Awards
Press
Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Award:
San Mateo County Navigation Center
2024 Fast Company
Community Impact Award
San Mateo County Navigation Center
2023 Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures AwardsFast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards:
This modular building eases the transition for formerly homeless people—without sacrificing their comfort
FastCompany, Nate Berg, May 15, 2024“built with an innovative and replicable design approach”
Award of Merit: Government/Public Building
San Mateo County Navigation Center
2023 ENRCalifornia Regional Best Projects
Urban Land Institute Americas Award for Excellence
Homekey Mountain View
2022 ULI AmericasWith the San Mateo County Navigation Center, Charles F. Bloszies Pioneers a Rapid Response to Homelessness
Architectural Record, Clare Jacobson, May 1, 2024“‘We set this up to be open-source design,’ he says, eager to share his knowledge and drawings with other architects. ‘So if you want to build one of these, call us up.’”
Metal Architecture Design Awards Judges Award
Bayview Navigation Center
2022 Metal Architecture
Urban Infill Design Specialists of the Year &
Best Urban Design
2017 Build Architecture AwardsToo big? Too small? No, these office buildings are just right for housing
Fast Company, Nate Berg, March 17, 2023“There’s a ‘Goldilocks zone’ for converting office buildings to housing—and this architect found it.”
Grand Award and Metal Wall-Retrofit Award Winner
690 Folsom
2015 Metal Construction News
Excellence in Architecture Citation Award
Blu Dot (Valencia Street)
2014 AIA San FranciscoIt will be the biggest navigation center in Northern California. Can it end homelessness in this Bay Area county?
San Francisco Chronicle, Kevin Fagan, December 23, 2022“The Redwood City complex is a cornerstone of San Mateo County’s plan to bring its unsheltered homeless population down to ‘functional zero,’ meaning anyone living outside is quickly moved indoors.”
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