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San Francisco Public Works’ in‑house bureau presents civic projects, archives and homelessness solutions
Summary
Julia Lowey, principal architect and bureau manager for San Francisco Public Works Bureau of Architecture, presented the bureau’s history, staffing, archival program, and recent projects including health centers, navigation centers, adaptive reuse projects and internships for staff development.
Julia Lowey, principal architect and bureau manager for the San Francisco Public Works Bureau of Architecture (BOA), presented an overview of the bureau’s mission, organization, and representative civic projects to the California Architects Board.
Lowey said BOA has about 72 in‑house architectural staff and described five roles the bureau fills: client for city capital projects, advocate for design excellence, catalyst for public architects, teacher/mentor through internships, and steward of archives and standards. "We are the only department like this in the country that has an architectural firm who do in house…
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