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Walking Tours
Join us Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. to learn more about Santa Barbara's unique architecture. Special weekday earthquake tours the week of June 23 - 27 at 6:00 p.m.!
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AFSB Scholarships
2025 Reception: June 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Presidio Orchard. Your gift supports a student's future.
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Architectural Foundation
Enhancing our community’s appreciation of the built environment.
Since 1983.
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Exhibitions
Plan a Saturday Visit to our Art Gallery.
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Kids Draw Architecture
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HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION
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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.

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KIDZ ENGINEERING 101, INC.

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Experience exceptional local art and our new virtual exhibitions.

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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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“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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