Catalyst
Meet LPA: Apoorva Pradhan, Building Performance Specialist
03.11.2025
As early as possible on LPA projects, Apoorva Pradhan starts working the data. As a member of LPA’s Sustainability + Applied Research team, her job...
Designing for Today's Students
From housing insecurity to increasing health issues, college students are facing an unprecedented array of challenges. Designers are working with campus leaders to engage and...
Q&A: Leaning into Lean
Healthcare organizations can provide more value to patients by taking a Lean approach to design and operations. University Health’s Katherine Reyes and LPA’s Muhsin Lihony...
Releases
LPA Design Studios Announces 2025 Diversity in Design Scholarship
03.14.2025
Now in its fifth year, the program takes aim at systemic inequality in the architecture and engineering professions....
LPA Design Director Matthew Porreca Elevated to AIA College of Fellows
02.27.2025
Porreca’s career-long advocacy for health and wellness-focused design and carbon neutrality earns AIA’s highest distinction for an architect....
LPA Design Studios Wins California Green Building Award for Sustainable Design
01.28.2025
Edwards Lifesciences’ 590,000-square-foot campus expansion sets a new benchmark for large-scale sustainability and innovation....
News
Invest: Dallas-Fort Worth: Building a Biotech Hub, with Isabel Mandujano
03.12.2025
In an interview, LPA Director of Laboratory Planning Isabel Mandujano highlights North Texas’ biotech boom — and the facilities needed to power it....
C.A.S.H. Honors LPA Impact in K-12
02.26.2025
The Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) recognized the modernization of Roosevelt High School and the new student union at Britton Middle School for design...
LPA Names Four Designers to Key Leadership Roles
02.20.2025
New principals and studio directors reflect the firm’s ongoing investment in talent and leadership to ensure sustainable and collaborative growth....
Videos
AIA 2025 National Architecture Firm Award
02.25.2025
The American Institute of Architects recognized LPA Design Studios with the 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award, the national organization’s top award for an architecture practice....
Inside a Net Zero Energy, All-Electric Fire Station
02.24.2025
Rancho Cucamonga Fire Station #178 is an all-electric facility that is home to one of the first all-electric fire trucks in North America. With a...
Freeman Elementary School - Garland ISD
02.13.2025
Freeman Elementary School is a comprehensive, community-focused school for 850 students in Garland, Texas. It features a dramatic public presence and a unique educational design...
Research
No Distraction
07.12.2024
Windows are not the enemy of focus. Studies highlight the importance of fine-tuning views and connections to nature to enhance attention spans and productivity....
Promoting Social Connections
01.3.2024
Designing welcoming and comfortable spaces can boost a sense of belonging, community and trust....
Preparing Expert Learners
06.6.2023
Learning is a skillset. A love for learning can be developed and nurtured, giving students the tools for lifelong growth and adaptation....
