Teaching Toward an Inclusive Architecture Industry
Yolanda Velazco, a top-notch designer at Platt/Whitelaw, is more than just an architecture instructor teaching at Southwestern College. Having grown up in Mexico, and even having attended Southwestern College herself, Yolanda knows that navigating a college experience in a different ...
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 ...
Culturally Centric Design for Memory Care Facilities
Many of our designers started as students at NewSchool of Architecture & Design. Some of our staff taught at NewSchool, and we have a long history of taking on NewSchool interns. We’re proud to announce that Emad Abdulwajid, our most ...
Designing for Substance Use Residential Treatment Services (SURTS)
A Property and its Residents Get a New Lease on Life The County of San Diego is committed to providing high-quality mental health and substance abuse recovery services. We’re fortunate to support this effort with architectural services for several buildings ...
Community Architecture: Securing Water for Agriculture in Escondido
Membrane Filtration Reverse Osmosis Facility and Intermediate Booster Pump Station will provide water for generations to come. Avocados may be San Diegans’ most beloved agricultural product. So, how lucky are we to be on a team ensuring that avocado orchards ...
