Innovative Strategies for Pure Water: Preserving Our Vital Resource
The North City Pure Water Facility and Pump Station is Key to Supplying Nearly Half of San Diego’s Drinking Water The North City Pure Water Facility and Pump Station will recycle water treated for use in irrigation into water so clean that the City of San Diego has to add minerals back in to produce […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD)
Shouting Out to Our Diverse and Dynamic Team at Platt/Whitelaw! Happy International Women’s Day! “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” – Gloria Steinem Word, Gloria! The official International Women’
A Post-Occupancy Survey of Park de la Cruz Neighborhood Park & Therapeutic Recreation Services
Architectural Design to Transform a YMCA Building into a Recreation Destination for all Ages and Abilities. Several years ago, we were honored to transform a 25,000-square-foot YMCA building into a City of San Diego facility accommodating therapeutic recreation services (TRS) for the City Heights neighborhood and its surrounding communities. In so doing, S
James Mason Joins Platt/Whitelaw Architects
Senior Project Coordinator Excels at Community-Based Architecture The Platt/Whitelaw team is a tapestry of diverse backgrounds and talents. Our newest member, James Mason, adds a unique thread to our rich fabric. James has a passion for creating exceptional spaces and a portfolio of people-centric projects that both anchor and elevate their surrounding commu
Envisioning San Diego’s New Oak Park Library
Leveraging Platt/Whitelaw’s Library Architectural Design Experience In the late 1960s, our firm’s founder, Robert Platt, designed the Oak Park Library on 54th Street. More than 50 years later, we’re again serving the communities of Oak Park, Webster and Chollas Creek by helping to create a new library. Next Steps for the Oak Park Library Platt/Whitelaw
Gloria Nonaka-Rubio Joins Platt/Whitelaw
How a family on the frontlines of history influenced her career ambitions Our team is diverse in many ways, including in our professional backgrounds. For example, Platt/Whitelaw’s newest team member, Gloria Nonaka-Rubio, cut her chops at both engineering and general contracting firms. “Attention to detail is one of my top strengths,” Gloria said. Thro
A School with a Superpower
As school starts again this year, children attending Clairemont Canyons Academy are in for a big surprise. They will arrive at a colorful new 2-story administration and classroom building. As kids fill the brand-new halls, work will continue elsewhere on the campus to modernize the existing school facilities and create a new joint-use field and […]
Welcome Back, Peter Soutowood!
After 10 years, we are excited to announce that Peter Soutowood is returning to the Platt/Whitelaw team. Peter will be rejoining the firm as a senior associate, bringing his 18 years of architectural and entrepreneurial experience back to our firm in his new role. A well-respected and celebrated member of the industry, Peter is not […]