Center for Jewish Learning, Leadership Hub & Park
Congregation B’nai B’rith

Since building its original campus in 1968, the Congregation B’nai B’rith community has greatly expanded, now accommodating over 800 families. This master plan is a vision for the future of the 5-acre campus that renews and expands their services and community amenities. 

The design includes enhanced and more accessible outdoor spaces – playground, park, plazas, and courtyards – a consolidated and expanded leadership hub, a transformed arrival experience, and a revitalized and an expanded Center for Jewish Learning that includes a teaching kitchen, library and sacred space, general-purpose classrooms, tech/media lab, and art studio.

Guiding principles of the project design stem from the Congregation’s desire to foster a warm, inclusive and vibrant Jewish community on a campus that is sustainable, safe, welcoming, and accessible.

The campus is a sacred place that grows connections – to community, to family, to nature, and to Judaism.

The campus is a vibrant park full of joy, light, and nature.

 
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  • Location

    Santa Barbara, CA

  • Services

    Architecture, Master Plan


Blackbird Team | Adam Sharkey, Alayna Fraser, Justin Sager, Liqiang Huang, Alisa Oberjuerge, James Kyle, Kat Seth, Ken Radtkey, Raj Gajjar, Ely Rabin, Fatima Jalali
Landscape Architect | Arcadia Studio
Structural Engineer | T&S Structural
Electrical Engineer | Alan Noelle Engineering
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer | Mechanical Engineering Consultants
Civil Engineer | Ashley & Vance Engineering, Inc.
Planning Consultant | Suzanne Elledge Planning & Permitting Services, Inc. and Meraki Land Use Consulting
Owner's Representative / Construction Manager | TynanGroup
Contractor | Frank Schipper Construction Co.

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