Designed by prominent California architect William H. Weeks the historic Hotel Palomar building is considered to be quintessential of...

Cité A Docks Student Housing project located in Le Havre, France. A four-story building that houses 100 apartments made of old shipping...

by Matthew Pinsker University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect Intern The assemblage of buildings known as...

by Matthew Pinsker University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect Intern Greenbelts within Santa Cruz,...

Our client, a married couple, were decidedly unclear about their needs for the home except that the husband was quite clear about how...

The design process has been called the most misunderstood part of being an architect. It requires passion and a dedication almost...

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LESS IS MORE Bold, vibrant colors contrast with natural materials – exposed timbers, hardwood floors – in this home to create a sense of...

As I recall, one of the first questions I asked owner Robert Atton in the pre-design interviews preparatory to designing the Felton...

Yet there is more to this assemblage than meets the eye, for in fact this seemingly seamless whole came about through a remarkable...

The inventor and architect R. Buckminster Fuller was the subject of a recent NPR (National Public Radio) article. That interview centered...

I recently posted an article celebrating the Lovell Beach House designed by architect Rudolph Schindler. The home is interesting from an...

In 2009 my own true love (and at that time, future wife) and I had the opportunity to visit the Disney Center in Los Angeles. We were...

Among the primary job descriptions of an architect is that of problem-solver. By that, what we mean to say is that we are...

During the Thanksgiving break, between visits with our families in Los Angeles, my wife and I took the opportunity to visit Lovell Beach...

We’ve added some new exhibition pieces to our portfolio and thought to share them. You can see these pieces in person at the presentation...

Please join us for an informative and evocative discussion about creative principals, buildings, and sustainability. The presentation is...

Architectural concrete floors are beautiful as well as functional Architectural concrete floors are in vogue. That’s not surprising....

This editorial first appeared in the CASBA Journal Vol. XV#2. To see the article in it’s original format please visit the CASBA site,...