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Whether you're a developer searching for mission-aligned designers to help you create innovative housing projects, another architecture firm looking for a housing partner, or an association seeking support for housing advocacy, we are here for you - reach out and say hello!

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(408) 295-2210

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650 Castro St. Ste. 120 #490
Mountain View, CA 94041-2068

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Primarily serving San Jose and the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Central California, Sacramento, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.

/ Licensed in California, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and New York.

/ Open to opportunities to make a positive impact anywhere.

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Architecture shouldn’t stop at move-in day. 🏡

We spend years designing affordable housing… but the industry rarely comes back to ask residents how those buildings are actually working once people are living in them.

That’s the p

Mitchell Park Place is officially open! 💛

This one means a lot to us. It was the very first project FORA won under our new leadership team — before there was really a roadmap, before we fully knew what this next chapter of the firm would beco

Affordable Housing Month is here! 💛🏡

At Engage FORA, we work with communities to turn lived experience into real design decisions with real influence.

We’re hosting a virtual event sharing just how engagement can lead to meaningful, lasting

🐝 We built a new experience… and you all showed up! 💛

FORA's booth was buzzzzzing all conference long - thank you to the hundreds of you who made a bee-line over to Build a Hive with us at Housing CA! We've got so many fun photos - it's har

🌼✨ We’re headed to Housing California! ✨🌼

Buzz on over to Booth 404,
right by the entry door. 🚪

Come pollinate 🐝
and co-create
a hive where we all belong. 💛

There’s plenty of room
for you to bloom 🌻
with FORA.

👋 See you soon!

🎉Sending MAJOR congratulations to Victoria Via, our first official Senior Associate! 💜

Victoria joined us in 2018 as EVIA’s first hire (before FORA even existed!) and has helped shape the firm every step of the way. Thoughtful, humble, and q

🎧 Our episode of Practice Disrupted with Leah Bayer and Gabriella Vaz de Freitas is out!

The architecture profession talks a lot about the “pipeline problem.”
At FORA, we decided to do what we love to do: approach things a little differ

Happy FORA Day! 💜⁠
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Five years ago, Sarah Vaccaro, Leah Bayer, and Kate Conley stepped into ownership of our then 40 year old firm. What followed wasn’t just a leadership transition, but a collective reimagining — one that empowered our

At FORA, we believe an equitable profession starts with active support. The FORAship was created to uplift underrepresented architecture students through meaningful financial support, mentorship, and hands-on experience in a resident-centered, commun

We're officially hiring! 🔥🎉

Visit our website (https://architectsfora.com/open-position-designer-architect) for more details on how to apply.

Heads up: FORA is hiring! (…soon)

FORA is opening a rare one-week application window in early January to find a ✨stellar✨ designer who’s excited about resident-centered housing, authentic community engagement, and growing into deeper te

Did you know FORA designs small-scale housing too?⁠
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Most folks know us for our larger affordable communities, but we’re also helping homeowners, small developers, and mission-driven organizations add new homes right in their neighborhoods!⁠
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