As the new year begins, I will begin a new role as Principal Emeritus at Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. I will continue to serve as an advisor and mentor to the firm and continue advocacy efforts for the environment and social justice. I am transitioning to this new role due to my ALS diagnosis and progression in the last year. As I close this chapter of my career, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the many colleagues, clients, consultants and contractors I have had the privilege of collaborating with over these many years. I am especially grateful to and inspired by Bill Leddy, Richard Stacy, and everyone in our firm (present and past) for their commitment to the power of design to make the world a better place. I am confident that they will continue to practice with purpose and lead the way to an equitable, sustainable, and carbon positive future.

Wishing you the very best in the new year.

Edwin M. Lee Apartments receives AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Projects Award

Mosswood Community Center & Park Master Plan received an AIA East Bay Conceptual/Unbuilt award. The AIA East Bay Design Awards is a unique design awards program established to recognize exceptional architecture in the Bay Area. Criteria to be used by the jury include quality of aesthetic design, sustainable responsibility, innovation in materials and technology, contribution to public appreciation of architecture, and facilitation of solutions to community challenges.

LMS^A has joined leaders from the world’s largest and most influential architectural, engineering, and construction firms and professional organizations issued the 1.5°C COP26 Communiqué – a challenge to sovereign world governments to step up their commitments to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C carbon budget.

During the crucial period of the next decade, architects and designers have a pivotal role in addressing the climate emergency and its associated societal impacts. It is well documented that the worst impacts of climate change - extreme weather events, draught, wildfire, flooding, economic destabilization – are and will continue to be experienced disproportionately by disadvantaged communities, people with disabilities, children, and the elderly. Providing safe, dignified and zero carbon places to live and thrive for all global citizens is crucial to the health, well-being, and future of our civil society. Architects and designers must offer far more than inventive forms and the latest fashions. We must become innovative agents of change, providing the vision and skill to lead our communities toward a just, climate-positive future for all. The design values and practice of architecture must be transformed NOW to successfully meet the challenges of the climate emergency and achieve the 1.5oC carbon budget. There is no time waste.

- Bill Leddy, FAIA and Marsha Maytum, FAIA
Founding Principals, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Bill Leddy gave the opening keynote presentation at the 2021 Universal Design Summit, presented by the Starkloff Disability Institute.

The Edwin M. Lee Apartments received an AIA Housing Award in the multifamily category.

We are pleased to announce the promotions of our four Associate Principals - Ryan Jang, Gregg Novicoff, Aaron Thornton, and Vanna Whitney - to Principal. With the addition of these principals, joining founding principals Marsha Maytum, Richard Stacy, and Bill Leddy, LMSA is welcoming a new generation of leaders to build on the firm’s mission-driven values and reputation for design excellence.

Take a first look at the Nueva School's newly completed Science and Environmental Center, and hear from the inspiring students and teachers who will bring this space to life.

Marsha Maytum discusses transforming education to mainstream zero carbon.

410 China Basin (Mission Bay Block 9) breaks ground.

John King takes a look at the Edwin M. Lee Apartments in the larger housing context of today's San Francisco.

AIA Committee on the Environment's Nov / Dec newsletter, featuring Marsha Maytum's update on the AIA Climate Action Plan.

AIA Committee on the Environment's Nov / Dec newsletter, featuring Marsha Maytum's final letter as the 2019 COTE Advisory Group.

Wiliam Leddy discusses navigating California's political landscape in the push for the Zero Code.

For the ninth year in a row, LMS^A has ranked in Architect 50's top firms in the nation! This year, we ranked #20 overall and for sustainability, as well as #15 for business.

Architects and educators have an historic opportunity to be leaders in these uncertain times – to employ the transformative power of design education to address some of society’s greatest challenges: rapidly advancing climate change, homelessness, disability rights, aging with dignity, and innovative education. William Leddy, FAIA, and Marsha Maytum, FAIA, will discuss how both architectural practice and education must work together to redefine design excellence for a climate positive world, helping to lead our communities toward a just, resilient and hopeful future for all. Providing context and examples from their firm’s practice, they will describe approaches to creating a “teaching practice” at two scales. Within the work: how can simple tools and educational strategies help to integrate ecological design thinking and social relevance within every project? Beyond the work: how can citizen-architects and educators advocate for rapid changes in our design culture and in public policy to accelerate the arrival of a low-carbon future?

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative Marketing Manager to join our firm to oversee and manage all project pursuits, awards, external and internal communications, marketing activities, market research and business development.

The San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture is the winner of a 2019 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation. In making their decision the jury noted the exemplary design and energy savings of the project stating, “this is the best rehab project we’ve seen. Incredibly consistent and compatible with the historic structure. This is everything you would look for in the rehabilitation of a shed building in this era, and it uses significantly less energy than other similar projects.”

Register today to hear Marsha Maytum, Ryan Jang and Gwen Fuertes present at the Getting to Zero Forum in Oakland, California on October 11, 2019. Marsha and Ryan will be speaking about "Embodied Carbon & High Performance in Landmark Structures: The Transformation of Fort Mason Pier 2", while Gwen will be speaking during "Data Driven: How the 2030 Commitment Propels High Performance Design".

Mayor London Breed and District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin joined LMS^A,, BRIDGE Housing, The John Stewart Company, and members from the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, the Port of San Francisco, the North Beach Neighbors and NE Waterfront Advisory Group, Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association, Bank of America, and guests on July 9, 2019 for the groundbreaking of 178 new permanent affordable homes at 88 Broadway and 735 Davis.

Did you know greenhouse gas emissions from San Francisco buildings have been cut by more than half since 1990? Nonetheless, there’s a long road to travel to deliver on our commitment to a zero-emissions building stock by 2050. Join Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and AIA San Francisco Committee on the Environment for a presentation with Staff from San Francisco Department of the Environment to discuss actions the city is taking to update the city's Climate Action Strategy.

Marsha Maytum recently spoke at the ENR 2019 Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) conference in San Francisco on May 24th.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and community leaders joined together on Friday, May 10th, for the groundbreaking of Casa Adelante, located at 1990 Folsom. The project brings 143 new, permanently affordable apartments for low-income households to the Mission, while also providing support spaces for Galería de la Raza - an arts organization, HOMEY - a non-profit, and Felton Institute - early care and education services.

In response to the critical unmet need for affordable student housing for the California College of the Arts (CCA) San Francisco campus, a trustee developed new mixed- use student apartments that simultaneously fosters student and neighborhood community, are affordable to students and the College, and reflects CCA’s commitment to environmental stewardship.

Broadening the base of support for environmental priorities by linking them to health is also an AIA strategy, says Marsha Maytum, chair of the AIA Committee on the Environment and principal at the San Francisco–based Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. “Health is not controversial or partisan. It’s for the benefit of everyone,” she tells record, “so it’s a good way to put the environmental message forward without overwhelming people with the entire topic of climate change.”

BRIDGE Housing celebrates the groundbreaking of Bay Meadows, a new 68 unit affordable housing development.

The City of San Mateo and BRIDGE Housing bring new affordable housing to San Mateo

William Leddy and Marsha Maytum will illustrate how architecture can help lead the way toward a just, healthy and regenerative future as part of the spring architecture lecture series at the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design. They are currently teaching a spring architecture studio as Howard A. Friedman Visiting Professors.

Marsha Maytum, FAIA, LEED AP becomes the 26th Chair of the AIA Committee on the Environment

California College of the Arts (CCA) celebrates the ribbon cutting of Blattner Hall

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. Each year, we bring nearly 500 events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy to more than 25,000 members and the public.

Family House receives AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Projects Award

For the seventh year in a row, LMS^A has ranked in Architect 50's top firms in the nation! This year, we ranked #7 for sustainable design and #26 overall.

On Friday, September 29, LMS^A and the San Francisco Art Institute will be conducting a tour of the new SFAI Fort Mason Center campus as part of AIA San Francisco's Architecture + the City Tour. This will be a unique opportunity to learn more about both the renovation and seismic strengthening of the Pier 2 shed as well as the conversion of the pier into the new SFAI campus. Tickets are $15 for AIA SF members and $25 for non-members.

Bill Leddy recently sat down with Tom Dioro at KZSU 90.1FM, Stanford University's radio station, for their Modern Architect program. He discusses his inspiration for choosing to become an architect, what has made LMS^A so successful, and more. Check it out!

California College of the Arts started construction on its next student housing project in April. The 228-bed four-story building at 75 Arkansas St. will take about 16 months to build and is expected to be ready for students by fall 2018.

We are excited to share that Vanna Whitney has been promoted to Senior Associate!

Vanna has focused her more than 20-year career on underserved communities and environmental and social sustainability. As a valued leader at LMS^A, she has made key contributions to the firm and the community. She has deep experience with multifamily housing and has led the firm's mentorship program and spoken on supportive housing at local and national events.