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blog TEF’s Aviation Journey 4: Programming and Stakeholder Engagement at SFO
blog Is It Time to Rethink Our Approach to Historic Integrity?
blog TEF’s Aviation Journey 3: Evolution and Integrating Old & New
blog The Language of Connection: An Interview with Artist Favianna Rodriguez
blog TEF’s Aviation Journey 2: Reimagining Airside and Landside Facades at Terminal 3
blog A Milestone, an Evolution, and a Rebrand
blog Building TEF’s Foundations: A look back
blog Porch Chats: A Conversation with Walter Hood
blog Care & Comfort: Designing Kaiser Northern California's First Inpatient Medical-Psychiatric Unit
blog Breakfast with Billie Tsien
blog Looking Back: My 19 Years (and Counting) with the Ferry Building
blog Lindsey Moder on Preservation and joining TEF
blog Advocating for Children
blog TEF’s Aviation Journey 1: The transformative power of progressive design-build at SFO
blog Designing for Hybrid Work: A Case Study
blog TEF and San Francisco Public Works: A Dialog with Edgar Lopez
blog Connecting Community Service and Engagement: A Conversation with Mrunalini Kulkarni, O.J. Monegas, and Glynis Nakahara
blog The Art of Collaboration: A Conversation with Tatiana Bilbao, Sam Miller, and E.B. Min
blog Jennifer Tulley on the Entrepreneurial Mind and What’s Next
blog Connecting People to the Waterfront: TEF’s History of Design at the Edge of the San Francisco Bay
blog An Interview with Patrick Bell: Business Advisor to AEC Firms
blog Back to the Healthcare Future
blog Maryam Rostami on Advocacy and Well-Being
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Highlights from our annual TEF #SketchFest where everyone was invited to submit their line drawing or colorful watercolor sketches 🖊️ 🎨 Pictured here are winners Lauren Bryant (left) for the line drawing category and Marcos Gonzalez-Bode (right) for the color drawing category! #TEFdesign #sketching

Designed for growth and belonging, the phased expansion of Live Oak School (@liveoaksf) in Potrero Hill doubles campus capacity while strengthening its progressive K-8 curriculum. Renovations reconfigure school-wide circulation and introduce flexible classrooms, collaborative breakout spaces, and a new middle school hub, along with a Grand Hall, a commercial kitchen, and a rooftop play yard. Architect and Interiors: TEF Structural Engineer: @holmes.us MEP Engineer: MHC Engineers Acoustical Engineer: Salter Lighting Design: Architecture + Light Contractor: @plantconstruction 📸: @davidwakelyphotos #tefdesign #schooldesign #renovation #independentschool

Step inside Swissnex at Pier 17, where Switzerland meets the Bay Area! Situated at the eastern end of historic Pier 17, this project unites multiple Swiss entities and partners under one roof, establishing a dynamic, innovation-driven gateway between Switzerland and the Bay Area across diplomacy, business, research, and the arts. Architect of Record: TEF Design Architect: Ducksch Anliker Client Representative: Kasa Partners Structural Engineer: @holmes.us Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineer: MHC Contractor: @plantconstruction 📸: @brucedamonte