Catalyst
Strategies for Healthy Indoor Air in a Post-covid World
09.23.2020
As research into the coronavirus pandemic continues, it’s increasingly clear that being indoors, near others, breathing the same air and occupying the same space, poses...
What Does the Hybrid Office Mean for You?
In recent months, LPA designers have been working with companies in a wide variety of sectors, exploring how the workplace might operate when a large...
The Essential Campus
09.22.2020
In the span of a few days in March, Menchaca Elementary School Principal Eliza Loyola went from planning for district meetings and a track and...
Releases
LPA Beats Building Industry’s Energy Reduction Target for Second Year in a Row
09.24.2020
Integrated design firm is again the largest architecture firm in the U.S. to surpass the goal of the AIA 2030 Commitment, the industry’s key initiative...
LPA Earns AIA National COTE® Award for Sustainable Design Excellence
05.21.2020
Design for Environmental Nature Center and Preschool receives COTE® Top Ten Award, the industry’s most prestigious award for environmentally sensitive, high-performance design...
Matthew Porreca Joins LPA as San Diego Design Director
02.19.2020
Influential Architect Recognized as Leader in Designing High-Performance, Human-Focused Projects...
News
AIA San Antonio Honors LPA with COTE Award; Mark Oppelt Receives Legacy Award
10.27.2020
The design of LPA’s San Antonio studio earned a COTE Award at the AIA San Antonio chapter’s annual design awards, staged virtually on Oct. 22...
LPA’s Kathereen Shinkai Named ASCE Los Angeles 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineer
10.23.2020
LPA Director of Civil Engineering and Associate Principal, Kathereen Shinkai, PE was honored with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Los Angeles Section’s 202...
LPA Entitlements Team Helping Agencies Improve Online Submissions
10.22.2020
LPA’s entitlements team is in demand these days. Agencies have been reaching out to the group to help develop their online submission portals, as they...
Videos
County of Orange County Administration South
09.16.2020
County Administration South is the first phase of a 20-year civic center master plan intended to improve the County of Orange’s operational efficiency by unifying...
Police Services of Salinas Headquarters
The new Salinas Public Safety Center replaced the City’s 65-year-old existing facility with a modern police headquarters that addresses the community’s operational requirements and long-term...
Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena
08.25.2020
Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena in Irvine, California combines the largest community ice complex in the region with a training facility for the Anaheim...
Research
In Search of the Best Shading Option
09.29.2020
A study of shading options for a three-story project compared the performance of dynamic glazing, exterior venetian blinds and vertical fins....
Putting a Number on Embodied Carbon
08.4.2020
Analyzing the carbon impact of a project doesn’t have to be a guessing game. Research tools can provide actionable data....
Preparing For The Hybrid Classroom
07.31.2020
Technology will play a key role in the fall, with most campuses implementing a mix of remote and on-campus learning. Is your classroom ready?...
