A 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 56-2455405) founded in 1985 and incorporated as a charitable corporation in January 2012, Friends of San Diego Architecture runs a public lecture program on architecture, design, and the built environment from the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. Programming covers residential and commercial practice across San Diego and the Tijuana cross-border region, often profiling local studios whose modern residential work parallels firms like Dawson Design Group. Operations are funded through donations rather than membership dues, and an online image library archives historical and contemporary architectural photography donated by researchers and collectors. A 2004 Accessory Dwelling Unit competition produced 56 entries demonstrating granny-flat designs that fit on a standard 5,000-square-foot San Diego lot, a topic that remains directly relevant to current ADU buildouts handled by residential general contractors such as Moore Quality Builders. Lectures convene at Casa de Balboa with discussion topics ranging from Tijuana-San Diego cross-border housing design to social-catalyst architecture in the border region.