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Our Building

The Jack & Peggy Baskin Center for Philanthropy received Gold Level Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, a nationally accepted benchmark for high-performance green buildings. It is also certified as a local green business by the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program.

In addition, the center has won numerous architectural awards including:

  • AIA California Council, Merit Award for Architecture, 2012
  • AIA San Francisco, Excellence in Architecture Honor Award, 2012
  • Chicago Athenaeum Museum, Green Good Design Award, 2011
  • Chicago Athenaeum Museum, International Architecture Award, 2011

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Worth Writing About

We have had the distinction of being featured in several prominent architecture magazines:


A Community Resource

Everything we do is in service to the Santa Cruz County community. That includes the location of our building at the center of the county and services we provide to visitors. We're located across the street from the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center at:

7807 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003

At our offices you will find: