AIASF and Center for A+D present "Nolli Walking Tour | Rincon Hill Circumnavigation: South Park to South Beach"

This early spring edition of the ever-popular Center for Architecture + Design and AIA San Francisco (AIASF) Nolli Walking Tour series, "Rincon Hill Circumnavigation: South Park to South Beach" takes us through several old and new city landmarks that include: Aqua Tower, Red's Java House, Sailors Union of the Pacific, Guy Place Mini Park, Pier 40, and more!

This lively tour will provide an informative perspective on how the City has transformed and what the future holds. Native San Francisco architect and entrepreneur, Dave Alpert, FAIA, CEO/Co-Founder, Geopogo leads this special summer edition of the Nolli Tours. Along the way the tour’s co-leader, Josh Bevan, Cultural Resources Planner, Page & Turnbull, will provide historic information about the tour stops and urban fabric in between. Tour followed by an optional, no-host happy hour at 21st Amendment.

Note: This tour is limited to 20 attendees; wear comfortable shoes and dress accordingly to the ever-changing San Francisco weather! Visit San Francisco’s COVID-19 resources for current guidelines at https://sf.gov/topics/coronavirus-covid-19 

Image credit: Constantine Kulikovsky; Waterfront, San Francisco, USA, including One Rincon Hill and Bay Bridge via Wikimedia Commons

Presenters

Dave Alpert, FAIA, CEO/Founder, Geopogo
Dave is an award-winning architect now leading the development of Geopogo’s AR Instantly software for design and construction. 3D made simple. Geopogo’s vision is to apply the power of AR to build a better world by making construction more affordable and by increasing the budget available for high-quality design. In his career as an architect, Dave worked on project design teams for major commercial and institutional buildings in the Bay Area for the local offices of SOM, Gensler, and other firms. After earning an MBA mid-career, he worked on the owner’s side coaching design and construction teams on $10 billion of projects around the country for Kaiser Permanente.

Josh Bevan, Cultural Resources Planner, Page & Turnbull
Josh joined the San Francisco-based architectural firm Page & Turnbull in 2016 after relocating to the West Coast from his home state of Pennsylvania. At Page & Turnbull, Josh works within the firm’s Cultural Resources Studio and contributes to a variety of historic consultation and cultural resource planning projects throughout California, including interpretive exhibits, historic evaluations, and conceptual master plans. Since moving to the Bay Area, Josh has gotten to know the historic fabric of the Bay Area communities through work and through recreation, often hitting the road for weekend bike rides. Josh is excited to introduce this year’s walking tour guests to a diverse range of sites in San Francisco — and wishes to thank Dave for choosing the downhill route!