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Designing Our Spaces

Sat 9/19 85 photos

A day dedicated to architecture, interiors, and the built environment—and the ways thoughtful spaces influence how we live, work, gather, and connect.

Location: NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Downtown San Diego
Host: Design Forward Alliance + NewSchool of Architecture & Design
Lead: Eric Ellinwood

Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture

A speaker in a white shirt addresses a seated audience beside a presentation screen, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3561

Attendees seated at long tables listen to a talk as colorful screens glow beyond the windows, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3567

Seen from behind, a speaker with white hair faces a seated audience at tables near a window, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3569

San Diego Design Week branded mugs are lined up on a table beside a stack of program cards, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3580

Three attendees converse near architectural posters and a step-and-repeat banner, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3589

A group poses around a table covered in drawings and art supplies during a workshop, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3602

A woman stands smiling among tall textile sculptures shaped like pods and flowers, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3623

Four women in matching shirts lean together before wide SAN DIEGO DESIGN WEEK letters, one at right smiling, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3632

Four attendees in matching t-shirts smile for a group photo beside sponsor logos on a banner, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3633

Four women in matching t-shirts pose closely before the SDDW backdrop, the woman on the right not smiling, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3634

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A speaker stands beside a San Diego Design Week banner as three screens show colorful project grids, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3639

A speaker stands near a whiteboard as screens display colorful project images and a chart, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3641

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A visitor leans over to sign in at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design table, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3646

Event posters reading Designing Our Spaces and Welcome stand on a table skirted in a textile museum cloth, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3652

Posters reading Welcome to Designing Our Spaces and Thank You to Our Sponsors stand on a display table, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3654

Handmade textile sculptures shaped like pods and a fox stand on stands near an exhibitor table, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3655

A wider display of textile sculptures, including a fox, a floral tree and pod shapes, fills the gallery floor, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3656

A white 3D-printed architectural model of city buildings sits on a round base near a sticky-note board, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3661

Mixed-media artworks pairing watercolor landscapes with faceted mirrored sculptures hang on a blue wall, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3664

A faceted mirrored sculpture shaped like a cypress tree stands against a watercolor landscape painting, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3667

A presenter in a purple top discusses architectural pattern boards with two visitors, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3668

A presenter in a purple top speaks to two visitors seen from behind, her hands clasped at her waist, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3670

Hand-drawn concept sketches for architectural spaces hang pinned along a display wall, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3673

Rows of pinned concept sketches for a civic project line a display wall in a hallway, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3675

A guest leans down to chat with a seated attendee during a hands-on craft activity, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3677

A standing guest laughs with a seated attendee at a table during a craft workshop, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3678

A seated attendee reaches a hand up toward a smiling standing guest in a black blazer, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3679

A curly-haired attendee in an SDDW t-shirt colors a printed mandala sheet with a colored pencil, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3680

A large group sits around a long table painting tiles during a hands-on workshop, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3683

Attendees crowd a long table painting decorative tiles beneath an ornamental wall mural, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3684

A woman with crossed arms stands among textile pod and flower sculptures near a blue Coast exhibitor table, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3685

Three attendees pose in matching t-shirts before a wall of faceted mirrored tree artworks, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3693

A guest in a black top smiles while chatting with two attendees near an event banner, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3716

A bald man and a man in black talk with a smiling woman in a gray pleated skirt before the SDDW backdrop, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3717

The NewSchool of Architecture and Design sign stands framed by palm plants outside the building, Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture — #3906

VIP Party at Granger Hotel

A bartender's hand garnishes amber cocktails on a wood tray beside rows of ribbed glasses, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3722

Guests holding cocktails face a bearded man in a black jacket addressing them, hand to chest, in a corridor, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3726

Attendees with drinks in hand talk near leather booths and a stained glass bar display, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3727

A small group holding cocktails converses near a glass display case in a doorway, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3728

Two women pose smiling with an arm around each other beside a glass shelving display, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3734

Two women smile for a portrait near a stained glass window and wood cabinetry, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3735

A row of guests raises cocktail glasses in a toast down a hallway, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3736

A couple holds cocktails and smiles for a portrait in front of a shelf of spirit bottles, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3740

A hand reaches with open tongs toward a plate of bread behind a charcuterie board, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3748

A hand holds closed, empty tongs over a charcuterie board, a plate of bread behind it, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3751

A man in a blazer smiles while holding a phone and a drink near a doorway, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3754

A man in a blazer holds a phone and a drink, smiling near a doorway, another guest's sleeve at left, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3755

A man and woman holding drinks talk in front of shelves stocked with bottles, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3762

Three guests converse beneath a framed portrait of a man in a tuxedo, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3764

Four bottles of Tapatio tequila in different styles line a bar counter, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3768

Three guests converse near curtained windows and a rack of champagne bottles, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3769

A seated group shares appetizers and drinks at a round table in a lounge area, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3775

A seated group gestures while chatting over drinks at a round table in a lounge, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3776

The Granger Hotel sign rises beside the building facade, tree branches at right, lamp globes below, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3782

A sandwich board for Bond Fine Spirits bottle shop stands on a brick sidewalk, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3784

A close view of the Granger Hotel sign with its tiger emblem against the sky, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3788

Carved stone lettering reading Granger Block on the building facade above a lamppost, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3790

Two men gesture while talking on a booth seat in front of a stained glass window, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3798

A gray-haired man in a dark jacket smiles and points his thumb as a dark-haired man in a blazer gestures on a banquette, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3799

A group including a videographer with a camera talks near a glass display case, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3802

Guests raise glasses together in a toast over a small table of appetizers, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3809

A seated woman and a curly-haired man clasp hands over a small drinks table, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3819

A standing man in a blazer talks with a woman holding a drink beside a stained glass doorway, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3822

Two women sit in armchairs and chat, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat, drinks on the table between them, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3829

Two men and a woman stand talking beside a stained glass panel and glass shelves of boxed bottles, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3832

A woman holding a drink points toward large black-and-white botanical artworks on a wall, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3860

A row of guests holding drinks stands and listens in a bright lobby with potted plants and a bar, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3863

A woman points toward wall art as a crowd of guests follows her through a lobby with a marble bar, VIP Party at Granger Hotel — #3864

Guests stand facing framed wall art while chatting in small groups, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3881

Three guests converse near a stained glass door with a bar cart visible behind them, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3896

A man gestures with a drink while talking to two guests near a stained glass door, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3897

Two men sit at a booth table crowded with glasses and a small plate of appetizers, VIP Party at Granger Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3898

Afterparty at The Guild Hotel

Sunlit stone facade of the venue rises beside a modern glass tower, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3910

Guests gather by the venue's arched stone entrance at sunset, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3913

A staff member and two guests talk near pottery shelves in the lobby, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3914

Three guests in white shirts share small plates and champagne at a rose-topped table, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3953

Three women in white t-shirts sit at a rose-topped table with sliders and champagne, one in glasses pursing her lips, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel — #3954

A bartender's arm reaches past a cocktail shaker and red rose behind the bar, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3962

Three guests pose in a string-lit courtyard, one wearing a San Diego Design Week t-shirt, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3965

The same three guests pose again, one in a tan fedora with a white boutonniere, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3967

A man and a woman smile together as guests mingle in the courtyard, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #3975

A speaker holds a microphone as two guests listen beside banana leaf plants, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #4034

A speaker in a navy blazer touches his fingers to his lips while holding a microphone as a man and a woman applaud, Afterparty at The Guild Hotel — #4038

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