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The Continental Apartments / Jonathan Segal Architect

October 17, 2021

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Architects: Jonathan Segal Architect
Area: 25000 ft²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: GRAPHISOFT, Tremco, ELEVATE, Arcadia Inc., Bentley Mills, +8CIM, Dal Tile, Enphase, LG HVAC, LG Solar, Leviton, Siemens Electrical, York HVAC-8
Professionals: DCI Engineers, David Nutter Electrical Engineering, Bob Succup Civil Engineering, J Geyer Plumbing

The Fort Apartments / Jonathan Segal Architect

October 14, 2021

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Architects: Jonathan Segal Architect
Area: 55000 ft²
Year: 2018
Manufacturers: Tremco, ELEVATE, Arcadia Inc., Bentley Mills, CIM, +7Dal Tile, Enphase, LG HVAC, LG Solar, Leviton, Siemens Electrical, York HVAC-7
Professionals: David Nutter Electrical Engineering, Bob Succup Civil Engineering, J Geyer Plumbing

100 Years Later, Prismática Gives an Abandoned Mechanic Shop a New Life

July 13, 2021

Prismática Architects has completed a remodel of an abandoned mechanic shop from 1921 in San Diego, California. Giving the old structure a new life, the firm created an unexpected and vibrant remodel. The designers recognized that the Edie's building may not be a mechanic shop forever, and the project was conceived keeping in mind that the use may change with time.

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LUCE et Studio Reimagines Mingei International Museum in San Diego

January 28, 2021

Jennifer Luce, principal and founder of LUCE et Studio Architects has shared her vision for the Mingei International Museum renovation in San Diego. The design is featured in a video by Jeff Durkin of Breadtruck Films. The Mingei is a nonprofit that collects, conserves and exhibits folk art, craft, and design objects in Balboa Park. During the building’s centennial, a $55 million campaign began to renovate the structure.

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Mighty Buildings Creates New 3D Printed ADU in San Diego

August 06, 2020

Construction technology company Mighty Buildings has completed a new 3D-printed Accessory Dwelling Unit in San Diego, California. The company recently launched with the aim of using 3D printing and robotic automation to build more affordable and sustainable homes. Their pilot project, the Mighty Duo B, comprises two modular units that took eight total weeks from fabrication to assembly on site.

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Makers Quarter Block D Office Building / BNIM

August 04, 2020

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Architects: BNIM
Area: 53325 m²
Year: 2018
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Draper, Enscape, Tremco, +22Dow Building Solutions, USG, AK Steel, Adobe, Avalon Glass, Central Plastics, CertainTeed, Concrete Collaborative, Design Polymerics, Hilti, Hubbell, Hunter Douglas, Key, Marlite, Nyson, Omni Duct, Sefaira, SolarWare, Trimble, Viracon, Ward Manufacturing, Westcoat-22
Professionals: Burkett & Wong Engineers, Hensel Phelps Construction Company, BNIM

"Architects Never Waste a Good Crisis": HMC's New Chief Impact Officer on Reframing Design

July 28, 2020

Architecture is grounded in optimism and a belief in what lies ahead. Building a body of work around this idea, architect and author Lance Hosey serves as a Design Principal and Chief Impact Officer at HMC Architects. A Fellow of both the American Institute of Architects and the US Green Building Council, Hosey is working to champion more sustainable design strategies and reconsider how architecture is practiced.

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Tales from the Loop: Filmmaker Jeff Durkin Captures San Diego Architecture

July 07, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic quickly shuttered the doors of businesses, schools and workplaces across the world. From telecommuting to virtual events, cities have experienced less noise, traffic and pollution. Filmmaker and Director Jeff Durkin of Breadtruck Films recently began to capture these quiet moments on the University of California San Diego campus. Taking inspirations from science fiction series Tales from the Loop, he set out with his children to explore over 100 acres of modern architecture.

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BioLegend Campus / Delawie

May 30, 2020

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Architects: Delawie
Area: 395000 ft²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, EQUITONE, Mosa, Interface, Arcadia Custom, +5Armstrong Ceilings, Hunter Douglas, Novum Structures, Shaw, Trimble Navigation-5
Professionals: Schmidt Design Group, Coffman Engineers, DEC Engineers, San Dieguito Engineering Incorporated

Miller Hull Studio Earns Nation's First Living Building Challenge 4.0 Certification

May 25, 2020

The Miller Hull Partnership has earned a Living Building Challenge Petal Certification for the renovation of its San Diego studio. The renovation is the first project certified under the fourth version of the Living Building Challenge (LBC 4.0), which continues the standard’s mission of visionary building goals. Now all of Miller Hull’s offices are Petal certified.

San Diego Garage Conversion / Losada Garcia Architects + Prismatica + ModernGrannyFlat

February 13, 2020

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Architects: Losada Garcia Architects, ModernGrannyFlat, Prismatica
Area: 110 m²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: Acor, Arizona Tile, Coastal Garage Doors, Dixieline, Home center, +4KitchenAid, Plant, Th&h Hardwoods, Toto-4
Professionals: Treadlight Construction, Dodd & Associates

AD Classics: Salk Institute / Louis Kahn

January 11, 2019

This article was originally published on August 27, 2017. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section.

In 1959, Jonas Salk, the man who had discovered the vaccine for polio, approached Louis I. Kahn with a project. The city of San Diego, California had gifted him with a picturesque site in La Jolla along the Pacific coast, where Salk intended to found and build a biological research center. Salk, whose vaccine had already had a profound impact on the prevention of the disease, was adamant that the design for this new facility should explore the implications of the sciences for humanity. He also had a broader, if no less profound, directive for his chosen architect: to “create a facility worthy of a visit by Picasso.” The result was the Salk Institute, a facility lauded for both its functionality and its striking aesthetics – and the manner in which each supports the other.[1,2]

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Small Bridges at Warren College UCSD / Kevin deFreitas Architects

August 03, 2018

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Architects: Kevin deFreitas Architects
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: C.R. Laurence, Hess Lighting, Tucci Umbrella

Teddy Cruz Wins 2018 Vilcek Prize in Architecture

February 07, 2018

Each year the Vilcek Foundation selects American immigrant champions of the arts and sciences. This year the 2018 Vilcek Prize in Architecture was awarded to Guatemala-born, and now San Diego-based, professor and architect Teddy Cruz. Cruz uses his past experiences, living in Guatemala during its civil war, to focus his academic and professional career on shaping political and socioeconomic forces.

Redwood House / Jeff Svitak

February 02, 2018

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Architects: Jeff Svitak
Area: 2000 ft²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: All else custom, Fleetwood

Jacobs Medical Center / CannonDesign

November 20, 2017

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Architects: CannonDesign
Area: 509500 ft²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe), Vitro®, Forbo Flooring Systems, Cristacurva, DAMS Inc, +9Daltile, Enclos, Hunter Douglas, Millwork, PPG IdeaScapes, Pulp Studio, Terroxy, Texston Architectural Surfaces, The Raymond Group-9
Professionals: KPFF Consulting Engineers, Burkett & Wong Engineers, CannonDesign, EXP

Experience Cities From Above With Crystal Clear Drone Videos

May 02, 2017

With rapid advancements in technology and crystal clear imagery, drones have allowed us to experience our cities and landscapes from unimaginable vantage points and perspectives. In its series of videos, YouTube channel Mingomatic uses drones to capture the sights and scenes of predominantly American cities and various locations from above, offering glimpses of skylines, oceans, highways and terrains (and seals!). Check out the 10 videos below for some spectacular views, and find Mingomatic’s full selection, here.