Headquartered in the historic Hallidie Building— America’s first glass-curtain-wall building, designed by Willis Polk and completed in 1917—Center for Architecture + Design is the Bay Area’s leading cultural destination for all things architecture and design.
AIASF’s storefront Center for Architecture + Design will provide a comfortable and beautiful venue for day and evening events. We’re centrally located in downtown San Francisco with easy access to public transportation on both local and regional systems. Built-in audio visual, adjustable lighting to accommodate events in various configurations, with capacity ranging from 14 to 291 attendees.
Individually, the Lecture Hall has a capacity for 106 attendees and the Conference Room has a capacity of 30-44 attendees. The Storefront Café and Gallery can host up to 69 attendees. The Vault Meeting Room holds 14-24 attendees.
These spaces are easily configured for parties, lectures, classes, workshops, exhibitions, and other events. Rentals includes the use of 150 stacking chairs, 30 tables, our ceiling-mounted digital projectors and the ability to record your programming for future use for a small fee.