Architectural Foundation

Enhancing our community’s appreciation of the built environment.
Since 1983.

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Kids Draw Architecture

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HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION

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AFSB Scholarships

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

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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.

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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What's New

Art Gallery Holiday Closures

/ Art Exhibitions, Education, Kids Draw Architecture

Art Gallery Holiday Closures We hope you can come and visit the Kids Draw Architecture Exhibition on the following Saturdays; November 16th & 23rd December

12/5 December: The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara Book Club

/ Lectures

December: The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara Book Club WHERE ARCHITECTURE IS ALWAYS THE MAIN CHARACTER. Hosted by AFSB Board Member Selinda Tuttle. “Personally, I

11/10 Kids Draw Architecture Gallery Opening and Holiday Party

/ Education, Kids Draw Architecture

Kids Draw Architecture (KDA) Gallery Opening and Holiday Party Gallery Opening, Sunday November 10, 2024 1-3pmThe Architectural Foundation Art Gallery The Architectural Foundation of Santa

10/19 Exhibition Artist Walk-through – ABSTRACTED by Carolyn Hubbs

/ Art Exhibitions, Art Talks, Current Art Exhibition, Current Exhibitions, Events, News

Artist Walk-through of ABSTRACTED by Carolyn Hubbs Saturday, October 19th, 2024 at 2:00 pm The Architectural Foundation Gallery The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is

10/17 Presentation & Panel – Second Life: Building Community Around Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in the California Desert

/ Lectures, News

Second Life: Building Community Around Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in the California Desert Thursday, October 17th, 2024 at 5:00 pm The Hub at the Community

Architectural Foundation

Walking Tours

Saturday Tour 10:00am

Exhibitions

Plan a Saturday Visit to our Art Gallery.

GIVE

Power the potential of the next generation.

LEARN

Knowledge for all ages.

EXPERIENCE

Join the conversation about design.

Kids Draw Architecture

HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION

AFSB Scholarships

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

KIDS DRAW ARCHITECTURE

Learn

Santa Barbara’s Historic Sabado & Domingo Architectural Walking Tours

Experience

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

BROUGHT TO YOU BY KIDZ ENGINEERING 101, INC.

Experience exceptional local art and our new virtual exhibitions.

VISIT OUR UNIQUE ART GALLERY

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

CREATE IMPACT. JOIN AFSB.

Education Programs. Year Round. Ages 5 – 18+

LEARN ABOUT DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE.

Give

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

What's New

Thank you to our amazing 2025 KDA Calendar sponsors!!

BROUGHT TO YOU BY
KIDZ ENGINEERING 101, INC.