Archinect

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the firm’s output, we have rounded up five California homes by Laney LA that exemplify the firm’s ethos. ” Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for an Associate to join their Hermosa Beach team. OZ Residence.

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Archinect

APRIL 9, 2025

In the aftermath of the destructive wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) has announced the establishment of its Resilient Futures Task Force, an initiative aimed at assisting affected communities with recovery and rebuilding efforts.

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Archinect

MAY 12, 2025

” Recently, the firm’s work has been recognized at the 2024 AIA|LA Design Awards , the 2024 AIA California Residential Design Awards , and the 2024 AIA California Design Awards. Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for several positions to join their Los Angeles team.

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Archinect

APRIL 8, 2025

An inspiring trio of architects has been recognized as part of the AIA California chapter’s 2025 California Awards. The annual Awards honor the overall "elevation of design excellence, the actualization of core values, and rigorous commitment to the expansion of the capabilities of the field" of individuals and practices.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Courtesy of HGA | Barabara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building (BRAB) Architectural firms Snøhetta and HGA have just began work on the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building (BRAB) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Studio Gang, the international architecture and urban design firm led by Jeanne Gang, has completed an expansion on the California College of the. Completed in 2024 in San Francisco, United States. Images by Jason O Rear.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

US company Alef Aeronautics has released videos of its Alef Model Zero electric flying car driving on a road in California before vertically taking off into flight. The post Videos reveal vertical takeoff of electric flying car in California appeared first on Dezeen. Further flight tests were conducted in other locations.

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Archinect

AUGUST 16, 2024

In the late 1970s, however, California almost became a notable exception. The story of how California nearly abolished architectural licensure, a multi-decade saga led by some of the most prominent leaders across the political aisle, holds lessons and reflections for the profession of today, including its members and representative bodies.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 10, 2025

These are just a few places reportedly destroyed by the fires sweeping through Southern California. More than 10,000 structures have been The post More architectural landmarks lost in Southern California fires with relief and mutual aid efforts underway appeared first on The Architects Newspaper.

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Archinect

JANUARY 10, 2025

Those certified through the pre-existing AIA Safety Assessment Program (SAP) are encouraged to check in with the status of anticipated building assessment deployments across California. Please note: you must be licensed in the state you are volunteering in order to do so.)

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Deezen

JUNE 29, 2025

A white concrete dome punctured by porthole-like windows shelters this holiday home in California , designed by Ukrainian designer and builder Anastasiya Dudik. The post Domed home in California is designed to feel both "ancient and otherworldly" appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Brandon Stanley.

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Archinect

JANUARY 27, 2025

Following our previous visit to Bunch Design , we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in Los Angeles this week to explore the work of ORA (Oonagh Ryan Architects).

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Deezen

JULY 7, 2025

Local studio Ogawa Fisher Architects has completed a wedge-shaped California house with skylights, board-formed concrete walls, and a submerged workshop with a functioning car lift. The House of Light and Shadow spans 7,600 square feet (706 square metres) in Los Altos, California.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2025

hectare) rural property in Healdsburg, a town in northern California 's wine country. Swatt + Partners has designed a seperated home office for a property in Northern California The property has a two-storey house that was designed in 2008 by Swatt + Partners , a studio based in the Bay Area city of Emeryville.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A modular student housing project at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo will help students who have been displaced by the recent Los Angeles Fires is about to begin. California is currently facing a student housing crisis affecting more than 400,000 students statewide.

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Archinect

JUNE 24, 2025

This week's featured employer highlight includes openings in New York City , Philadelphia , and Venice, California. In Venice, California, Doug Aitken Workshop is in search of a Rendering and Visualization Designer with a m. National Veterans Memorial and Museum (Architecture by Allied Works, Landscape Architecture by OLIN).

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Archinect

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Nearly $20 million will go to electrify the university’s BruinBus fleet and install underground charging for shuttles and buses along a route that stretches for less than a mile in Westwood.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

DESIGNING FOR ECOLOGY AND COMFORT IN THE MOJAVE DESERT Mesa Sky Disk, a recently completed strawbale structure in California's Mojave desert, was designed for low carbon impact by Berkeley-based Leger Wanaselja Architecture.

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Archinect

JUNE 6, 2025

This year, a total of 10 projects were honored, with winners ranging from an astronomy museum in Shanghai to an affordable mixed-use housing development in California. The American Institute of Architects just presented the winners of its 2025 Architecture Awards, recognizing the best in contemporary architecture.

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e-architect

MAY 11, 2025

The post Rubenstein Residence, Encinitas, California house design appeared first on e-architect.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2025

New York design studio BHDM has renovated a hotel in Sunnyvale, California, leaning into the retro vibe of the 1960s property and introducing a "poolside chic" palette. The post BHDM reinvigorates vintage California hotel with bold colours appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Garrett Rowland.

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Archinect

MAY 30, 2025

A recent graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Henig will receive a $20,000 grant to pursue research on coastal resilience. The SOM Foundation has named Rebecca Henig as the recipient of its 2025 Structural Engineering Fellowship.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The American Institute of Architects California has selected 13 new projects as winners of the 2024 Residential Design Awards. The annual celebration of design for the private sphere includes designs for client and use type; from stylish single-family homes to supportive housing developments, and more.

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Archinect

APRIL 21, 2025

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona assistant professor of architecture Aaron Cayer is one of 26 just-announced Andrew Carnegie Fellows this year for his project titled 'The Architecture of Polarization: How Our Buildings and Builders Shape our Politics'. Cayer completed a PhD at UCLA in 2018.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This post is brought to you by Architecture at Zero 2024 The American Institute of Architects California (AIA CA) invites students and professionals worldwide to participate in the twelfth edition of the Architecture at Zero competition, with a registration and submission deadline of December 16, 2024.

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Deezen

JULY 3, 2025

California architect Nick Polansky used redwood decking to clad a barge and topped it with recycled shipping containers to create the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay, USA. The post Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Alex Farnum.

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Archinect

JANUARY 14, 2025

A roundtable featuring four program chairs from the Southern California Institute of Architecture left Thayer-D skeptical “ I'm sure Sci-Arc is well meaning, it's just seems like the school values visually engaging art work rather than being able to solve real life problems creatively ".

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Archinect

JUNE 28, 2024

Foster + Partners and Arup have announced the first four designs for the hotly anticipated California High-Speed Rail as part of a series of open house sessions currently being undertaken with key stakeholders across the state’s Central Valley region.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In this episode of our Studio Snapshot series, Archinect connected with Allison Bryan, Founding Principal of multi-disciplinary design practice Open Studio Collective , based in Bozeman, Montana, and Ojai, California.

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Archinect

JANUARY 7, 2025

Get lectured continues today with a look at the going-on this semester for students and faculty at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo College of Architecture and Environmental Design in the Winter 2025 academic term.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

State Farm, one of the largest insurers in California, canceled hundreds of homeowners' policies last summer in Pacific Palisades and other high-risk areas. This move left many residents scrambling for coverage through the California FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort. Vegetation is tinder dry.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Following our previous look at an opening for an Art Director at the University of Southern California , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for fellowships at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan.

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Archinect

JULY 1, 2025

Image courtesy of the artist via Crowdfundr Fabricated off-site in Oakland, California, the modular timber structure will be shipped in sections to the Black Rock Desert. Constructed entirely from untreated Oregon pine, the temple will be assembled on-site over an 18-day period beginning in early August. Temple of the Deep.

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Dwell

APRIL 3, 2025

Location: 53590 Jeffery Pine Road, Idyllwild, California Price: $995,000 Year Built: 1980 Architect: Dennis McGuire Footprint: 1,429 square feet (3 bedrooms, 2 baths) Lot Size: 0.57 Set in the San Jacinto Mountains, the 80s home is surrounded by boulders, trees, and forest trailsand it comes with a guesthouse and a hot tub.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The competition, which is sponsored by AIA California was judged by architect Allison Williams and other experts. The brief asked each to design a new campus building for the Griffith STEAM Magnet Middle School that includes science labs, art classroom, maker space, outdoor learning environments, and a teacher workroom.

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MARCH 21, 2025

The educator and designers own home in Encinitas, California, appears as a two-level single-family dwellingone front door, uniform cladding, and few windows on the lower levelbut is in fact two homes. Architecture professor Eric Johnson created a new home for his family atop their 50s beach home in Encinitas, California.

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Archinect

MARCH 11, 2025

Those licensed in the state of California are invited to sign up and receive training materials through this form. The AIA Los Angeles is currently calling for interest on both ends of its new (free) program connecting architects to community members impacted by the recent Los Angeles Fires.

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