The deeper you venture into a coast redwood forest, the more your imagination runs wild. The tallest and some of the oldest living beings on Earth, these trees are a gateway to experiencing an unparalleled sense of awe and connection.

Join the Center for Architect + Design for the Bay Area premier of E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House By the Sea, a beautifully crafted docu-fiction film about pioneering Irish designer and architect Eileen Gray.

Docomomo US/NOCA board members will be picnicking at Embarcadero Plaza on Friday, May 23 to celebrate the plaza and fountain, and to welcome the Vaillancourt family who are visiting from Québec!

Armand Vaillancourt, the fountain’s sculptor, will be joining us to share his unique perspective about his work and its contribution to Bay Area history. We’re excited for a relaxed and inspiring Friday evening of listening, sharing, and straight-up leisure in this beloved, endangered plaza. Please stop by to say hello and welcome Mr. Vaillancourt!

Whether you join us, or picnic another time, bring something to sit on, a snack, a sketchbook, a camera, your skateboard, brick-rubbing materials. Don’t miss out on sending a letter to advocate for the preservation of this significant public space!

We’ll have limited edition vintage fountain postcards for all who stop by to say hello!

Explore the iconic Weston Havens House by Harwell Hamilton Harris on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Choose afternoon or sunset tours with expert talks. All proceeds support urgent preservation. Book now to save this modernist masterpiece!

Join Docomomo US/NOCA on an exploration of the landscape design of Levi's Plaza by Lawrence Halprin. The property includes several office buildings, as well as plaza spaces, water features, and a rolling landscape, and created a lush setting for the urban San Francisco headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co.

Docomomo US/Northern California is hosting a walking (and riding!) tour of San Francisco’s BART stations, from Glen Park to the Embarcadero, on August 17! Tour guides will discuss the history, Midcentury Modern design, and art of BART. Tickets are expected to sell quickly.

Discover the fascinating history behind the unique design of Beverley Thorne’s 1970 Music House, in Kensington! This site was once deemed an unbuildable lot, but was transformed by Thorne into an architectural marvel. This event will include live musical performances of several short compositions created about the Music House by previous owners, along with short talks and light refreshments.

This event starts off our celebration of the Thorne Centennial year. Secure your tickets today before they sell out!

Join Docomomo US/NOCA on a walking tour to explore the legacy of Roger Y. Lee, a prolific and acclaimed – yet currently underrecognized – architect whose name and work should be synonymous with the development of Second Bay Region Tradition design and Mid-Century Modernism in California.

Join art and skate-historian Ted Barrow on a walk down California to the Embarcadero, exploring the way that Modernist design and skateable surfaces and spaces have made San Francisco the mecca that it is.

Walking tour of Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights exploring the regional architectural idioms of the First and Second Bay Traditions.

Docomomo US/NOCA Members Holiday Party to ring in 2024! Hosted by Monique & Peter Anton at their beautiful MCM home in Portola Valley.

Join art and skate-historian Ted Barrow on a walk down California to the Embarcadero, exploring the way that Modernist design and skateable surfaces and spaces have made San Francisco the mecca that it is.

Walking tour of Western Addition with an emphasis on revisiting the good, bad & ugly legacy of urban renewal as part of Docomomo US Tour Day.

Join Docomomo US/Northern California for a tour of Paffard-Keatinge Clay’s San Francisco State University Student Center (1968-1975).

Two-hour walking tour of Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights exploring the regional architectural idioms of the First and Second Bay Traditions.

Join architectural historian Hannah Simonson, for a two-hour walking tour on Red Rock Hill to learn about redevelopment and the unique Bay Area Regional Modernism in Diamond Heights.

Tour of the Weston Havens House—an icon of Northern California design—by Harwell Hamilton Harris.

Join us for a tour of John Portman’s fantastic and dizzying five-block concrete megastructure filled with retail, plazas, public art and views of the evolution of San Francisco’s downtown in the late 20th century.

Join architectural historian Hannah Simonson, for a two-hour walking tour from Gold Mine Hill to Fairmount Hill to learn about the unique Bay Area Regional Modernism in Diamond Heights.

Docomomo US/Northern California invites you to join us for a Holiday Party at Case Study House #26!

We’re celebrating Tour Day 2022 with a walking tour of the Embarcadero Center — a urban retail mall experience.

Travel & Leisure on San Francisco's North Waterfront

We'll explore the theme of Travel & Leisure by visiting the Streamline Moderne Aquatic Park Bathhouse and Ghirardelli Square—an early adaptive reuse project involving modernists Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, Lawrence Halprin, and Bobbie Stauffacher Solomon—among other sites. A neighborhood that many local residents may pass over assuming it is just for tourists, the North Waterfront has an important history of Modern architecture and urbanism that shaped the future of the city.

MOTEL NOCA is a celebration of the motel in Northern California, with a special focus on the city of San Francisco. From a 1930s motor court, with attached garages, to a 1960s motor hotel, with underground parking, the “city by the bay” is home to a variety of motel building types. San Francisco also features a surprisingly intact “Motel Row” and one of the country’s first successful boutique hotels. Explore architect-designed motels, themed motels, neon signs, and more! Let’s take a virtual road trip back in time and experience the golden age of the motel in California.

Join Docomomo US/Northern California for a night of virtual lightning talks.

A line up of professionals, students, and enthusiasts will share their obsession with Northern California (NOCA) Modernism. Each short presentation will highlight a different Modernist building, landscape, object, or practitioner in NOCA. Line up of presenters and their topics will be announced in July.

That’s right, folks: this year, the ‘70s Turn 50! To celebrate the annual Docomomo US Tour Day, we will be hosting a virtual tour focusing on 1970s architecture.

Join us for a walking tour of Levi’s Plaza, just off San Francisco’s Embarcadero, to learn about landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and architect Gyo Obata and their inspirations in designing this urban corporate campus.

Virtual tour of Modernist architecture and urbanism in San Francisco's Chinatown as part of San Francisco Design Week.