Mark Cavagnero Associates is a San Francisco, California-based architecture firm with a diverse, award-winning portfolio of public, non-profit and private sector projects. Since its establishment in 1988, the firm has completed architectural and master planning projects including large and small scale institutional, non-profit, commercial, and residential projects. The firm provides a full range of services, from programming, master planning, site planning and conceptual design, through construction documents and administration.
The firm ranked #8 in Design, #10 overall in Architect magazine’s 2014 The Architect 50, the ranking of top architectural firms in the country. The firm was honored with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) California Council's 2012 Firm Award, the highest honor that the organization bestows upon a firm, recognizing distinguished architecture and a culture of mentoring the next generation of architects. As the founder of the firm, Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, has personally been recognized with the AIACC 2010 Distinguished Practice Award and most, recently, the AIACC 2015 Maybeck Award for outstanding lifetime achievement, among many other accolades. The firm's work has garnered numerous awards beginning with local and regional AIA awards for the California Palace of the Legion of Honor completed in 1997. Each year since, the firm has been recognized for design excellence, receiving over 100 awards from international, national, state, and local organizations.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Tower, San Francisco, CAUCSF Weill Institute of Neurosciences, San Francisco, CAMonterey Bay Aquarium, Ocean Education Center, Monterey, CASalesforce, London, EnglandSalesforce, New York, NYSalesforce, San Francisco, CA555 Howard Hotel and Residences, San Francisco, CA (with Renzo Piano Building Workshop)San Francisco Airport, Consolidated Administrative Campus, San Francisco, CA (with Perkins + Will)Moscone Center Expansion, San Francisco, CA (with SOM)San Francisco State University, BECA Center, San Francisco, CANorth Bay Land Co. Housing with the Branson School, Mill Valley, CASanta Rosa Junior College, Luther Burbank Theater, Santa Rosa, CARuth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco, CACommunity Music Center, San Francisco, CASlide Ranch, Muir Beach, CASt. Mary's High School Chapel, Oakland, CAQuincy Courthouse, Quincy, CAPlacer Courthouse, Auburn, CASanta Clara Courthouse Renovation, San Jose, CAClearlake Courthouse, Clearlake, CAYouth Guidance Center, San Francisco, CAThe Hamlin School Master Plan, San Francisco, CASonoma State University Green Music Center, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Commons, Sonoma, CACiudad Victoria Natural History Museum, MexicoLakeport Courthouse, Lakeport, CAMuseo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CALightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CACollege of Marin Academic Center, Kentfield, CA (with TLCD Architecture)San Francisco Public Safety Campus, San Francisco, CA (with HOK)Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera, San Francisco, CAThe Terrace, at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CAUC Berkeley Wurster Hall Fabrication Shop Addition, Berkeley, CAPalega Recreation Center, San Francisco, CASFJAZZ Center, San FranciscoPalo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CAMammoth Lakes Courthouse, CAEast Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Richmond, CAWhole Foods Market, Oklahoma City, OKThe Tannery Arts Center, Digital Media and Creative Arts Center, Santa Cruz, CAOakland Museum of California, Oakland, CASava Pool, San Francisco, CAPark City Museum, Park City, UTCommunity Foundation of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CADurant Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CAODC Theater, San Francisco, CAMarin Horizon School, Mill Valley, CACommunity School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, Mountain View, CAHeadlands Center for the Arts, Marin Headlands, CATrinity School, Menlo Park, CAClovis Memorial District Conference Center, Clovis, CAChronicle Books Headquarters, San Francisco, CAWhole Foods Market, Chicago, ILCalifornia Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CABrava Theater Center, San Francisco, CARafael Film Center, San Rafael, CAde Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2016
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - The Terrace, California Academy of Sciences
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award - College of Marin
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Citation Award - San Francisco Public Safety Campus
Architizer Special Mention Honoree - The Terrace, California Academy of Sciences
California Home + Design Commercial Efficient Design - The Terrace, California Academy of Sciences
2015
AIA California Council Maybeck Award - Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
Architect The Architect 50 - Ranked #8 in Design, #10 Overall in the Nation - Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business -
SFJAZZ CenterChicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture - The Terrace, California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce The Ebbies Excellence Award - San Francisco Public Safety Campus
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award - Palega Recreation Center
AIA East Bay Citation Award - UC Berkeley Wurster Hall Addition Digital Fabrication Lab
North Bay Business Journal Higher Education - College of Marin
CODAWorx Merit Award - San Francisco Public Safety Campus
2014
Architect The Architect 50 - Ranked #8 in Design, #10 Overall in the Nation - Mark Cavagnero Associates
Architect Annual Design Review - SFJAZZ Center
Architectural Record Pitch-Perfect Performance Space - SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - SFJAZZ Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture - SFJAZZ Center
Int’l Design Awards First Prize in Architecture - SFJAZZ Center
Int’l Design Awards Honorable Mention in Urban Design - SFJAZZ Center
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Merit Award - SFJAZZ Center
2013
Architect The Architect 50 - The Architect 50 - Ranked #29 Overall in the Nation - Mark Cavagnero Associates
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award - SFJAZZ Center
San Francisco Business Times Top 50 Bay Area Architecture Firms - Mark Cavagnero Associates
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals Awards - SFJAZZ Center
Curbed San Francisco Voted Best New Buildings in 2013 - SFJAZZ Center
Auditoria magazine Magnificent 7 - SFJAZZ Center
Architizer Special Mention Honoree - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Palo Alto Stanford Heritage Preservation Awards - Palo Alto Art Center
2012
AIA California Council 2012 Firm Award - Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA Justice Facilities Review - Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
Contract Magazine Interiors Award - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - Trinity School Enrichment Center
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture - Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
California Preservation Foundation Trustees Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation - Oakland Museum of California
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award - Oakland Museum of California
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Honor Award - Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation Honor Award - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Merit Award - ODC Theater Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Interior Architecture Merit Award - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
City of Richmond Historic Preservation Award -East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award- Serve Category - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Western Council of Construction Consumers Project Excellence Award - Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
Engineering News Record Best Government/ Public Building Project - Mammoth Lakes Courthouse
Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Merit Award - Oakland Museum of California
2011
Architect Annual Design Review - Community Foundation Santa Cruz CountyAIA East Bay Honor Award - East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
AIA East Bay Honor Award - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA East Bay Citation for Architecture Award - Oakland Museum of California
AIA San Francisco Constructed Realities Honor Award- Small Structures Category - Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award - Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Build Award - Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award - Santa Cruz Community Foundation
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Build Award - Santa Cruz Community Foundation
Metalmag Architecture Award Honorable Mention-Roofs Category - Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council California Chapter Merit Award - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Architecture Award - Oakland Museum of California
AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation and Innovation in Rehabilitation Award - Oakland Museum of California
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year, Best Community Impact Outside of San Francisco - Oakland Museum of California
San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Deals of the Year, Best Cultural Project - ODC Theater
California Home + Design Commercial Design Awards - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award for architecture - UC Berkeley Durant Hall
2010
Architect The Architect 50 - Mark Cavagnero Associates
AIA California Council Distinguished Practice Award - Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award - Sava Pool
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award - Oakland Museum of California
Chicago Athenaeum Museum Green Good Design Award - Sava Pool
Aquatics International 2010 Dream Designs - Sava Pool
Western Red Cedar Design Awards - Bernal Park Restroom Building
AIA California Council 25-Year Award - Oakland Museum of California
AIA California Council Merit Award - Oakland Museum of California
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award - Park City Museum
2009
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award - Marin Horizon School
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award - Sava Pool
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award - Trinity School Enrichment Center
AIA California Council Honor Award for Architecture - Sava Pool
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award - Trinity School Enrichment Center
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize for Best New Building in San Francisco - Sava Pool
National AIA Honor Award - Chronicle Books
Contract Magazine Interiors Award - Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the DeYoung Museum
IIDA Northern California Chapter Honor Award - Chronicle Books
IIDA Northern California Chapter Merit Award - Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung Museum
San Francisco A I A Excellence in Design Award - Trinity School Enrichment Center
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award - Sava Pool
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award - Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the deYoung Museum
Utah Heritage Foundation Heritage Awards - Park City Museum
Western Red Cedar Design Awards - Marin Country Day School Entry Pavilion
2008
Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award - Community School of Music and Arts
AIA California Council Certificate of Appreciation - Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Merit Award - Clovis Memorial District Conference Center
The Business Journal Central California Real Estate Award - Clovis Memorial District Conference Center
2007
American Institute of Architects College of Fellows - Mark Cavagnero, FAIA
2006
Chicago Athenaeum Museum American Architecture Award - Community School of Music and Arts
2004
Business Week/Architectural Record Award - Community School of Music and Arts
AIA California Council Honor Award - Community School of Music and Arts
AIA California Council Special Commendation - Special Recognition for Mark Cavagnero's contribution to the profession through his participationand Involvement with Non-Profit Organizations
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award - Community School of Music and Arts
2003
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award - Marin Community Foundation Headquarters
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Merit Award - Brava Theater Center
2001
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce CYRIL Award - Mark Cavagnero
2000
California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award - Headlands Center for the Arts
1999
San Francisco Magazine Best Architectural Renovation - Headlands Center for the Arts
1998
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design - mc
2 Restaurant
Esquire Magazine Best Designed Restaurant in the Nation - mc
2 Restaurant
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award - mc
2 Restaurant
1997
AIA California Council Honor Award - California Palace of the Legion of Honor
AIA San Francisco Excellence in Design Award - California Palace of the Legion of Honor
