Insights

Turning Nature Into a Teaching Tool

05.20.2020

The LEED-Platinum, net-zero Environmental Nature Center Preschool in Newport Beach, California, delivers nature-based education for young children and initiates a life-long relationship with the environment....

Preparing for the Future of School

04.28.2020

How students learn is going to change. We’re engaging with educators and communities to better understand the challenges ahead....

A Case Study in Renovation

04.28.2020

The makeover of the West Valley College School of Professional Studies saved the structure, developed open learning environments and created a facility that reduces fossil...

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...

LPA Architect Ozzie Tapia Recognized with 2020 AIA Young Architects Award

02.18.2020

LPA Design Studios associate Ozzie Tapia has been named a recipient of the 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Young Architects Award, one of the...

These are the 10 best sustainable buildings of 2020

05.26.2020

The industry is shifting, and sustainability has become a standard part of architecture. But some projects go further than others. Each year, the American Institute...

The Top 10 Green Buildings for 2020, Named by the American Institute of Architects

05.26.2020

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced its COTE Top Ten Awards, which recognize 10 design projects that have integrated...

AIA Announces the Winners of the 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards

05.26.2020

This year's COTE Top Ten Plus Award winner is LPA's Environmental Nature Center and Preschool, in Newport Beach, Calif., which uses innovative siting to connect...

Forward Thinking: Connecting the Police and the Community

04.28.2020

How can public safety facilities improve and strengthen relationships with the communities they serve? LPA designers and public safety experts explore the balance between a...

Spotlight: Environmental Nature Center Preschool

04.28.2020

The Environmental Nature Center Preschool delivers nature-based education for children ages 2 ½ to 5, serving as a sustainability teaching tool by seamlessly blending indoor...

Forward Thinking: From Shopping Mall to Esports Supercenter

04.28.2020

LPA designers worked with experts from the esports industry to reimagine an aging shopping mall into an esports-focused mixed-use facility. The framework of shopping mall...