EJA Out and About: OVERTIME 26
Image: Jim Zack, OG, Ladder Chair, 1989-1990, Aluminum, Plywood, Delrin, Screws, Photo by Mike Heiss
EJA’s Mike Heiss and Margit Yasukawa attended the OVERTIME 26 opening reception, where architects, designers, and students showcased their after-hours creative pursuits. OVERTIME started in 1991 with a group of recent graduates of the Architecture Program at UC Berkeley, who utilized empty storefronts in the Old Oakland development for a group show. Now hosted at the AIA San Francisco Center for Architecture + Design in downtown San Francisco, the event took place in a dynamic gallery dedicated to architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and industrial and product design.
Mike and Margit explored a diverse range of artwork, including sketches, paintings, drawings, and photography, as well as jewelry, sculpture, and furniture. They also had the opportunity to connect with the artists—talented architects and designers who pursue these creative expressions beyond their professional work.
Image: Pablo Pardo, OG, Piccola, 1993, Lambskin Leather, Aluminum Shade and Post; Photo by Mike Heiss
Image: Karyn Gabriel, Circling Center Nero, 2024, Stoneware, Charred Cypress; Photo by Mike Heiss
OVERTIME 26's venue, the Center for Architecture + Design, is located in an architectural landmark, the historic 1918 Hallidie Building. Its exterior on Sutter Street showcases a seven-story glass façade regarded as an architectural marvel. Designed by Willis Polk and named after cable car inventor Andrew Smith Hallidie, the structure's glass curtain wall—one of the first of its kind in the United States—beautifully contrasts with ornate Venetian Gothic-style gold-painted metalwork. Aidlin Darling Design transformed the 10,000-square-foot raw-concrete ground-floor storefront into flexible environments for the AIASF, architecture buffs, and community gatherings.
Image: Hallidie Building; Photo by Andrew Nelson