
mc2 Restaurant
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
mc2 Restaurant
James Beard Award Outstanding Restaurant Design
mc2 Restaurant
James Beard Award Outstanding Restaurant Design
mc2 Restaurant
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
AIA California Council Honor Award
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
AIA California Council Honor Award
California Palace of the Legion of Honor