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450 architects' design process is based on consensus-building, and we
believe it's our responsibility to include community in that process.
We use community meetings, design workshops, and educational forums to
translate the ideas and concerns of a variety of stakeholders—from
wanting open space to dealing with tight budgets—into successful
design features in harmony with the overall goals of a project. Our
most successful projects invariably arise from this kind of spirited
collaboration.
450 architects' work includes both private and municipal
design—homes, schools, and parks—along with master
planning and sustainable consulting. Our projects are always
sensitive to the needs of families, children, and the community.
We believe in the power of beautiful and soulful design, and in a job
very well done.
- 450 architects' Argonne Child Development Center has won a
number of design awards, including a Top Ten Green Buildings of 2003 award
from the American Institute of Architects
Committee on the Environment (COTE) and a Unanimous Design Citation from the National School Boards Association in 2002.
- Our retail interior for the Japanese Weekend maternity clothing
store received an AIA San Francisco Award of Honor in 1992, an
Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Design Award
in 1993, and a Design Distinction Award in Environments from I.D.
Magazine in 1994.
- Our unbuilt design for the Chatel-St-Denis community hall
won an Honorable Mention in an international open design
competition in 1994.
- The firm's Walker Trade Show Booth received a Design Honor Award in 1999 from Women's Wear Daily.
- Our firm's lighting designs received the Industrial Fabrics
Association International (IFAI) Design Award in 1992 and First
Place in the San Francisco County Fair Recycled Art Contest in
1995.
- Principal Richard Parker, AIA, and Lowell High School teammate
Ryan Lee worked hard to assemble an entry for the Mini-Dream House Design Event and Live Auction that benefited the
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco (AFSF). Their compact,
tent-like design offers this talented young student's earnest
attempt to do something about homelessness in San Francisco.
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