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Pacific Splendor: San Diego's Architectural Evolution

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:30:00 +0000

San Diego is a city tied to the ocean. In turn, its architecture responds to a variety of cultural influences and natural conditions. Home to diverse and distinct architectural styles, San Diego has everything from Queen Anne Victorian homes and craftsman bungalows to Spanish colonial revival structures. Besides monumental works like the Salk Institute and Geisel Library, San Diego is also home to a range of contemporary cultural and residential projects.

Green Walls, Trellises, Flower Displays and Plant Pots: Integrating Vegetation Indoors

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:30:00 +0000

Not every architectural project can incorporate a landscaping project, consider a garden or access to ample green space. Smaller spaces need more creative strategies to incorporate vegetation. Regardless of the context, plants offer benefits in all types of spaces, such as indoor temperature regulation, an option for sustainable production on a smaller scale than a greenhouse, in addition to their aesthetic qualities. In this article, we present 4 simple strategies and a selection of examples for incorporating plants in small-scale spaces, all of which can be found in Architonic's Planting section.

San Diego Garage Conversion / Losada Garcia Architects + Prismatica + ModernGrannyFlat

Paula Pintos — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

ADU/Garage Conversion is a complete remodel of a large capacity garage. It is a space that mutates quickly and constantly and designed to address strategies for innovation, flexibility, and the possibility of future changes.