Reframing Housing: Design, Value, and the Built Environment

As a part of Design Bay Area’s Year of Design Celebration, Reframing Housing: Design, Value, and the Built Environment, is a conversation about the role of architecture in shaping the future of housing in the Bay Area. Hosted by Design Bay Area at Sidell Pakravan Architects, speakers include Kristen Sidell (moderator), Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott, Liz Einwiller and Sarah Kuehl, and Rudabeh Pakravan, brought together for a discussion that challenges some of the prevailing assumptions shaping housing today.

Facades+ San Francisco

Craig Scott from IwamotoScott and Pete Albertson from DGA co-present the 1450 Owens project in one of the feature presentation/panel sessions of the 2026 A/N Facades+ San Francisco conference, held in SF January 7, 2026.

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

"IwamotoScott Architecture", IwamotoScott work presented by Lisa Iwamoto as part of the UCLA Architecture Lecture Series, Los Angeles.

Kent State College of Architecture + Environmental Design

Toguchi Lecture, "Translations", IwamotoScott work presented by Craig Scott as part of the Kent State CAED Architecture Lecture Series, Kent OH.

University of Texas School of Architecture

Lisa and Craig, as visiting professors (the Spring 2024 Ruth Carter Stevenson Regents Chair in the Art of Architecture) at the UT School of Architecture in Austin, presented recent work of IwamotoScott Architecture as part of the UTSOA Spring 2024 Lecture Series.

Chengdu Park City Forum - Session 6

"IwamotoScott, tech workspace projects" Lisa Iwamoto gives public online presentation of IwamotoScott tech workspace projects, as part of the Park City Forum, Session 6 online symposium, Chengdu China

Chengdu Park City Forum - Session 3

"IwamotoScott, future-facing environmental projects" Craig Scott gives public online presentation of IwamotoScott future-facing environmental work, as part of the Park City Forum, Session 3 online symposium, Chengdu China

Cal Poly LA Metro Program

"IwamotoScott Architecture" reception, lecture and discussion. Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott give public presentation of IwamotoScott work, as part of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's LA Metro Program Lecture Series, at Helms Bakery, Culver City CA

Facades+ SF

Two IwamotoScott projects presented at Architects Newspaper's Facades+ San Francisco conference: UCSF 3rd Street Garage (Cellular Origami) presented by Craig Scott, and Chengdu Pavilion presented by Robert Tranter, March 23, 2022.

Savannah College of Art + Design

"Bring your ideas to scale with IwamotoScott Architecture founders on 'Guests and Gusto'"

About 'Guests and Gusto':
"...the SCAD virtual series Guests and Gusto for conversations and content with leading cultural voices. Meet the creators and innovators remaking creative industries and get essential insight to guide your career in art, design, and entertainment."

Indiana University, Eskanazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Lisa Iwamoto presents recent IwamotoScott work at the Indiana University Eskanazi School in Columbus, as part of the Fall 2021 J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program Lecture Series.

About the series: "The J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program Lecture Series brings prominent working artists and architects to Columbus."

University of Melbourne SOD

Lisa Iwamoto presents recent IwamotoScott work at the University of Melbourne, in the School of Design 2020/21 Dean's Lecture Series.

University of Melbourne SOD

In Conversation: Lisa Iwamoto
Lisa Iwamoto of award winning, San Francisco-based firm IwamotoScott spoke to the Melbourne School of Design's Dr Sofia Colabella about her career beginnings, her shift from engineering to architecture and the diversity of projects taken on by her firm.

Lawrence Technological University

Lisa Iwamoto, founding partner of IwamotoScott Architecture, lecture series presentation of the firm's recent work.

BAC Childs Memorial Lecture

"IwamotoScott: Three Avenues" Public presentation by Craig Scott of IwamotoScott work, as part of the Boston Architectural Center's annual endowed Maurice F. Childs Memorial Lectureship Series. Recent past Childs lecturers include Thom Mayne, Merril Elam & Mack Scogin, and Yung Ho Chang. Boston MA

Pratt Institute

Lisa and Craig present recent work as part of Pratt Institute School of Architecture's Pratt Sessions. The series, led by Grad Chair David Erdman, pairs East and West coast architectural practitioners or thinkers to address one of two themes, New Architectural Mediums and New Architectural Contexts. The latter was the theme for the 15th and final Pratt Sessions, with IwamotoScott paired with the partners of SO-IL.

University of Miami SOA

Lisa presents recent IwamotoScott work at the University of Miami, in the School of Architecture 2018/19 Tecnoglass Lecture Series: Impact.

CCA Architecture

Lisa and Craig present recent IwamotoScott work at California College of the Arts, as part of the CCA Architecture Division Spring 2019 Lecture Series.

Women in Architecture Awards

Lisa gave a short presentation of recent IwamotoScott work as part of the Conversations gala in New York City for Architectural Record's 2018 Women in Architecture Awards. Lisa received the New Generation Leader Award, alongside fellow 2018 awardees, Liz Diller, Peggy Deamer, Ellen Dunham Jones and Upali Nanda.

Taisei Corporation

Lisa and Craig present IwamotoScott's work as part of a colloquium at Taisei Corporation in Tokyo, moderated by Yusuke Obuchi.

University of Tokyo

"Where Does Design Start and End", Lisa presents IwamotoScott's work as part of the T_ADS Colloquium at University of Tokyo, moderated by Yusuke Obuchi.

Southern California Institute of Architecture

"IwamotoScott: Across Scales", Lisa presents IwamotoScott's work as part of the Fall Architecture Lecture Series at SCIArc.

AIA Tennessee Annual Conference

Lisa presents recent IwamotoScott work as one of the AIA Tennessee Annual Conference's invited group of speakers.

AIA SF: NEXT Conference

Lisa presents IwamotoScott work in panel, "Growing A Practice: S, M, L", AIA SF: NEXT Conference, San Francisco Art Institute.

University of Buenos Aires

"IwamotoScott Architecture", Lisa presents IwamotoScott's work as part of a Lecture Series at UBA Faculty of Architecture and Urban Design.

TaMaCo Buenos Aires

"IwamotoScott Architecture", Lisa presents IwamotoScott's work as part of a workshop series at TaMaCo at CHELA, Buenos Aires.

University of California Berkeley

"IwamotoScott Architecture", Craig presents IwamotoScott's work as part of the Fall Architecture Lecture Series at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design.

The Battery, SF

Roundtable discussion as part of "The State Of" series on the state of architecture in boomtown San Francisco; with Jonathan Massey, Douglas Burnham, Mark Jensen and George McCalman.

SPUR: Architecture Next Now

Presentation of IwamotoScott work and roundtable with NemeStudio, VeeV, Price Studio and Stanley Saitowitz, as part of the Architecture Next Now symposium organized by Clark Thenhaus, SPUR San Francisco.

SPUR: Central SOMA Plan

Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the SF Planning sponsored symposium on the Central SOMA Plan, SPUR San Francisco.

Cal Poly State University

"IwamotoScott: 3 Scales", Lisa and Craig present IwamotoScott's work as part of the Cal Poly Provocations Architecture Lecture Series

Montana State University

"IwamotoScott: 3 Scales", Lisa presents IwamotoScott's work as part of the Montana State Architecture Lecture Series.

UT Austin

"IwamotoScott: 3 Scales", Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of the UTA Architecture Lecture Series.

Stanford University

"IwamotoScott", Lisa and Craig present IwamotoScott's work as part of the Stanford University Architecture Lecture Series.

Rhode Island School of Design

"IwamotoScott", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the RISD Architecture Lecture Series.

AIA Louisiana "Celebrate Architecture"

Lisa and Craig present their work as keynote speakers as part of the annual Louisiana AIA Conference.

AIACC Now Next Future

Lisa and Craig present IwamotoScott work as part of the AIA California Council conference, Now Next Future, Santa Monica CA.

AIASF Architecture and The City

Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of the AIA SF event, On the Map: Designing Southeast SF, at the Museum of Craft & Design.

California Futures Lecture Series

Craig presents "Hydro-Net" at California Futures Lecture Series: Geek Out, as part of the exhibition Above and Below, Stories From San Francisco Bay, Oakland Museum of California.

AIASF Unbuilt SF Pecha Kucha

Craig presents "SF RE:Made", as part of the AIA SF Architecture and The City Festival, in conjunction with the exhibition "Unbuilt SF".

Texas Tech

"IwamotoScott", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the Texas Tech College of Architecture Lecture Series.

Mississippi State

"IwamotoScott", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the Mississippi State School of Architecture Lecture Series.

University of Hawaii

"IwamotoScott", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the University of Hawaii Manoa School of Architecture Lecture Series.

TEX-FAB 2013 Keynote

"IwamotoScott" Lisa presents keynote lecture on IwamotoScott work, TEX-FAB conference, The Dallas Architecture Forum.

TEDx City2.0

"IwamotoScott: Future Speculations", Craig presents IwamotoScott work at TEDx City2.0 conference.

The Art & Science of Building Facades

IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Architect's Newspaper's conference, Collaboration: The Art & Science of Building Facades, San Franicisco CA.

University of New Mexico

"IwamotoScott", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the University of New Mexico School of Architecture lecture series.

University of Tennessee

"IwamotoScott", General Shale Lecturer, Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture Series, University of Tennessee School of Architecture lecture series.

Washington University

"Digital Desires: The Intersection of Culture, Nature and Meaning" symposium, Washington University Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts.

Virginia Society AIA

"Skin: Design Forum X", IwamotoScott work presented at Virginia Design Forum, Virginia Society AIA.

University of California Berkeley

"Design Thinking", Lisa invited as moderator for Women in Leadership Conference, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

Georgia Tech University

"IwamotoScott", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Georgia Tech School of Architecture Lecture Series.

Anahuac University

"IwamotoScott: Synthetics", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Catedra Prima Lecture, Anahuac University School of Architecture Lecture Series.

ACADIA 2011 Conference Keynote

"Integration Through Computation", IwamotoScott work presented in keynote address at annual ACADIA Conference, Calgary Canada.

Ohio State University

"IwamotoScott", Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of the Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture Lecture Series.

AIA SF

"If Looks Could Sell: The Aesthetics of Contemporary Architecture" IwamotoScott work presented as part of AIA SF symposium.

Australian AIA National Convention

"Natural Artifice: IwamotoScott" Lisa & Craig present IwamotoScott work as Featured International Speakers as part of Australian AIA National Convention, Melbourne Australia.

Little Tokyo Design Week

"Environment in the Future City" IwamotoScott work presented as part of LA/Tokyo House symposium, Los Angeles.

Pecha Kucha SF 45

"Pecha Kucha 22: Denser" Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of Pecha Kucha series, San Francisco.

Cornell University

"IwamotoScott: Synthetics", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the Cornell University School of Architecture Lecture Series, alongside guest teaching Visiting Critic studio.

Syracuse University

"IwamotoScott: 3 Avenues", Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of the Syracuse University School of Architecture lecture series, alongside guest teaching Visiting Critic studio.

Harvard University GSD

"IwamotoScott: Synthetics", Craig & Lisa present IwamotScott work as part of the Harvard Graduate School of Design Architecture Lecture Series, alongside guest teaching GSD options studio.

University of Colorado

"IwamotoScott: Synthetics", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of University of Colorado School of Architecture Lecture Series, Denver CO.

California College of the Arts

"IwamotoScott: Architectural Adaptations" Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of California College of the Arts Architecture Lecture Series, San Francisco.

AIA MN Lake Superior Design Retreat

"IwamotoScott", Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of AIA Minnesota annual Lake Superior Design Retreat lecture series, Duluth MN.

Cal Poly Research-Practice Symposium

"Mark Wigley, Beatriz Colomina, IwamotoScott, VeeV, Stephen Phillips", Craig & Lisa present IwamotoScott work as part of the Research-Practice Symposium at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

AIA National Convention

"Diversity of Ideas and Concepts: Competitions" Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of the American Institute of Architects Annual Convention, San Francisco.

AIA National Convention

"Design Innovation", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the American Institute of Architects Annual Convention, San Francisco.

AIA National Convention

"Focus On Contemporary Architecture" Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of the American Institute of Architects Annual Convention, San Francisco.

Kent State College of Architecture + Environmental Design

"Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented by Craig Scott as part of the Kent State CAED Architecture Lecture Series, Kent OH.

University of Puerto Rico

"IwamotoScott" Craig & Lisa present IwamotoScott work as part of University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture Lecture Series, San Juan PR.

Cornell University

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of Cornell University Department of Architecture Lecture Series.

University of Texas, Austin

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of UT Austin School of Architecture lecture series.

ACSA Regional Conference, USC

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", Lisa present IwamotoScot work in keynote lecture as part of annual ACSA Regional Conference at University of Southern California.

Redwood Empire AIA

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Redwood Empire AIA annual lecture series, Santa Rosa CA.

Pecha Kucha SF 22

"Pecha Kucha 22, If:" Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of Pecha Kucha series, San Francisco.

Virginia Technical University

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of Virginia Tech College of Architecture Lecture Series.

SPUR - City of the Future

"City of the Future", IwamotoScott competition-winning project, Hydro-Net, presented as part panel discussion by design competition entrants, SPUR San Francisco.

Carnegie Mellon University

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture Lecture Series, Pittsburgh PA.

California College of the Arts - City of the Future

"City of the Future" IwamotoScott competition-winning project, Hydro-Net, presented as part of panel discussion by design competition entrants, CCA San Francisco.

Alaska Design Forum

"IwamotoScott: Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Alaska Design Forum annual lecture series, AIA Alaska.

University of Cairo

"Adaptations", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as Visiting Architect Lecture at University of Cairo School of Architecture, Cairo EG.

University of Virginia

"Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Michael Owen Jones annual lecture and exhibition at the UVA School of Architecture, Charlottesville VA.

Art Center College of Design

"Toyota Talks" presentation of IwamotoScott project, Jellyfish House, as part of panel discussion for Open House exhibition, Art Center College, Pasadena CA.

Rice University

"Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Rice University School of Architecture Lecture Series, Houston TX.

Architectural League of NY, Emerging Voices

"Five Years On", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Architectural League of New York's Emerging Voices lecture series., New York NY.

UCB Annual NYC Alumni event

"Adaptations", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work as part of UC Berkeley Alumni event in NY City.

MIT

"Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of MIT Department of Architecture Lecture Series, Cambridge MA.

University of Arkansas

"Adaptations + Permutations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of University of Arkansas School of Architecture lecture series, Little Rock AR.

Sydney University

"Adaptations + Permutations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Urban Islands symposium and lecture series, alongside guest teaching of Urban Islands studio/workshop, Sydney Australia.

Georgia Tech University

"Adaptations + Permutations", Lisa presents IwamotoScott work for Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design search, Atlanta GA.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

"Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of Hearst Lecture Series, Cal Poly SLO College of Architecture.

Clemson University

"Adaptations", Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of the Clemson School of Architecture Lecture Series, Clemson SC.

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

"Adaptations", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the UCLA Architecture Lecture Series, Los Angeles.

GSD Women in Design

IwamotoScott work presented in Harvard Graduate School of Design "CAD/CAM pedagogy" Lecture Series, Cambridge MA.

California College of the Arts + UC Berkeley

"5 x 2: Research and the Making of Architecture", IwamotoScott presented in 5x2 Book Lecture Series, Berkeley & San Francisco.

University of Wisconsin

"Spatial Phenotypes", Craig presents IwamotoScott work as part of UW Architecture Lecture Series, Milwaukee WI.

University of California Berkeley

"Spatial Phenotypes", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the UCB College of Environmental Design lecture series, Berkeley.

Harvard University GSD

"Spatial Phenotypes", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Harvard Graduate School of Design lecture series, alongside guest teaching GSD options studio, Cambridge MA.

ACSA 2005 National Conference

ACSA National Conference: The Art of Architecture/The Science of Architecture, Lisa presents "Temporary Art / Collapsible Architecture" for Faculty Design Session, Chicago IL.

Auburn University

"IwamotoScott", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Auburn College of Architecture Lecture Series,

Modern Arts Council at SFMOMA

Lisa invited as Panelist and Presenter, "Art Sandwiched In", SFMOMA, San Francisco.

San Francisco Commonwealth Club

Lisa invited as Panelist, "Smarter by Design: Next Generation Architects and Innovative Technologies" (later broadcast on KALX Radio).

Canada Science and Technology Museum

Technology and the Body symposium, "Body Building", The Built Environment session, Ottawa Ontario.

ACADIA/AIA 2004 Conference: FABRICATION

Lisa presents IwamotoScott work, "Embodied Fabrication: Computer Aided Spacemaking".

Toyota "Green Matters: Response+Design"

"The Work of IwamotoScott" presented at Woodbury University, Burbank CA.

Woodbury University SD

"The Work of IwamotoScott" presented at Woodbury University, San Diego CA.

Montana State University

"Current Work", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the Montana State School of Architecture Lecture Series.

Monterey Design Conference: Doing Good, Doing Good

"IwamotoScott", work presented as part of the California AIA Emerging Talent series, Monterey Design Conference, Pacific Grove.

ACSA 2003 National Conference

Panel Presentation of Fabricating Space: CAD/CAM Translation, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference.

California College of Arts

"Recent Work", IwamotoScott work presented as part of the CCA Architecture Lecture Series, San Francisco.

Young Architects 2002: Material Process

Young Architects (League Prize): "Material Phenomena, Phenomenal Material", Architectural League of NY.

ACSA 2002 National Conference: Architecture in Communication

"Fog House: Von Bozzay Residence", presented as Faculty Design Award winner, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference, New Orleans LA.

ACSA 2001 National Conference

"Surface/Thickness Translated", Faculty Resource Room presented at American Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference, Baltimore MD.