Articles Tagged with ''San Diego''

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The Architect’s Guide to San Diego

RECORD’s guide to visiting the AIA26 host city

June 9, 2026

Coinciding with the 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design, RECORD turns to local practitioners to share their recommended must-visit destinations in San Diego.

The 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design Kicks off in San Diego June 10

Record Reveals

RECORD Editors

May 13, 2026

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The four-day event returns to “America’s Finest City” for the first time since 2003.

Continuing Education: Prefabrication

Polyhaus’s Tiny Mass-Timber ADU Offers a Possible Solution to a Very Big Housing Problem

San Diego

Russell Fortmeyer

January 3, 2025

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Using 25 repeating CLT panel shapes, the newly patented housing system achieves a construction cost of $550 per square foot in California’s expensive market.

Spotlight

In San Diego, HGA and Akustics Revive a Historic Theater as a World-Class Symphony Hall

San Diego

Clifford A. Pearson

October 7, 2024

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The $125 million renovation of the Jacobs Music Center transformed a 1929 building into a word-class concert hall, harmonizing historic charm with modern acoustic needs.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Selldorf Architects

La Jolla, California

Sarah Amelar

March 28, 2022

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Selldorf Architects is the latest notable firm to reimagine the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Mingei International Museum, by LUCE et Studio

San Diego

Fred A. Bernstein

December 1, 2021

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In redesigning San Diego’s Mingei Museum, LUCE et Studio engages artists to further the institution’s mission.

The Continental by Jonathan Segal, FAIA

San Diego

Sarah Amelar

October 2, 2020

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Architect and developer Jonathan Segal and his son elevate micro-unit living in a formerly rough-and-tumble enclave of San Diego.

Miramar College Heavy Duty Advanced Transportation Technology

Keep on Truckin': Elegantly pragmatic, a new complex is a teaching ground for students learning the latest in heavy-duty equipment servicing.

Deborah Snoonian Glenn

November 15, 2014

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Elegantly pragmatic, a new complex is a teaching ground for students learning the latest in heavy-duty equipment servicing.

The Q

Housing Fit for 007: Architect-developer Jonathan Segal named his 29-unit apartment building 'The Q,' after James Bond's resident gadgeteer. The tricks used here, though, are subtler than a shoe dagger.

Sarah Amelar

July 16, 2012

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When architect-developer Jonathan Segal named one of his recent buildings “The Q,” he says he was looking for “the cool factor, the debonair suaveness” of James Bond.

A Cook's Tour de Force

A culinary room that functions and entertains.

Linda C. Lentz

July 19, 2008

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Designed for the executive chef of a trendy La Jolla eatery, this light-filled professional-style kitchen combines the functional ease of a commercial kitchen with the warm, communal aesthetic of a residential one.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Explore how privacy curtain systems can enhance occupant comfort, operational efficiency, and sustainability across healthcare, education, hospitality, and senior living environments.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Examine waterproofing strategies for water containment structures that enhance durability, prevent failures, and support long-term building performance.