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Bring It! How to bring your best design to every project every time?

October 19, 2018 By Marin Gertler Leave a Comment

This title is a broad and a difficult question but it is one that creatives are forced to face every time they take on a new project. There is always excitement and fear when the canvas is blank and the fewer imposed constraints there are the more challenging it is. My colleague Donna Barry and I, both Design Directors in our respective Gensler offices, were invited to present and moderate a workshop that we entitled ‘Bring It’ at a recent regional firm conference. [Read more…] about Bring It! How to bring your best design to every project every time?

Filed Under: Design, Edition, Feature Posts, Professional Development, San Diego Tagged With: Architecture, continuing education, design, Gensler

Happy Holiday plans and corrections

December 21, 2017 By Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Thank you to the team at Architectural Concepts, Inc. (www.4designs.com): Plan submittal and corrections.  Precious!

Happy Holidays plan submittal
Happy Holidays plan submittal from Architectural Concepts, Inc.
Happy Holidays plan corrections
Happy Holidays plan corrections from Architectural Concepts, Inc.

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Design Tagged With: Architecture, Holidays, Planners

San Diego Architectural Foundation’s Open House tour with Orlando

April 5, 2017 By Orlando Barahona Leave a Comment

Mural at the entrance to the Basile Studio
East Village | Location # 28  | Basile Studio | Mural – Photography by Orlando Barahona/Flickr

 

First, an update:

Since my first Op Ed for UrbDeZine, I’ve made the successful transition in careers I aimed to achieve: on December 21st, 2016 I celebrated my graduation as a Peer Support Specialist, a position that requires lived experience and empathy to assist and empower peers in their transition to wellness from mental challenges. [Read more…] about San Diego Architectural Foundation’s Open House tour with Orlando

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Events, Feature Posts, Historic, San Diego Tagged With: 2017, Architecture, Banker's Hill, basile studio, Chinese, Chuang, Contest, East Village, First Presbyterian Church, free, garden, Gaslamp Quarter, HIPAA, housing first, landmarks, oh!, open house, Pacific Sotheby's, photography, Prop 64, real estate, Realty, San Diego Architectural Foundation, The Barcelona, VI-SPDAT

Architecture: Patience, This Is Not the Tech Industry

January 29, 2017 By Marin Gertler Leave a Comment

drawingMost millennials are actually changing jobs four times on average during their first decade out school according to a study released by LinkedIn. If this is true in architecture then there is a good chance young professionals move on before they see a completed project through.   [Read more…] about Architecture: Patience, This Is Not the Tech Industry

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Professional Development, San Diego Tagged With: Architecture, career

San Diego Design Event Calendar, June 18th, 2016-June 30th, 2016

June 17, 2016 By UrbDeZine Leave a Comment

Horton Plaza Park image 5Save Our Heritage Organization, June 18th, 2016, 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM, Old House Fair. 

Urban Land Institute, June 22nd, 2016, 9:00 AM- 10:0 AM Developing Distinctively Different Multifamily Rental Properties: Two Case Studies. [Read more…] about San Diego Design Event Calendar, June 18th, 2016-June 30th, 2016

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, San Diego, Uncategorized Tagged With: Architecture, design, San Diego

San Diego Design Events Calendar, April 20th-April 30th, 2016

April 19, 2016 By UrbDeZine

Chicano Park in Barrio Logan
Chicano Park in Barrio Logan

New School of Architecture, April 20th 2016, 7:00 PM, Lecture Series: Harry Mallgrave.

Urban Land Institute, April 21st, 2016, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM. YLG Informal April Happy Hour.

Save Our History Organisation, April 24th, 2016, Start time NOON, Historic Seventh Avenue Tour. [Read more…] about San Diego Design Events Calendar, April 20th-April 30th, 2016

Filed Under: Events, San Diego Tagged With: Architecture, design, events, San Diego

Three lessons learned for up and coming architects

January 5, 2016 By Marin Gertler Leave a Comment

Lessons for new architectsOn June 8th, 2015, I reached the ten year mark of my career as an architect.  This post chronicles some personal key “lessons learned” in reaching this first milestone of my architectural career. [Read more…] about Three lessons learned for up and coming architects

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Professional Development, San Diego Tagged With: Architecture, career development, young architects

What is San Diego’s identity?

July 27, 2015 By David McCullough 4 Comments

University Avenue, San Diego
University Avenue, San Diego – photo by David McCullough, ASLA, RLA

The City of San Diego at 1.3 million and counting according to 2014 data, and notably the 8th largest city in the country, is unique at best and honestly still a small town.  Planners, politicians and policy makers to name just a few, are in constant pursuit of definition for this city and our region.  Ironically, this pursuit has been going on for the past 100 years with the first Panama-California Exposition in 1915. [Read more…] about What is San Diego’s identity?

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Design, Feature Posts, landscape architecture, Planning, San Diego Tagged With: Architecture, Panama California Exposition, San Diego, urban planning

Event Calendar March 24th, 2015- April 23rd, 2015

March 22, 2015 By UrbDeZine Leave a Comment

Lobby - San Diego New Central Library
Lobby – San Diego New Central Library

March 24th, 2015, 4:00 PM -6:00 PM, The American Institute of Architects of San Diego, CRAN-Changes to the California Residential Building Code.  [Read more…] about Event Calendar March 24th, 2015- April 23rd, 2015

Filed Under: Events, San Diego, Uncategorized Tagged With: Architecture, design, events, San Diego, urban planning

October 18th-November 13th 2014, Event Calendar

October 19, 2014 By UrbDeZine Leave a Comment

Sinclair industrial artifact

October 18th- 31st, 2014 , San Diego Architectural Foundation presents, Archtoberfest  

 

October 19th, 2014, 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM, Save Our Heritage Organization Event, FaSoLa Singers

 

October 23rd, 2014, 7:00 AM-9:00 AM, Citizens Coordrinate for Century 3, Balboa Park Centennial Breakfast 

[Read more…] about October 18th-November 13th 2014, Event Calendar

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Design, News, San Diego Tagged With: Architecture, c-3, design, events, SDAF, SOHO

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