William Duff Architects, Inc.

Happy work anniversary to our fantastic team members, Taylor, Ankit, Glorimar, Steve, Sarah and Chris! We are grateful to be able to work with such dedicated, talented people and thank you for all you do at WDA. #WDArch_People #PeopleBasedPractice #architecturefirm #BestPlacesToWork

Congratulations to our Residential practice leader, Jim Westover, on 10 years at WDA! As a Partner and Principal, Jim provides direct oversight of all of WDA’s residential and winery projects, preparing a strategy to achieve each of our client’s unique goals. In addition to his accomplishments at WDA, Jim spent 7 years as the pro bono Project Architect for the Lincoln Park Steps renovation and is currently an adjunct faculty member of the University of San Francisco department of Art + Architecture. Of his decade at WDA, Jim said: Time really does fly when you are having fun. Of course, it helps to be working with smart, creative, collaborative, and kind people. A big thank you to Duffer for giving me this opportunity ten years ago and to everyone at WDA for making this such a great place to work!"

Holiday Wishes and Giving Back In lieu of sending holiday gifts this year, we made a donation to Hamilton FamiliesSan Francisco’s leading service provider to families experiencing homelessness. We at WDA all feel very fortunate to have a home to work from this year, and passionately support this essential need for others. Learn more about Hamilton Families: https://www.hamiltonfamilies.org/ We also asked our team to share their wishes for 2021. Whether we're traveling, cooking or creating, all of us wish for more "in-person" time with family and friends. We hope the same for you, and wish you a safe and happy holidays!

It's official: we've moved! Find us at our new address, 1275 Folsom Street and be sure to follow us on Instagram for more peeks at the space as we put on the finishing touches: https://www.instagram.com/wdarch_inc/ #WDArch_1275Folsom #WDArch_AdaptiveReuse #adaptivereuse #commercialarchitecture

Our Summer Fridays have come to an end! Take a look at how some WDA'ers spent their final weekend of our summer schedule...

Wonder what goes on behind the design at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)? For a glimpse, tune in this Thursday for Fresh Brew, co-presented by Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco and AIA San Francisco - AIASF! Panelist Iva Chen will join us to offer a client's perspective on our latest SFO project, Goldilocks. For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fresh-brew-behind-the-design-t #WDArch_Events #WDArch_DesignVision

The Hamilton Families virtual Summer Block Party benefit is coming up next Thursday 7/30 ! Support an incredible organization that's working to end family homelessness in the SF Bay Area while enjoying an amazing lineup of performances. We'll see you there!

Happy 50 years of San Francisco Pride from all of us at WDA! To join in this year’s virtual festivities, head to www.sfpride.org #WDArch_Community

Looking for beautiful city views and fresh air this Memorial Day weekend? Get outside and climb! We love Curbed SF 's staircase recommendations, including the Lincoln Park Steps, a mosaic masterpiece created with the architectural expertise of our own Jim Westover: https://sf.curbed.com//best-urban-stairs-steps-sf-san-fran Photos: Mike Koozmin, The SF Examiner

The Wall Street Journal reached out to WDA Founder and Managing Principal William Duff for his take on living within his self-designed home during the age of self-isolation. Read about his experience here: https://wdarch.com//the-wall-street-journal-features-will/ #WDArch_DesignVision #WDArch_Home

Working remotely didn’t stop us from organizing a safe and socially-distanced delivery of flowers, cake and a card on Project Manager Karen Kwong’s birthday yesterday! Karen said, I was indeed VERY happy and touched by the b-day messages, the flowers, the cake, everything. #WDArch_Culture

We are proud to announce that we placed #11 on the San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work List Smallest Companies and are the only architecture firm on the entire list! To celebrate our placement we created a video series called Q+A with WDA check out the kick-off video here! #WDArch #WDArch_DesignVision #WDArch_Culture

While we shelter in place, many of us have left our hearts in San Francisco. Tony Bennett is inviting anyone who loves SF to join him in song at noon on Saturday, April 25 in honor of frontline workers helping us stay safe. We'll certainly be singing along. #SingOutSF #WDArch_Community https://datebook.sfchronicle.com//tony-bennett-to-lead-i-l