Cary Bernstein Architect

04/06/2026

It was an honor to be a juror in the selection of this year's AIA Young Architect Awards program. The architects selected are making remarkable contributions in design, education, sustainability, and practice. The depth of their commitment and excellence of their achievements commitment is
humbling!

Join us in congratulating the AIA Young Architect Award 2026 recipients!

⭐ Katherine (Katie) C. Ackerly, AIA
⭐ Amanda S. Barton, AIA
⭐ Cameron S. Bolin, AIA
⭐ Melanie B. Y. Islam, AIA
⭐ Lyndley E. Kent, AIA, LFA
⭐ Samantha R. Markham, AIA
⭐ Ceara M. O'Leary, AIA
⭐ Carrie L. Parker, AIA
⭐ Robert (Bob) Perry, AIA
⭐ Li Ren, AIA
⭐ Anna Squier, AIA
⭐ Shawn M. Swisher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

The AIA Young Architects Award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers.

Learn more about each of them: https://sbrew.link/FmZwuvUp

12/29/2025

06/30/2025

Our newest house in San Francisco taking shape. The temporal beauty of framing is its own pleasure.

05/22/2025

We're delighted that Carolina is featured in issue 2 of the beautifully designed SHLTR magazine. Carolina exemplifies our first-principle approach to sustainability by maximizing utility in buildings that already exist, promoting urban living, and building for the long-term. Tip of the hat to our wonderful clients and construction team!

When Thomas Goetz and Whitney Wright decided to reconfigure their home’s attic on Potrero Hill, they wanted a professional who understood the neighborhood. They found Cary Bernstein, a Yale-educated architect who remodeled their Potrero cottage, seamlessly integrating older and modern architectura...

01/31/2025

Teaberry's vibrant entry color highlighted on Remodelista today.

We surveyed a selection of architects and designers for their favorite yellow paint picks used in projects or in their own homes.

01/07/2025

We're looking forward to an exciting 2025!

10/08/2024

Hill House is posted on Dwell+ today! Many thanks to the editors for keeping the love for this special house.

Minute details and judiciously applied materials create a refined home in San Francisco.

09/20/2024

This year Cary joined Aro Homes as a design advisor. Aro Homes has a remarkable vision for ultra-sustainable, factory-built housing that doesn't look modular or aesthetically compromised. Aro's carbon footprint reduction for their projects goes beyond conventional sustainability standards. Today, Aro was awarded a 2024 AIA California Design Award- congratulations to Aro Homes, its team of designers and their fabricators!

Jury Comments:
"A solution for a modular house that doesn’t look modular. It integrates a quite contemporary interior with an exterior in a form that’s more familiar to most people, and probably fits into most neighborhoods in a in a more sympathetic way than what we typically see with a lot of modern modular housing."

https://aiacalifornia.org/2024-design-award-recipient/aro-homes/

08/30/2024

Construction at our newest Potrero Hill project is underway! Sometimes demolition reveals the most beautiful surprises.

03/18/2024

Thanks to Steve Hanley and CleanTechnica for including our two cents in this important article about the epic costs of environmental disasters.

Fossil fuels continue to dominate our lives even though they are causing harm to our communities. Isn't it time to stop using them?

03/05/2024

Cary Bernstein has received AIA Fellowship, joining 19 esteemed colleagues from AIA California.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating twenty AIA California members to the organization’s prestigious College of Fellows for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Fellowship […]