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Platt/Whitelaw Pays Tribute to National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 27, 2021 By admin

Platt/Whitelaw Architects has always embraced the beautiful diversity of our region’s population, and it’s consistently been reflected within our staff. Collectively, our team speaks five languages and represents heritage from countries around the world. In this spirit, we’re paying tribute to National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) by highlighting Platt/Whitelaw staff members Yolanda Velazco, […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: culture, hispanic heritage month, Mexico, NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Ricky Sanchez, Yolanda Velazco

Platt/Whitelaw Architects Adds Two NewSchool Stars to its Team

September 22, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C and Naveen Waney, AIA Introducing…two awesome new people at Platt/Whitelaw Architects! We’re happy to welcome Project Coordinator Samantha Saltzman (Sam) and Intern Emad Abdulwajid to the Platt/Whitelaw team. Sam earned her master’s degree from NewSchool of Architecture & Design in 2020 after graduating from Fordham University in […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Emad Abdulwajid, Employees, New Hires, NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Samantha Saltzman (Sam), team, UC San Diego

PWA Project Profile: Park de la Cruz Neighborhood Park & Therapeutic Recreation Services

August 26, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C Civic projects are the crux of what we do. Designing Park de la Cruz Neighborhood Park & Therapeutic Recreation Services (TRS) in City Heights was especially rewarding for us because we were truly designing for universal use. The intention of our client, the City of San Diego, […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Accessibility, City Heights, City of San Diego, Governor Gavin Newsom, Park de la Cruz, renovation, San Diego, Sandra Gramley, Schmidt Design Group, Stantec, TRS facility

Rooted in Nature: Biophilic Design Advances Health, Wellbeing

August 20, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, principal at Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.  The built environment plays a critical role in people’s health and wellbeing. We are just beginning to find that when lacking natural elements, the spaces in which we live, work and play can foster fatigue, impair performance and spark symptoms of disease. However, by simply introducing natural […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: biophilia, Biophilic Design, built environment, natural environment, Sandra Gramley

The Creation & Restoration of Balboa Park

July 27, 2021 By admin

Balboa Park’s origin story Just outside downtown San Diego are 1,200 acres of land dedicated as park space by the City of San Diego. Known as Balboa Park, the space includes many natural and planted areas as well as buildings that represent some of San Diego’s most iconic architecture. Central Park in New York City […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition, 1935-1936 California Pacific International Exposition, Balboa Park, Balboa Park Club, Bertram Goodhue, Botanical Building, Cabrillo Bridge, California Bell Tower, Carleton Winslow, City of San Diego, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, The Museum of Us

Aspects of Creativity in the Architectural Design Process

July 8, 2021 By admin

Architecture is unique for its blend of art and science. Architect Antonin Gaudí, for example, is world famous for his unconventional shapes, colors and textures. But, at the end of the day, his designs for the Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell and other noted structures had to be technically sophisticated enough to reach into the sky […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Creative Spark, Creativity, design, Kristin Holbrook, Naveen Waney, Parc Guell, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Sagrada Familia, Sandra Gramley, Yolanda Velazco

San Diego History: Formative Architects and Architecture

June 16, 2021 By admin

Calling all architecture enthusiasts! Want to cement your savvy-San Diegan status? Dazzle friends with interesting cocktail party conversation? Become a riveting tour guide for your out-of-town guests? We’ve put together an overview of some of historic San Diego architects (some household names, some not), who designed notable places in San Diego. Feel free to bookmark […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architects, Aztec Center at SDSU, Cal Western School of Law, Charles Quayle, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3), Clairemont Library, Coronado Bridge, County Administration Center, Darlington House in La Jolla, Del Mar Castle, Edward Quayle, Ellen Browning Scripps, Esther Scott, Fifth Avenue Design Center in Hillcrest, Francis Parker School, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gaslamp, Geisel Library, George W. Marston House, HIstoric, History, Horton Plaza Park, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, irst Church of Christ Scientist on Second Avenue, Irving Gill, Junipero Serra Museum, La Jolla High School, La Jolla Public Library, La Jolla Recreation Center, La Jolla Women’s Club, La Valencia Hotel, Lilian J. Rice, Lloyd Ruocco, Louis Kahn, Louis Sullivan, Luis Barragan, Mission Bay Aquatic Center, Morley Field Tennis Club, Muir College at UCSD, National Register of Historic Places, North Park Theatre, Old Globe Theatre, Pearl Hotel, Quayle Brothers, Rancho Santa Fe Town Center, Richard Requa, Robert Moser, Robert Platt, Salk Institute, Samuel L. Fox building, San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Trust & Savings building, Sim Bruce Richards, UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, useum of Contemporary Art San Diego – La Jolla, William Pereira, William Templeton Johnson, ZLAC rowing club

Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve, New Amenities, Buildings Complete

May 24, 2021 By admin

By Naveen Waney Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve, a self-sufficient, 190-acre, 7-lake park and RV campground in Santee, California, can now offer visitors and staff additional amenities, upgrades and a new administration building, general store, kitchen and dining deck. Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc. worked with Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve and El Cajon-based construction and project manager CBSI […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: CBSI, Dynamic Vision Plan, Naveen Waney, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve

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