Events
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Register and join DBA Principal and Sustainable Design Director Katie Ackerly for a Sept. 14 webinar on Kapuso at the Upper Yard, Mithun’s 2026 AIA COTE Top Ten winner.
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The materials we choose don't just shape our buildings and affect indoor air quality—they also impact the health of the people who build them.
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Come celebrate our newest Associates and get in the Summer Solarpunk Spirit! Join us for a DBA Happy Hour in San Francisco to welcome and celebrate our newest leaders and enjoy the summer season together.
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DBA's Carley Leckie will lead a panel / training session with two other industry leaders at the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California. [June 16]
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DBA leaders will be at AIA26 in San Diego. Catch them leading sessions about climate action, housing design, and reimagining malls for urban transformation.
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From Crisis to Construction: Building a City of Yes, the conference focuses on dismantling policy, capital, and design silos. Anne Riggs and Carley Leckie are speaking. [May 29 + June 5]
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DBA’s Katie Ackerly is speaking about the value and benefits of resident-centered POEs. The Harvard Joint Center on Housing Studies hosted this virtual event. [Event has passed.]
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Chelsea Johnson moderates and Carley Leckie is a speaker at the May 4 webinar hosted by the AIA Housing & Community Development Knowledge Community. [Event has passed.]
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Caroline Souza, AIA, speaks on March 12 at an event organized by the Greater Kansas City Regional Housing Partnership at AIA Kansas City. [Event has passed.]
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Pedram Farashbandi and Anne Riggs will share how DBA's design ethos and commitment to collaboration yields human-centered places. February 19. 2026; free and open to all. [Event has passed.]
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AIA COTE presents a virtual celebration of the 2025 winners of the AIA COTE Top Ten Awards. DBA Principal Katie Ackerly will speak about Coliseum Place at this free virtual event. [Event has passed.]
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Two AIA Knowledge Communities -- Housing & Community Development and Committee on the Environment -- teamed up to unpack three recent affordable housing winners of the AIA COTE Top Ten Awards. Two DBA principals took leading roles. [Event has passed.]
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At Architects Newspaper's Facades+ conference in San Francisco, Pedram Farashbandi will show how iterative design can elevate façade systems to create architecture that supports people and place. [Event has passed.]
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DBA Principal Daniel Simons, FAIA is a panelist at the AIA East Bay Lecture Series on Affordable Housing on July 13. [Event has passed.]
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Principals David Baker, Katie Ackerly, and Pedram Farashbandi will be showcasing the 9 Ways design framework on February 1 at the SPUR Urban Center. Join us! [Event has passed.]
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We’re leading and joining a range of events—panels, tours, an open studio, and more—at the national AIA Conference in San Francisco this summer. Register for A’23 and be sure to find us! [Event has passed.]
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Katie Ackerly, AIA, and Pedram Farashbandi, AIA, will be discussing DBA’s 9 Ways design framework at the AIA San Mateo County's Chapter Meeting on May 24. [Event has passed.]
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We’re leading an author showcase and a bike tour this September at Architecture + The City Festival—register and join us! [Event has passed.]
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DBA Principal Pedram Farashbandi, AIA, will be a panelist on the discussion—Good Buildings That Do Good: High Design in Affordable Housing at Zak World of Façades on May 25. [Event has passed.]
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David Baker, FAIA, will deliver the afternoon keynote at the 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change on April 3. [Event has passed.]
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DBA's Inclusive Design Lead Anne Riggs, AIA, CASp, is co-hosting the Disability-Forward Housers and Designers Networking Breakfast on March 29 in San Diego. [Event has passed.]
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Join Daniel Simons, FAIA, and Pedram Farashbandi, AIA, at AIA Monterey Bay on March 16 to discuss DBA’s 9 Ways design framework. [Event has passed.]
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Join David Baker, FAIA, and Caroline Souza, AIA, in West Sacramento on February 23, for a presentation and discussion of DBA’s 9 Ways design framework. [Event has passed.]
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Tahanan is a model of speeding housing production through modular construction and innovative financing. [Event has passed.]
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Hop on your bicycles, scooters, or BayWheels to tour three recent mixed-use developments with David Baker Architects. [Event has passed.]
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Join us for a Spring Happiest Hour on March 19 to honor and introduce our stellar 2024 Associates class and our newest Technical Director. [Event has passed.]
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Join David Baker, FAIA, and Amanda Loper, AIA, at AIANY on February 26 for a presentation and discussion of DBA’s 9 Ways design framework. [Event has passed.]
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Join us to celebrate the summer season—and our newest Principal, Chelsea Johnson, AIA—with an open house at our San Francisco studio. [Event has passed.]
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We’re participating in two tours and a panel at this year’s Architecture + The City Festival—register and join us! [Event has passed.]
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Join David Baker, FAIA, and Caroline Souza, AIA, at CCA on November 9 for a presentation and discussion of DBA’s 9 Ways design framework. [Event has passed.]