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Architectural Foundation
Enhancing our community’s appreciation of the built environment.
Since 1983.
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Walking Tours
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00am
High School Design Competition Drafting Tools
HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION
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Exhibitions
Plan a Saturday Visit to our Art Gallery.
Open 1:00-4:00pm
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AFSB Scholarships
Your gift supports a student's future.
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LEARN
Knowledge for all ages.
Find out what makes living in Santa Barbara unique!
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EXPERIENCE
Join the conversation about design.
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GIVE
Power the potential of the next generation.
Support from members and donors like you make our programs possible.

Sketch sessions every spring. Come draw with local architects and artists.

KIDS DRAW ARCHITECTURE

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AFSB annual memberships provide the primary funding for our youth and community education programs.

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Santa Barbara’s Historic Sabado & Domingo Architectural Walking Tours

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Experience

We offer a series of youth education programs, scholarship opportunities and more!

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Summer fun with a purpose. Architecture, engineering, and design camps for children in grades 2 – 9.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY
KIDZ ENGINEERING 101, INC.

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Experience exceptional local art and our new virtual exhibitions.

VISIT OUR UNIQUE ART GALLERY

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For students studying architecture. For those proud to live in Santa Barbara. For local art. For education.

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Education Programs. Year Round. Ages 5 – 18+

LEARN ABOUT DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE.

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AFSB annual memberships provide the primary funding for our youth and community education programs.

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“Belief in the significance of architecture is premised on the notion that we are, for better or worse, different people in different places – and on the conviction that it is architecture’s task to render vivid to us who we might ideally be.”
Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness

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We welcome everyone.

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Thank you to our amazing KDA 2023 Calendar sponsors