Orchids & Onions is an educational and fundraising program of the San Diego Architectural Foundation, a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization dedicated to education and the promotion of outstanding architecture, planning and urban design throughout the San Diego region.
Orchids & Onions is the only interactive, community-based program geared towards raising awareness and encouraging practical discourse in response to San Diego's built environment. The success of the program relies heavily upon the citizens of San Diego; public nominations and feedback about the nominations published on the O&O website are integral to planning, growth and future development of our city.
Each year, a jury of design professionals and artists is selected to determine the official Orchids & Onions based upon public submissions in categories including: architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, historic preservation, sustainable design and miscellaneous. The 'Miscellaneous' Category encompasses anything and everything that the existing categories do not; and any nomination submitted to the Miscellaneous Category that is determined to be an Orchid or Onion will be recognized in a category specific to that project.
The online People’s Choice Vote gauges San Diegans’ opinions about the state of their region. The culmination is an enlightening and fun-filled awards presentation, promoting awareness and practical discourse about the state of our region.
We urge you to take part in this shared process.
Become a Member or Sponsor. Volunteer. Participate!!
PRESIDENT
Maxine Ward
Studio E Architects
VICE PRESIDENT
Robert H. Mellott
Tucker Sadler Architects
TREASURER
David McCullough
McCullough Landscape Architecture, Inc.
PAST PRESIDENT
Larry Hoeksema
Architects Mosher Drew Watson Ferguson
DIRECTORS
Richard Blackman
JCJ Architecture, Inc.
Suzanne Clemmer
DCI Engineers
Pauly De Bartolo
de bartolo + rimanic design studio
Kevin deFreitas
Kevin deFreitas Architects
Kelly Fore Dixon
Nature Designs
Jenny Duck
RJC Architects
Gerald Shonkwiler
Michael Stepner
NewSchool of Architecture & Design
Ivana Vinski
RKTEQU
Margit Whitlock
Architectural Concepts
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Leslee Schaffer
Full Circle Services
