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We’re thrilled that our College Preparatory School project has been honored with an AIA California Design for Well-Being Award. The jury commended the project’s “strong attention to the disposition of volumes on the site,” praising the introduction of terraces and decks at different elevations that underscore College Prep’s commitment to the well-being of students, faculty, and administrators.

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Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground has received a Merit Award in the Urban Design category at this year’s ASLA Northern California Awards. We’re so thrilled to see this beloved neighborhood playground celebrated by our colleagues in the landscape architecture community! View all of the 2023 Design Award winners here.

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In a report by the Urban Land Institute, India Basin Shoreline Park is featured among seven innovative waterfront parks designed to support environmental and community resilience. The report highlights the valuable insight these projects provide to those working to create similar spaces in their own communities. More

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We are thrilled to announce that Mark Jensen, FAIA, has received the AIA California Distinguished Practice Award. One of the AIA CA’s highest honors,  the award recognizes individuals demonstrating career-long dedication to the built environment and innovations in architecture through design, education, mentorship, and collaboration.

In affirming the award, the AIA California Board of Directors cited Mark’s “exemplary” contributions to the field and achievements “consistently at a high level of design excellence and sensitivity toward landscape and human habitation—all executed with the utmost care. He’s taught, he’s mentored, he’s impacted [a multitude] of people throughout his career.” More

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We are delighted to be included in Home Builder Digest’s 2023 list of “Best Residential Architects in San Francisco, California!”

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With our ultimate goal being to design projects that serve their communities, we are thrilled to have Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground recognized in this year’s AIA CA Urban Design Awards!  In their acknowledgment of the playground, the jury commented, “Land is very scarce in San Francisco, and for this design team to make an “oasis” for children in a concrete jungle is a game changer. It’s a complex urban project–how it handles the relationship between the sidewalk and the internal parts of the building and the building envelope is very clever.” More.

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Dezeen’s Jenna McKnight delves into JENSEN’s revamp of the Stanford Residence for IDEO co-founder, David Kelley. More

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Construction at India Basin Shoreline Park has commenced, marking a momentous next step for the community-driven project which will provide much needed open spaces for residents and visitors of San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. Mayor London Breed  praised the historic groundbreaking stating, “India Basin Waterfront Park will transform a neglected shoreline into a modern, world class park that reflects and benefits the people who live here now, and for generations to come.” More

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In a “Studio Visit” for The Architect’s Newspaper, author Shane Reiner-Rothsat explores what makes our work uniquely JENSEN, stating, “The JENSEN trademark is subtly dispersed across the city, but it can be described as an attention to material detail, compositional clarity, and community input.” More

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In a feature for Dezeen, author Jenna McKnight details how the Cole Valley Residence defies its dramatic hilltop site through a composition of shifting volumes. More

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Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground has been selected as a finalist in this year’s Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards. The playground is recognized alongside 15 others in the Best Urban Designs of 2022 category, which acknowledges designers who are solving the problems of today and tomorrow.  Congratulations to the project team led by CMG Landscape Architecture!

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JENSEN’s Walden Studios project has taken on a new life as the latest home of chef Douglas Keane’s acclaimed restaurant, Cyrus. Read more about the much anticipated opening here.

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Join us in congratulating Natalie States, an essential member of the JENSEN team since 2018, and now, our new Marketing Manager! Natalie will oversee marketing, business development and communications, supporting JENSEN’s expanding presence in the civic and institutional sectors. It’s a role that builds upon Natalie’s valuable background in client services and project management and aligns with her passion for building more sustainable, inclusive communities. She also chairs JENSEN’s Business Development Committee and is an active member of the Society of Marketing Professional Services, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. An Oakland native, Natalie earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz. 

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Each year, AIA San Francisco’s Design Awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in Bay Area architecture. We are thrilled to have two JENSEN projects among the 2022 winners. Congratulations to our collaborators on the Cole Valley Residence, a merit award recipient, and to the Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground project team, led by CMG Landscape Architecture, for its special Urban Design Commendation!

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In a feature article for Abitare, author Pierluigi Serraino considers the deft transformation of the Stanford Residence by JENSEN and Johanna Grawunder. Serraino calls attention to the potent tension between the “unexpected transparency” of the remodeled home and the workshop’s “rare tectonic refinement.” Photos by Matthew Millman and Marion Brenner.

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We are excited to be in some great company on Architizer’s 2022 list of the “18 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco.” Congratulations to our colleagues who also made the cut!

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Fast Company’s article, “How one arts organization saved itself when Twitter moved in next door,” spotlights the role CAST and CounterPulse Theater have played in preserving and revitalizing the San Francisco arts community.

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The 2022 AIA Regional & Urban Design Awards selected four projects that represent the best in urban design, regional and city planning, and community development. We are honored to have Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground recognized by the jury. Congratulations to our collaborators, CMG, who led the design of the playground.

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We are delighted to announce the recent promotion of two rising JENSEN leaders. Join us in recognizing our new Associate, Jennifer Redel, LEED AP BD+C and new Senior Architect, Megan Freeman. Together their thoughtful project management and commitment to design excellence continues to drive our studio forward.

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For this year’s AIA California Residential Design Awards the jury selected 7 winners that showcase the best in California custom and multifamily residential architecture. We are delighted to have our Stanford Residence recognized with an honor award in the single-family housing category.

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Congratulations to Minnesota Street Project Foundation and the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco on the announcement of their new venture. Once again, Andy and Deborah Rappaport and the Minnesota Street Project are expanding the horizon of San Francisco’s contemporary arts community. It’s inspiring to be part of this exciting endeavor. Read more  here.

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Writing for The New York Times, Pilar Viladas profiles the home and workshop of IDEO founder David Kelley – and the collaboration between Kelley, JENSEN and designer-artist Johanna Grawunder. Read the full story in The Times’ Design special report here.

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San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic, John King, finds a hopeful message in the recently reopened Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground. He writes: “The fact is, these public spaces aren’t simply decoration. They’re part of the civic infrastructure that makes a place more or less livable — not as obviously essential as roads or power lines, but critical all the same. They also signal how decision-makers value ordinary people. A welcoming park or playground says that your presence and well-being are valued.” Read the full review here.

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Jensen Architects’ design for a zero-net-energy (ZNE) community library for San Benito County was named the winner of the 2020 Architecture at Zero competition, presented by AIA California and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Since 2011, this annual program has invited architects and engineers worldwide to investigate new approaches to the design of buildings that generate more energy than they use. Jensen’s winning proposal goes beyond ZNE, reimagining the library as a civic space that builds community resiliency.

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Curbed San Francisco has named Minnesota Street Project among  “The Bay Area’s 10 most important buildings of the past decade.” The list, recognizing provocative structures that have redefined our region, applauds MSP for its adaptive reuse accomplishments and as a model of cultural preservation.