2026 Scholarship Reception & Awards Ceremony
June 16, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at The Cearnal Collective, 521 1/2 State Street (Second Floor), Santa Barbara. This year we are awarding over
“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
Summer Exhibition: “How Forever Works” by Jacqueline Woods, June 13 – August 15, 2026
The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, How Forever Works, featuring photographic assemblages and camera-less works by Jacqueline Woods.
May 28: Betsy J. Green – Discover Your Home’s History
Spring 2026 Lecture Series Register for this event here. (Suggested donation $20). Being keenly aware of Santa Barbara’s built environment, especially the unique expression of each
May 21: Cheri Rae – Santa Barbara’s 1960s Highrise Battle
Spring 2026 Lecture Series Register for this event here. (Suggested donation $20). What would Pearl Chase do now? Please join us for a lively discussion
April 19: 2026 KDA Sketch Session
2026 Kids Draw Architecture Sketch Session! We hope you can join us for the Annual Kids Draw Architecture sketch session! It will be held at
2026 Spring Exhibition – PINHOLE NOIR by Lindsay Skutch
Spring Exhibition: PINHOLE NOIR by Lindsay Skutch March 28 – May 30, 2026, at the Architectural Foundation Gallery Opening Reception: Saturday, March 28th, 2 –
HSDC 2026 Winners!
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2026 High School Design Competition 2026 Finalists (L to R): Kira Grama, Benke Sepulveda, Grace Oberg,
Winter Exhibition – Santa Barbara Printmakers
2026 Winter Exhibition – People & Places by Santa Barbara Printmakers January 17 – March 14, 2026, at the Architectural Foundation Gallery Opening Reception: Saturday, January
Thank you to everyone who came out to Historic Riviera Park for the 2026 Kids Draw Architecture Sketch Session! Special thanks to the Yardi Family and Island View Preschool.
