Catalyst
Creating Value-Added Outdoor Spaces
09.8.2021
Instead of an afterthought, activated outdoor areas can provide a solid return on investment, expanding a project’s usable square footage and improving the experience for...
The Campus Puzzle
08.9.2021
Every component of a university or college campus should fit together to support students’ needs and the institution’s larger mission. Bringing the pieces together —...
How to Achieve a Net Zero K-12 Campus
08.4.2021
Cutting fossil fuel use on school campuses won’t be easy. But a holistic approach can achieve sustainability goals — and create long-term benefits for educators...
Releases
LPA BOLSTERS LIFE SCIENCE EXPERTISE WITH NEW DIRECTOR OF LABORATORY PLANNING
08.10.2021
Isabel Mandujano brings more than 15 years of experience in planning, programming and designing high-performance research laboratories...
LPA PROJECTS EARN TOP AWARDS FOR K-12 DESIGN
07.26.2021
Coalition for Adequate School Housing honors LPA for designs of Corona-Norco Unified School District’s Eastvale STEM Academy, a campus of hands-on career technical education colabs...
LPA Design Studios Elevates Keith Hempel to Chief Design Officer
06.21.2021
Hempel will advance the firm’s integrated design process and support nation-leading effort to reach carbon neutrality targets....
News
LPA Lighting Designers Win National IES Awards
09.13.2021
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently awarded LPA with one local and two national awards for achievement in lighting design. LPA earned a Los Angeles/Orange...
LPA Donates 50 Laptops to Orange Coast College
08.16.2021
Thirteen LPA employees recently joined together to refurbish laptops for donation to architecture students at Orange Coast College (OCC), a public community college in Costa...
First Phase of Innovative K-12 Campus Opens in Silicon Valley
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) recently celebrated the opening of the LPA-designed Abram Agnew Elementary School and Dolores Huerta Middle School, the first...
Videos
Normandie Supportive Housing
05.3.2021
The design creates an easily replicated model for quickly and efficiently delivering high-quality supportive housing. Customized, once-used shipping containers are used to create 75 apartment...
Spotlight: Crown Valley Community Center
04.2.2021
The project consolidates and replaces the City’s 40 year old recreation center into a modern and cohesive building that provides a vast array of community...
LPA Spotlight: CSU Northridge Student Recreation and Wellness Center
03.8.2021
CSU Northridge Student Recreation and Wellness Center...
Research
HVAC Systems Best Practices to Mitigate Infection Transfer in K-12 Schools
05.24.2021
School Districts are evaluating all aspects of education delivery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including what facility improvements may be appropriate to maintain a...
Did The Campus Design Work?
04.20.2021
A post-occupancy evaluation of the eSTEM Academy provides valuable lessons for future campuses....
The Space to Collaborate
01.25.2021
Educators and designers are focusing on collaborative spaces, which most agree are essential to developing innovative learning environments. But, how are they achieving the desired...
