Architectural Foundation
Enhancing our community’s appreciation of the built environment.
Since 1983.
Meet AFSB
Walking Tours
Join us Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. to learn more about Santa Barbara’s unique architecture.
ReservationsBecome A Docent
Exhibitions
Plan a Saturday Visit to our Art Gallery.
Open 1:00-4:00pm
Exhibitions
GIVE
Power the potential of the next generation.
Support from members and donors like you make our programs possible.
Give
LEARN
Knowledge for all ages.
Find out what makes living in Santa Barbara unique!
Programs
Kids Draw Architecture
Thank you to our sponsors!
Calendars available for sale now at AFSB and local bookstores!
HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION
Thank you to our sponsors!
The 2026 Competition will be held on February 24th.
Sketch sessions every spring. Come draw with local architects and artists.
KIDS DRAW ARCHITECTURE
Learn
AFSB annual memberships provide the primary funding for our youth and community education programs.
Santa Barbara’s Historic Sabado & Domingo Architectural Walking Tours
For students studying architecture. For those proud to live in Santa Barbara. For local art. For education.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND RECEPTION
Providing a unique architecture opportunity for high school students in Santa Barbara County
HIGH SCHOOL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION
Give
AFSB annual memberships provide the primary funding for our youth and community education programs.
Experience
We offer a series of youth education programs, scholarship opportunities and more!
Education Programs. Year Round. Ages 5 – 18+
LEARN ABOUT DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE.
Experience exceptional local art and our new virtual exhibitions.
VISIT OUR UNIQUE ART GALLERY
“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
Come join the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara.
What’s New
2026 Spring Exhibition – PINHOLE NOIR by Lindsay Skutch
March 24, 2026
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Art Exhibitions, Art Opening, Current Art Exhibition, Current Exhibitions, Events, News
Current Exhibition: PINHOLE NOIR by Lindsay Skutch March 28 – May 30, 2026, at the Architectural Foundation Gallery Opening Reception: Saturday, March 28th, 2 –
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HSDC 2026 Winners!
March 24, 2026
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Education, Events, High School Design Competition, Programs
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2026 High School Design Competition 2026 Finailsts (L to R): Kira Grama, Benke Sepulveda, Grace Oberg,
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Past Exhibition – Santa Barbara Printmakers
December 17, 2025
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Art Exhibitions, Art Opening, Current Art Exhibition, Current Exhibitions, Events, News
2026 Winter Exhibition – People & Places by Santa Barbara Printmakers January 17 – March 14, 2026, at the Architectural Foundation Gallery Opening Reception: Saturday, January
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KDA Gallery Show
November 5, 2025
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Education, Events, Kids Draw Architecture, Programs
Kids Draw Architecture 2026 Gallery Show and Opening Reception!
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KDA Goes Global!
October 14, 2025
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Education, Events, Kids Draw Architecture, Programs
Celebrating Young Visions of Architecture from Around the World Architecture looks different in every corner of the world — and through a child’s eyes, it
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10/22 Public Forum on Housing Policy
September 17, 2025
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Architecture, Events, Lectures, News
Free Public Forum on Housing Policy with Assemblymember Gregg Hart The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce that the Youtube video for
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10/25 Artist Talk – the taut and the lush by Madeleine Ignon
July 31, 2025
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Art Exhibitions, Art Opening, Art Talks, Current Art Exhibition, Current Exhibitions, Events, News
Artist Talk – the laut and the lush by Madeleine Ignon September 6 – November 1, 2025 at the Architectural Foundation Gallery Artist Talk: Saturday,
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Exhibition – the taut and the lush by Madeleine Ignon
July 31, 2025
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Art Exhibitions, Art Opening, Current Art Exhibition, Current Exhibitions, Events, News
Upcoming Exhibition – the laut and the lush by Madeleine Ignon September 6 – November 1, 2025 at the Architectural Foundation Gallery Opening Reception: Friday,
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7/12 Artist Talk with Historian Dennis Doordan – GIMME SHELTER by Marcia Rickard
July 8, 2025
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Art Exhibitions, Art Opening, Art Talks, Current Art Exhibition, Current Exhibitions, Events, News
GIMME SHELTER by Marcia Rickard – A Conversation with the Artist and Architectural Historian Dennis Doordan May 31 – August 9, 2025 at the Architectural
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Lectures Series – Commemorating the 1925 Earthquake
May 27, 2025
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Architecture, Events, Lectures, News
June Lecture Series – 1925 Earthquake Centennial Commemoration Pearl Chase outside the Plans and Planting Committee. Photo courtesy of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. 1317
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2026 High School Architectural Design Competition
Thank You to our Sponsors and Supporters!
Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North
Rotary Club of Santa Ynez Valley
Allan Hancock College
Santa Barbara City College
Elverhoj Museum
Ensberg Jacobs Design Inc
Tri-Co Reprographics and Inklings Printing
Olsen’s Danish Bakery and The Coffee House by Chomp
