Architectural Record – Congregation Emanu-El is featured in Architectural Record’s December Spiritual Issue! John King’s article, “Mark Cavagnero Associates Expands a Century-Old Synagogue in San Francisco from Within,” includes insights from Cavagnero’s Mark Cavagnero and Felicia Dunham, as well as David Goldman of Congregation Emanu-El. We’re truly honored to have contributed to this meaningful community project.
Groundbreaking at Laney College – We’re excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Laney College Library & Learning Resource Center — the first major campus addition since it was built in 1970!
Groundbreaking at Laney College – We’re excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Laney College Library & Learning Resource Center — the first major campus addition since it was built in 1970!
San Francisco Chronicle – “Historic San Francisco synagogue reopens after $100 million renovation” featuring Congregation Emanu-El
The Architect’s Newspaper – “These upcoming fall building openings and renovation completions caught the eyes of AN’s editors” featuring Congregation Emanu-El
Project Completion Announcement – Designed by Cavagnero with interior architect IwamotoScott Architecture, Hawkins, a new multifamily residential community on Treasure Island, is one of the first residential projects in San Francisco’s newest neighborhood, bringing 178 thoughtfully designed homes just steps from the waterfront and ferry landing.
The architectural design prioritizes natural light, sweeping Bay views, and strong connections to surrounding parks and open space. Unique interlocking volumes frame a central, sheltered courtyard and maximize both environmental conditions and resident comfort. Hawkins features expansive roof terraces, landscaped outdoor spaces, and direct access to a network of trails, setting a new benchmark for sustainable, community-oriented urban living.
The Architect’s Newspaper – “Mark Cavagnero Associates and IwamotoScott Architecture complete the latest residential project on San Francisco’s Treasure Island” featuring Hawkins Treasure Island
San Francisco Business Times – “New waterfront condos mark milestone in Treasure Island’s 8,000-home redevelopment plan”
Topping Out – We’re thrilled to celebrate a major milestone in the construction of the Gene Friend Recreation Center with a topping out ceremony.
Located in San Francisco’s SoMa District, this vibrant community hub will feature a state-of-the-art gymnasium, fitness rooms, childcare spaces, and flexible meeting rooms—designed to support active, healthy lifestyles for all ages.
This topping out marks a significant step forward in creating a dynamic space that fosters wellness, community connection, and lifelong learning.
Unfrozen Podcast – “Dancing About Architecture”. Mark Cavagnero joined Greg Lindsay and Dan Safarik on the porch of the U.S. Pavilion for the 100th episode of the Unfrozen podcast at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Listen to Mark discuss our approach to the renovation of Kevin Roche and Dan Kiley’s original 1969 design of the Oakland Museum of California (32:45), and how this project represents the U.S. Pavilion’s theme of PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity as an example of a third space rooted in connection, community, and transparency.
Archello – “Moscone Center Expansion: An Efficient Model for Green Urban Hubs Engaging Communities”
In collaboration with SOM, the Moscone Center Expansion project transformed the existing convention complex into a more open, interconnected network of bright public spaces. Rather than replacing the original structure, we opted to retain and expand it, reducing the need for new construction and allowing the center to remain operational throughout the process. Read the full article on archello.com.
Architectural Record – Our Salesforce Dublin Historic Building project was featured online in Architectural Record! Learn about our transformation of the historic 140-year-old hotel that Salesforce incorporated into its Dublin campus. Check out the full article on architecturalrecord.com.
The New York Times – “At the Architecture Biennale, the U.S. Says ‘Come Sit by Me’”. As part of the 2025 U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Mark Cavagnero Associates will showcase a transformation of the Oakland Museum of California by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo as part of this year’s exhibition titled “Porch: An Architecture of Generosity.”
Architectural Record – The Salesforce Dublin Historic Building project was featured as a project snapshot in the April issue of Architectural Record! Cavagnero Principal, Brandon Joo, was interviewed about the historic 140-year-old hotel that Salesforce incorporated into its Dublin campus. Check out the full article on page 128.
Topping Out – Learning Resource Center (LRC)
Living Wall Walking Tour – Salesforce Tower Ohana Floor with Habitat Horticulture
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting – San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Chronicle – “Exclusive look at S.F. Symphony’s proposed makeover to Davies Hall”
San Francisco Chronicle – “S.F. nonprofits secure $100 million gift for affordable artist housing on Market Street”
KQED – “$100 Million Gift Paves Way for Affordable Artist Housing in San Francisco”
New Project Announcement – California State University, Fresno New Concert Hall
St. Ignatius College Preparatory’s Magazine Project Profile – New Learning Commons
Torrington Historical Society Community Presentation – History Education Center
Bisnow’s Bay Area Architecture and Design Summit – Discussion Featuring Mark Cavagnero
CoreNet Chicago – Salesforce Chicago won the 2023 Large Project of the Year!
A look back at 2023 and a look forward to 2024 –
Projects Completed:
In 2023, Mark Cavagnero Associates completed four Salesforce offices across the globe, (Dublin, Hyderabad, Sydney and Chicago) and designed the newly opened Visual Arts Building for West Valley College in Saratoga, California. Reflecting the firm’s range and expertise, these projects are united through site-responsive design that advances community-building and collaboration and maximizes the built landscape’s contributions to civic life.
Projects Under Construction:
Marking construction milestones are two new multi-family residences designed to help address the housing crisis in the Bay Area sited on San Francisco’s man-made Treasure Island, and Temple Emanu-El, a historic synagogue undergoing a crucial modernization in support of its community and programming.
Projects In Design:
Notable projects in design include: the Eugene L. Friend Recreation Center, which will provide space for community connectivity and play in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood; and a Learning Commons at St. Ignatius College Preparatory with more than 140,000 square feet of flexible education, collaborative, and support spaces.
Global Design News – Hamlin School project honored by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design with the American Architecture Award, Schools and Universities Category. Follow the link to learn more about this exciting project.
Archinect – The Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall project will expand the Symphony from 210,200 square feet to 247,780 square feet and will include an additional 34,000 square feet of outdoor open-space. Follow the link below to learn about this exciting renovation.
Global Design News – UCSF Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building honored by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design with the American Architecture Award, Schools and Universities Category. Follow the link below to learn more about this exciting project.
BBC Travel – Mark Cavagnero discussed San Francisco’s greatest design landmarks including the Legion of Honor, Salesforce Park and the California Academy of Sciences.
“San Francisco has always been something of a dreamer’s city – a visionary’s city – and the buildings that I like are the ones that have these aspirations latent in them.” – Mark Cavagnero.
Follow the link below to read about Mark’s architectural gems in San Francisco.
Archinect News – Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall renovation will expand the Symphony from 210,200 square feet to 247,780 square feet and will include an additional 34,000 square feet of outdoor open-space.
The Architect’s Newspaper – New Visual Arts Building for West Valley College’s Cilker School of Art and Design
The Architect’s Newspaper – We are honored to be part of the reimagination of the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. Our design for the San Francisco Symphony will include an expanded street level lobby, a new performance park, a new 400-seat recital hall, and new musician support spaces. The project will expand the Symphony from 210,200 square feet to 247,780 square feet and will include an additional 34,000 square feet of outdoor open-space. Follow the link below to learn about this exciting renovation.
World Interior News – Salesforce Hyderabad project has been shortlisted on the World Interior News Workspace Interiors 2023 awards.
Architizer – Mark Cavagnero Associates Makes Architizer’s 20 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco!
Salesforce Tower Sydney Opens – Mark Cavagnero Associates is proud to have led the design on this amazing project and are honored to continue our global partnership with Salesforce since 2015. Congratulations to the entire team!
Promotions – 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 expertise to their projects.
To learn more about firm members, visit our Team Page
San Francisco State University, Marcus Hall Building Earns LEED Gold Certification – San Francisco State University’s George and Judy Marcus Hall for the Liberal and Creative Arts building, which first opened in fall 2021, has earned LEED Gold certification.
Architectural Record – With the 2023 AIA Conference on Architecture set to kick off next week on June 7 in San Francisco, Mark Cavagnero is quoted in Architectural Record’s article, “The Architect’s Guide to San Francisco”. He and other Bay Area-based architects, landscape architects, design writers, and critics make their recommendations for local architectural landmarks worth seeking out.
Home Builder Digest – Mark Cavagnero Associates has been listed as one of the best Architectural Firms in San Francisco by Home Builder Digest, an online magazine focusing on luxury residential housing.
AIA East Bay – Mark Cavagnero will be a panelist at AIA East Bay Lecture Series to discuss how civic architecture plays an important role in every community. Join us as we learn to understand how these architects sensitively created public icons in the East Bay with Craig Hartman, Rodney Friedman, Rona Rothenberg, and Mark Cavagnero.
This panel will be moderated by Susi Marzuola.
AIA SF Design Awards – We are thrilled to share that Mark Cavagnero Associates has been recognized by AIA San Francisco’s 2023 Design Awards! The Hamlin School project received a Citation Award for Architecture!
BOMA-SF – Katy Hawkins will be a panelist at BOMA-SF’s “The Candid Conversation” to discuss designing for disability. The panel will focus on what organizations can do to create an inclusive and equitable workplace for disabled employees, address the legal requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and provide resources for types of accommodations that should be considered.
Architectural Record – The AIA award-winning Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, a recent project, will host the American Institute of Architects Conference on Architecture National Convention this June. Architectural Record has featured a story on the Moscone Center in their latest issue.
Biz Journal – “Most music venues are fairly opaque, and I feel like the SF Jazz Center inverts that. There’s this egalitarian notion of music for everyone.”
Biz Journal – This six-story headquarters for the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences brings together neurosciences patients, researchers and doctors under one roof.
The San Francisco Chronicle – Randall Kline, who built SFJazz up from a two-night festival into one of San Francisco’s most prized cultural institutions, has disclosed exclusively to The Chronicle.
The Architect’s Newspaper – Centering patient needs while meeting high performance standards, the facade of the new Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building at the University of California.
The Architect’s Newspaper – After two successful events in Atlanta and Philadelphia to kick off the conference’s 10th anniversary year, Facades+ is returning to San Francisco on March 23. Featuring…
Architectural Record – Years ago, when I first entered the Berkeley Art Museum on the University of California campus, I was stunned by the heroic volume—open, skylit, tough.
Metropolis Magazine – The new Weill Neurosciences Building at UCSF deploys an elegant sun shade to minimize glare and heat while optimizing views and providing occupants with natural light…
Forbes – Modern day science tends to be highly interdisciplinary. It increasingly requires different technical topics, skills, and expertise to come together to solve complex and…
Buzzsprout – Architect Mark Cavagnero shares anecdotes about his formation working for Edward Larrabee Barnes, his personal experience with Marcel Breuer’s body of work…
Forbes – Five years ago, philanthropists Sanford I. “Sandy” and Joan Weill announced a $185 million donation for neuroscience at UC San Francisco.
AIA SF – Join us for AIA’s Designing a Place of Hope: The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building at UCSF Mission Bay featuring Paul Davison RIBA.
Architizer A+ Awards – With your support Mark Cavagnero Associates was selected as a finalist in both the Architecture + Collaboration and the Architecture + Workplace categories.
Chicago Athenaeum – The Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership at Monterey Bay Aquarium has received the 2021 International Architecture Award from Chicago Athenaeum! Mark Cavagnero Associates completed this facility in 2019 with Blach Construction Company.
The Wall Street Journal – The Wall Street Journal writes about the Oakland Museum’s pivotal entrance into Oaklands landscape, and how the current renovation accomplishes those original goals.
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco – Mark Cavagnero of the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco discusses his path to becoming an architect.
Human City Podcast – In this episode of the Human City Podcast, Mark Cavagnero talks about “what makes our bursting cities human and how this may liberate our growing urban population.”
Arch Daily – Names the Moscone Center Expansion as “one of the most compact, efficient, and sustainable convention centers in the U.S.”
Partner Spotlight – Oakland Museum of California
One Workplace – New Home for Ocean Education
Architectural Record – Accessibility Experts and Architects Consider 30 Years of the ADA
Washington Post – Entertainers Promised to see us through the Quarantine. Even they are running out of steam
The San Francisco Chronicle – Post-Coronavirus landscape: Architects imagine shared cultural venues and choreographed dining
San Francisco Classical Voice – SF Conservatory of Music and SF Ballet School Announce Expanded Partnership
San Francisco Chronicle – “When worlds collide: Lake Merritt and Oakland Museum finally will connect,” Architectural Critic John King for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Architectural Record – St. Mary’s Student Chapel featured in Architectural Record: “…emotional resonance emerges in the way clean details are infused with higher purpose.”
Biz Journal – In San Francisco, the Salesforce Tower was the fourth one Salesforce.com created since 2015, but its design served as the template for the others to follow.
All About Jazz – SF Jazz ranked 12th in the world as a top jazz venue in the poll for 2019. This was out of 26,766 jazz venues registered!
Marin Independent Journal – Rafael Film Center celebrates the 20th anniversary of its renovation in downtown San Rafael tonight, and we’re proud to be part of its rich history.
Wallpaper Magazine – Saint Mary’s Student Chapel on their list of cutting-edge religious architecture around the world!
USC-owned KDFC – The Bay Area classical music radio station, USC-owned KDFC, will move into the new Ute and William K. Bowes Jr. Center for Performing Arts in 2020, as part of a unique collaboration between the 70-year-old station and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Dezeen – A sculptural volume that recalls a church steeple rises high above a concrete chapel in the San Francisco Bay Area, designed by American studio Mark Cavagnero Associates.
The San Francisco Chronicle – Mark Cavagnero Associates is honored to be involved in the expansion of Museo Italo Americano, which celebrates local Italian American heritage through the legacy of pioneering San Franciscans, such as legendary 70s-era Mayor George Moscone, through art, culture and cinema.
Golden Gate Express – Joining a gathering of 100 dignitaries and SFSU Alumni, Mark Cavagnero was lauded as the “world-renowned architect” responsible for the design of this new $70M home for San Francisco State University’s cutting-edge Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BECA) program as this exciting project breaks ground.
All About Jazz – It’s been 5 great years! “…the SFJAZZ Center, it has proved a raving, even rampaging, success, unrelenting in programming, sales, education, and music production.”
Architectural Record – A great article from Architectural Record discussing the completion of the Salesforce Tower and our design for the Salesforce Floors with IA Interior Architects targeted for LEED Platinum certification.
Biz Journal – Mark Cavagnero Associates is ranked #12 in San Francisco Business Times, Top 50 Architecture Firms in the Bay Area!
Stark Insider – The word is out! Article from Stark Insider about this weeks special announcement by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music!
The New York Times – To be named the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts, scheduled to open in 2020, will include two concert halls, rehearsal spaces, high-tech studios and classrooms, and will provide housing for the student body.
“It will shape the future of the conservatory, in one of the most exciting pieces of real estate in the world,” David H. Stull
Archinect – The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York opens a new exhibition “The Senses: Design Beyond Vision,” featuring our project with LightHouse for the Blind – San Francisco Bay Area! The exhibition will focus on multisensory design and how it can solve problems and enhance life for all people.
Project Completion – The Saint Mary’s College High School Student Chapel is officially open!
The new Chapel is located at the main entrance of the school as a focal point of the campus — symbolizing its faith life, embodying its values and beliefs, and exhibiting the mission of the school.
For more photos, check us out on Social Media!
San Francisco Examiner – An article from the San Francisco Examiner, discusses the latest on the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts which “… entails transforming a block on Van Ness Avenue into an arts education hub and high school.”
American Builders Quarterly – Mark Cavagnero Associates worked with Elizabeth Pinkham to execute the vision for a unified interior design brand for Salesforce’s offices called the “Ohana Design.” The first Ohana Floor, which opened in San Francisco in September 2017, reflects both Mark Cavagnero Associates and Salesforce’s commitment to usability and responsibility to both clients and employees.
Bis Now – Read about Mark Cavagnero’s concept of incorporating natural lighting in all of his designs such as the UCSF Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building, 555 Howard Street, SFJAZZ Center, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music student housing.
SFJAZZ Anniversary – The 5-year anniversary of the SFJAZZ Center, the first stand-alone building in the country built specifically for jazz, here’s a wonderful video looking back on how jazz came to the Fillmore district, when SFJAZZ first started and how the Center now has over 300 performances each year!
Groundbreaking – Groundbreaking ceremony of the Luther Burbank Auditorium renovation, kicking off the Santa Rosa Junior College’s 100th year anniversary celebration!
The San Francisco Chronicle – “…his firm is one of 16 selected by the State Department to be in a pool that for five years will be turned to for work abroad, from new embassies to the renovation of structures on military bases.”
The Construction Specifier – Learn more about the design of the LightHouse for the Blind – San Francisco Bay Area, now featured in this month’s issue of The Construction Specifier!
U.S. Department of State – We are honored to be selected for the Worldwide Design Services IDIQ Contract by the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)
Architect Magazine – Mark Cavagnero Associates is honored to rank in Architect magazine’s THE ARCHITECT 50 list of top architecture firms in the country for design. The firm ranks #2 in Business.
Biz Journal – Designing flexible spaces, keeping unobstructed views on the highest occupiable space in San Francisco. “I like to think of this as the world’s greatest living room,” said Elizabeth Pinkham, head of Salesforce’s global real estate.
Designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates.
AIA National – The San Francisco Public Safety Campus is awarded with the National AIA Justice Facilities Award!
Jury Comments:
“This is a strong civic landmark with with clear and restrained exterior massing and planning. Considering that the new building is much larger, the design is surprisingly sensitive to the existing fire station in scale. Its use of solar shading devices is well integrated into the overall design.”
Learn more about the San Francisco Public Safety Campus here.
The San Francisco Chronicle – The latest piece of the puzzle is a 200,000-square-foot structure at Third and Howard streets that includes a 55,000-square-foot, column-free ballroom, a glassed-in lobby with 24-foot ceilings, and an elevator landing that floats above the increasingly busy corner. The third floor is devoted to meeting rooms tucked behind a long outdoor terrace that makes the front of the newcomer less monolithic.
Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting – We celebrated the accomplishments of the Moscone expansion yesterday in a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the Phase 2 portion of the project. This phase of the building is set to be open for operations on September 8th.
New Cyprus Museum Submission – Our submission for the new Cyprus Museum is selected to be exhibited in Cyprus at the Filoxenia Conference Centre, “Elia” Hall. From September 5th, 2017 until September 10th, 2017, the Filoxenia Conference Centre, “Zenon Kitieus” Hall, will host an exhibition with the winning and other projects selected for this purpose by the Jury.
Construction Dive – Felicia Dunham on Using Design to Protect Students from the Unexpected
The San Francisco Chronicle – As Salesforce Tower nears completion, the plaza that will accompany it has been shorn of two eye-catching features: a grove of redwood trees and a 40-foot-tall sculpture made from chunks of recycled concrete.
Instead, the half-acre space at Mission and Fremont streets will be handsomely paved but almost entirely open — a change instigated by Salesforce but agreed to by public officials. They welcome the idea of an uncluttered path to the new Transbay Transit Center, which should open next spring on the plaza’s south edge.
“In retrospect, 20 redwood trees are probably not the best thing to have” between Mission Street and what will be the transit center’s main entrance, said John Rahaim, San Francisco’s planning director. “This leaves a clear passage and sight lines at both ends” (July 5, 2017).
Architecture Magazine – After working on the Lighthouse for the Blind project in San Francisco, Mark Cavagnero, founder and president of Mark Cavagnero Associates, shares details of this transforming experience. Cavagnero explores the new range of sensitivities that had to be considered and the materials that were the right solution. He talks about how this unique project taught the firm to respond to the finer intricacies of human interaction and interfaces (May 31, 2017).
AIA National Convention – “We don’t need your help, we need better design.” This was the challenge issued for the new headquarters for the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Mark Cavagnero and Chris Downey spoke about multisensory place-making for the blind and visually impaired at the 2017 AIA national convention. Highlighting best practices for design that appropriately address the visual and nonvisual needs of the blind and visually impaired. The panel featured a case study of the new 40,000 GSF LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates and addressed issues related to acoustics, lighting and technology.
Commercial Property Executive – SF Public Safety Campus brings together a multiplicity of users which required incredible sensitivity when it came to design and execution. “The design thoughtfully integrates user needs and efficient environmental performance targeted for LEED Gold certification. Sustainable elements include green roofs, rainwater harvesting for irrigation and plumbing, low-flow plumbing fixtures, solar hot water heating, an active chilled beam cooling system and healthy building materials.”
Commercial Property Executive – LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired new headquarters is expanding their services through the integration of acoustics, materials and technology (April 25, 2017).
AIA Georgia – Mark Cavagnero is featured in the article for being on the jury for the AIA Georgia 2017 design and jury award (April 15, 2017).
Architectural Record – Diane B Wilsey Article from Architectural Record – it received the April 2017 Winner of Good Design is Good Business Award.
SF Architect’s – SF Architect’s The Best Commercial Architects in San Francisco places Mark Cavagnero Associates at #6. Cavagnero’s success has been recognized by top awards from the AIA, SF Chamber of Commerce, California Preservation Foundation, and many of the region’s cultural and civic organizations. And he is one of just 16 recipients of the AIA California Council Maybeck Award for lifetime achievement (March 29, 2017).
Moscone Center Development and Construction – Video on the Moscone Center Expansion development and construction.
World Architecture Community – Article by John King from World Architecture Community discusses the 555 Howard Street project with Renzo Piano (Feb 20, 2017).
The San Francisco Chronicle – First public renderings of 555 Howard with Renzo Piano Building Workshop released by the San Francisco Chronicle (Feb 16, 2017).
IIDA – Lighthouse in the running for IIDA’s peoples choice awards for 2017.
Architectural Record – An article from Architectural Record about our fascinating project for LightHouse for the Blind, San Francisco (Oct 1, 2016).
Santa Rosa Junior College – TLCD Architecture + Mark Cavagnero Associates team up again for the Burbank Auditorium at Santa Rosa Junior College.
The San Francisco Chronicle – “It’s a far cry from the pencil-thin high rise thicket that never left the drawing board in the mid-2000s, but Renzo Piano Building Workshop is back at work in SF on a 37-story tower proposed for Howard Street. Much more to come — there aren’t even renderings yet — but intriguing all the same. Image is a study model; story online has 3 sketches as well” – John King (April 5, 2016).
Stark Insider – Check out “Opera!” by Stark Insider on Vimeo.
California Home & Design – The Terrace, California Academy of Sciences receives an 2016 California Home & Design for Commercial Efficient Design (March 1, 2016).
Marin Magazine – Over the Past 20 years, architect Mark Cavagnero has master-planned the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, designed the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts and been featured in Architectural Record, California Home and Design and The New York Times. His local projects include the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, College of Marin’s Academic Center, Marin Horizon School in Mill Valley and Sava Pool on 19th Avenue in San Francisco.
California Home & Design – The Terrace, California Academy of Sciences receives an 2016 California Home & Design for Commercial Efficient Design (Feb 24, 2016).
Monterey Herald – Lots of new projects underway! Click below to see the latest on Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new education center!
Modern Luxury – With a dazzling new headquarters and a $125 million bequest, San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind is creating new ways of seeing for people around the world.
Moscone Expansion Newsletter – Get the latest details on the Moscone Expansion with the February issue of the Moscone Expansion newsletter.
KQED Article – San Francisco Opera’s Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera (Nov 19, 2015).
SFGATE – Our Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera project will open in February 2016! Mark Cavagnero, FAIA led a hard hat tour of the space, currently under construction by Webcor Builders, as shown in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle (Nov 17, 2015).
San Francisco Magazine – Celebrates their October 2015 issue with a discussion, “The New Rules of Design,” moderated by Editor-in-Chief Jon Steinberg. Mark Cavagnero, FAIA was one of five panelists (Nov 5, 2015).
KQED – Bryan Bashin, CEO of LightHouse for the Blind, is featured on KQED public radio (Nov 4, 2015).
The San Francisco Chronicle – John King of the SF Chronicle discusses a new residential project at the foot of Telegraph Hill – a project where we have been working with the SF Mayor’s Office of Housing, and the local community (Oct 5, 2015).
The San Francisco Chronicle – The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle “SF Conservatory of Music looks to build tower on Van Ness” (Sept 27, 2015).
Ribbon Cutting Celebration – After a five-year collaboration, TLCD Architecture and Mark Cavagnero Associates were delighted to join in the Measure C Bond celebration and ribbon cutting for the Academic Center at the College of Marin (Sept 25, 2015).
San Francisco Magazine – In an article for San Francisco Magazine, four industry experts—including Mark Cavagnero—weigh in on the present and future of SF’s built environment (Sept 24, 2015).
Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, is the 2015 recipient of the AIA California Maybeck Award, the highest honor in California architecture. Mark joins an elite group of 16 architects recognized with this lifetime achievement award since the award’s inception (Aug 2015).
See additional photos from the awards reception here.
Interior Design – The Sava Pool is featured in Interior Design’s list of 8 swimming and rehab pools around the world (July 30, 2015).
Hoodline – Mark Cavagnero Associates and Cary Bernstein Architect are working with the City and County of San Francisco to provide massing studies for much-needed affordable housing in the NE Waterfront District (July 22, 2015).
The Architect’s Newspaper – The San Francisco Public Safety Campus is featured in The Architect’s Newspaper “SAFE AND SOUND: HOK and Mark Cavagnero design a public safety building in San Francisco” (July 8, 2015).
Architectural Record – The Terrace is featured in Architectural Record “Heart of Lightness: For a new café, an architect re-engineers the DNA of the California Academy of Sciences next door” (July 6, 2015).
SF Examiner – Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera is featured in the San Francisco Examiner “Updated War Memorial Veterans Building will shine inside and out” (Jun 30, 2015).
The San Francisco Chronicle – The San Francisco Public Safety Campus in an article “New S.F. police headquarters commands respect, if not love…” by John King (May 26, 2015).
Architectural Record – The SFJAZZ Center team is one of 9 teams selected nationally for a Good Design is Good Business Award from Architectural Record (May 16, 2015).
Architizer – The SFJAZZ Center is featured in Architizer (April 10, 2015).
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – The San Francisco Public Safety Building opens after a formal ribbon cutting ceremony for the pubic.
Architect Magazine – Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, is featured in ARCHITECT “Up and Running: Words of Advice for Young Firms” (March 31, 2015).
SOMA Magazine – A fun palm reading of Mark Cavagnero is in SOMA Magazine’s February issue (Feb 2015).
SFGATE – San Francisco Chronicle features The Terrace in an article “Newest Jewel in Golden Gate Park…” by John King (Jan 6, 2015).
College of Marin – Check out the construction progress of the College of Marin New Academic Center with TLCD Architecture.
Project Opening – The Terrace, at the California Academy of Sciences, opens (Oct 2014).
Architect Magazine – Mark Cavagnero Associates is honored to rank #8 in the Architect magazine’s THE ARCHTITECT 50 list of top architecture firms in the country for design. The firm ranks #10 overall averaging categories in design, sustainability, and business (Sept 8, 2014).
Oakland Museum of California “A Gift of Architecture 2” Book – Oakland Museum of California releases their book “A Gift of Architecture 2,” that includes essays by Mark Cavagnero, John King, and Andre Ptaszynski (Aug 22, 2014).
Monterey Herald – The Monterey Bay Aquarium selects Mark Cavagnero Associates for their new Ocean Education Center (June 18, 2014).
CurbSF – SFJAZZ Center #5 in CurbSF’s map of “13 Starchitect-Designed Buildings in SF” (June 3, 2014).
San Francisco Business Journal – The San Francisco Business Times publishes the latest details of the Moscone Center expansion (June 3, 2014).
SFGATE – An article in the SFGATE features Mark Cavagnero and his thoughts, both past and present, on the Oakland Museum of California (view) (May 29, 2014).
SFGATE – Mark Cavagnero, the prolific San Francisco architect who designed the renovation and expansion of the landmark Oakland Museum of California completed in 2010, was studying at Harvard in the late ’70s when he was introduced to the flowing Kevin Roche-designed building, with its low-lying concrete walls and terraced rooftop gardens.
Stanford University Guest Lecturer – Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, is a guest lecturer at Stanford University’s spring lecture series in architecture and landscape architecture (view) (April 30, 2014).
The Guardian – SFJAZZ Center named one of the “Top 10 Live Music Venues and Clubs in San Francisco” (April 11, 2014).
SFGATE – Under an ambitious makeover plan announced Thursday by President David H. Stull, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music is poised to build a new residence hall for students near its current Civic Center home, to expand its partnerships with other local arts organizations and to infuse its curriculum with a new range of interdisciplinary offerings (March 28, 2014).
SFGATE – The Moscone Center expansion project, executed as an association of SOM with Mark Cavagnero Associates, is the topic of critic John King’s article in the San Francisco Chronicle (March 28, 2014).
Project Completion – The UC Berkeley Wurster Hall expansion project housing the CAD/CAM lab is complete and open to students and faculty (March 26, 2014).
Biz Journal – The relocation and renovation plan of the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts is the topic of a San Francisco Business Times article titled “Plan to move S.F. art school to Civic Center will link past and future” (Feb 28, 2014).
Architectural Record – SFJAZZ Center selected as a “Pitch-Perfect Performance Space” in their Best of 2013, defining the year in design (Jan 2014).
San Francisco Business Times – Mark Cavagnero Associates ranks #38 in the 2014 San Francisco Business Times List of top “Bay Area Architecture Firms” (Jan 2014).
Curbed SF – As surveyed in Curbed SF, SFJAZZ Center is named one of the Best New Buildings in 2013 (Dec 31, 2013).
Grand Opening – The renovation and addition to the existing Palega Recreation Center located in the Portola neighborhood in San Francisco makes its grand opening. The project is designed to be a LEED gold project (Nov 16, 2013).
Architectural Record – One of our newest projects, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, is featured in Architectural Record’s “Daily Headlines” (Oct 17, 2013).
Auditoria Magazine – Ranks SFJAZZ Center first in their “Magnificent 7” list for, “Most exciting and innovative new performing arts venues” (Oct 2013).
Architect Magazine – Mark Cavagnero Associates is honored to rank in the Architect magazine’s THE ARCHTITECT 50, a ranking of the top architectural firms in the country recognizing business, sustainability, and design excellence (view) (Sept 2013).
AIA SF – See early designs of SFJAZZ Center in the “Unbuilt San Francisco” exhibit which features visions of what could have been built in San Francisco (Aug – Dec 2013.)
The San Francisco Chronicle – The design for California Academy of Sciences West Garden Cafe’ Addition, is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle (June 24, 2013).
ArcDaily – Mark Cavagnero Associates is one of four firms shortlisted to renovate the Chancery building – originally designed by Walter Gropius – at the US Embassy in Athens, Greece (May 16, 2013).
Architectural Record – SFJAZZ Center is featured in May’s issue of Architectural Record (May 16, 2013).
A short documentary film by Ken Ellis – Discusses the making and overall artistic vision of the SFJAZZ Center. The film includes behind-the-scenes footage of the Center being built, a brief historical look at San Francisco’s vibrant jazz scene and a number of fascinating interviews featuring SFJAZZ Co-founder & Artistic Director Randall Kline, legendary jazz singer Mary Stallings, Resident Artistic Director John Santos, SFJAZZ Center architect Mark Cavagnero, Education Director Rebeca Mauleón & more!
CBS – SFJAZZ Center is featured on Eye On The Bay (video) (Feb 15, 2013).
Grand Opening – SFJAZZ Center, the first freestanding performing arts venue in the USA designed specifically for jazz, makes its debut with grand opening on MLK Jr. Day (Jan 21, 2013).
Architizer – Mark Cavagnero moderated a panel at AIA San Francisco for young architects (view) (Dec 18, 2012).
ArchitypeReview.com – Oakland Museum of California is featured in ArchitypeReview.com in the Art Museums category (Dec 14, 2012).
Interior Design – Tannery Arts Center becomes Best of Year honoree by Interior Design (Nov 2012).
Architect’s Newspaper and San Francisco Business Times – The team of SOM with Mark Cavagnero Associates is selected for the Moscone Center Expansion Project, a project that will add approximately 250,000 to 400,000 square feet to the existing conference center. The selection was announced in the Architect’s Newspaper (June 29, 2012) and the San Francisco Business Times (June 22, 2012).
East Bay Center – A video of the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts project can be seen on Vimeo.
Azure Magazine – Community Foundation Santa Cruz County is featured in Azure magazine (May 2012).
Justice Facilities Review – The Mammoth Lakes Courthouse is selected for the 2012 AIA/AAJ Justice Facilities Review Awards Program and will be published later this year in the Justice Facilities Review (April 23, 2012).
AE ProNet – Mark Cavagnero is featured in an article in the national AIA magazine, AIArchitect, titled “Mark Cavagnero, FAIA: Growing Big Ideas” (April 17, 2012).
Architectural Record – East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is featured in Architectural Record along with a video of the project created by Matthew Millman and G Todd Roberts (March 16, 2012).
Modern Luxury – Palo Alto Art Center is featured in San Francisco magazine’s article titled “Museums and their Medicis: At least one corner of the market is alive and kicking” (Feb 6, 2012).
SFGATE – East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is the topic of San Francisco Chronicle critic John King’s article “Richmond: Restored Arts Center Offers Inspiration” (Jan 30, 2012).
AIA CA – Mark Cavagnero Associates is the recipient of the 2012 Firm Award from the AIA California Council (Aug 4, 2011).
The San Francisco Chronicle – SFJAZZ Center is featured in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle “SFJazz breaks ground on $50 million hub, new era” (May 6, 2011).
San Francisco Business Times – Oakland Museum of California and ODC Theater are featured in the San Francisco Business Times with all other projects recognized with the Real Estate Deals of the Year awards (March 25, 2011).
San Francisco Business Times – ODC Theater is recognized by the San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year as the Best Cultural Project (March 25, 2011).
California Home & Design – Durant Hall at UC Berkeley is featured with other award-winning projects in the Jan/Feb issue of California Home + Design.
SFGATE – The new Public Safety Building is the topic of San Francisco Chronicle critic John King’s article “SFPD’s Mission Bay Building Could Set Design Tone” (Jan 30, 2011). The project is a collaboration between HOK and Mark Cavagnero Associates.
ArcDaily – We were selected with TLCD Architecture through a competition to design the College of Marin’s New Academic Center at its Kentfield Campus. The 48,000-square-foot building, located in the northeast quadrant of the campus, will include a 200-seat auditorium, classrooms, computer labs, and faculty/administrative spaces.
The Architect’s Newspaper – Mark Cavagnero’s vision of the SFJAZZ Center, the country’s first freestanding jazz concert hall was revealed.. The hall, which is expected to open in the fall of 2012, will be a concrete box, enclosed in a transparent glass-and-steel structure on its two public sides.
The New York Times – We have been chosen by SFJazz (which oversees the annual San Francisco Jazz Festival, among other events) to design the recently announced 35,000-square-foot jazz performance and education center in Hayes Valley.
New York Times – Discusses what museumgoers want and how the Oakland Museum of California provides this need.
The Architect’s Newspaper – Discusses a possible revival of Brutalist architecture with the design of the Oakland Museum of California, which will reopen in May 2010.
California Home & Design – Trinity School Enrichment Center (April 1, 2009).
The San Francisco Chronicle – New Sava Pool built in the Sunset District (Jan 13, 2009).
The Architect’s Newspaper – Discusses the Trinity School Enrichment Center, a 1,200 square foot expansion for one of the existing K-5 schools situated in the Bay Area (since the 1960s).
Metropolis – Examines our recent design of the Chronicle Books Headquarters (June 1, 2008).
California State Parks – The California Indian Heritage Center will be a distinctive and honorable place where past, current and future experiences and achievements of California Indians are recognized, celebrated and shared.
Architecture Record – Examines Hiroshi Sugimoto’s photography throughout the years and his recent exhibition at San Francisco’s deYoung Museum, all contained within a space designed with our assistance (Feb 19, 2008).
SFGATE – Examines the black and white photo exhibition by Hiroshi Sugimoto at the deYoung Museum.
Umran Magazine – Provides insight on the design of the Community School of Music and Art (June 1, 2005).
California Home & Design – The Community School of Music and Arts was highlighted in a feature published by California Home & Design (March 1, 2005).
Contract Magazine – Discusses the Community School of Music and Arts in their recent article (Feb 1, 2005).
SFGATE – The fact that a building so uncompromisingly direct opened this year in the Bay Area — a region where second-guessing is sacred — could be taken as a sign that modern architecture is back in vogue or that the suburbs are now open to daring design. But the real reason is more subtle: long-term relationships and old-fashioned trust.
