Catalyst
The Hands-On Library
06.6.2023
A series of K-12 library upgrades focused on experiential spaces and project-based learning to maximize the impact of a Texas district’s bond funds....
Housing at Scale
LPA designers are working with clients on a number of mixed-use residential projects, each with specific market challenges, to deliver return-on-investment and improve neighborhoods....
Q&A: Hoag CEO Robert T. Braithwaite on the Future of Healthcare
05.4.2023
The healthcare industry is undergoing a fundamental shift in how and where healthcare is delivered....
Releases
LPA-Designed Environmental Nature Center Preschool Earns Living Building Challenge Petal Certification
05.22.2023
The nature-based school is the first project in Orange County and the third in Southern California to achieve the world’s most advanced performance certification for...
LPA Signs SE 2050 Commitment to Eliminate Embodied Carbon from Structures
04.7.2023
The Structural Engineering (SE) 2050 Commitment calls on the architecture, engineering and construction industry to reduce and eliminate embodied carbon in structural systems by 2050....
LPA Earns National AIA Architecture Award for TIDE Academy
03.9.2023
Integrated firm receives top design honor for Silicon Valley high school that supports new ways of teaching science, technology, design and engineering...
News
WeHo ARC Earns Two AIA Long Beach/South Bay Design Awards
06.2.2023
LPA Design Studios’ design for the West Hollywood Park Aquatics and Recreation Center (ARC) recently received a Commercial Citation Award and a COTE Citation Award...
LPA Civil Engineering Team Earns ASCE-OC Award for High School STEM Building Design
05.25.2023
LPA Design Studios’ civil engineering team was recently recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Orange County Branch (ASCE OC) with the 2022 Outstanding...
West Hollywood ARC Receives CPRS Award of Excellence
Aquatics and recreation center on urban site promotes wellbeing, community identity and sustainability....
Videos
Newman Smith High School
05.24.2023
The renovation of Smith High School in Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD delivered collaborative and innovative learning spaces that align with the district's Collaborative 2020 Vision....
University Behavioral and Social Science Building
04.26.2023
This new 90,000 square feet four-story Behavioral and Social Science Building breaks the 20th century norm where narrow corridors led to face front lecture style...
Student University Center
Design for net zero energy center uses mass timber to create a warm, welcoming and sustainable facility....
Research
Preparing Expert Learners
Learning is a skillset.
What Does Privacy Mean?
03.31.2023
Privacy is not about walls and closed doors. Studies indicate that people seek out spaces where they can define and control their own level of...
Net Zero Schools and the Learning Experience
10.5.2022
With strategic design solutions, high-performance schools not only benefit in terms of the return on investment from an energy standpoint but also contribute to improved...
