The California Architectural Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting excellence in architecture through scholarships, grants, and educational programs–bridging the gap between the academic and professional worlds. CAF exists to provide a mechanism for members of the AIA and the general public to contribute to an organization with a great benefit to society.
Architecture By the Book
Help Children Discover Architecture One Page at a Time! Introducing Architecture by the Book©, a new Built Environment Education Program (BEEP). This program brings emerging and seasoned architects into classrooms to introduce architecture to children through books and activities highlighting the diversity of architects in practice and their impact on our communities.
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Kids Draw Architecture
Kids Draw Architecture is an educational program created in 1988 by the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara as a way to both connect architects with children and their parents. And, for children to acquire an appreciation for architecture and the built environment.
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