An exhibit of design drawings created by current members was created at the time of the chapter’s 1982 centennial to support the events planned for the celebration. This collection consists of drawings collected for that exhibition and created between 1930 and 1976.. Essentially there are 195 individual project files, containing more than 900 drawings presentation and design drawings created by the following individuals and firms: Anshen & Allen; Edward Charles Basset; Bliss & Faville; Henrik Bull; Field, Bull, Volkmann & Stockwell; John Field; Aaron Green; Harwell H. Harris; Hart, Krivatsky & Stubee; Henry Hill; Hill & Kruse; Knorr, Elliott and Associates; John Kruse; Lane, Knorr, Elliott; Alton Lee; Mendelsohn, Dinwiddie & Hill; Donald Olsen; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Douglas Dacre Stone; Stone, Marraccini & Patterson; John Carl Warnecke & Associates.

The AIA Centennial exhibit also included historical drawings from archival sources to provide historical perspective on local development and contemporary work was shown to highlight the design talent in the Bay Area.