Ford Motor Company Building - Warner Music Group wins 2023 AIA|CA Design Award

We are excited to announce that our Ford Motor Company Building – WMG has won a 2023 AIA|CA Design Merit Award. Each project is recognized for design excellence, all must address the American Institute of Architects’ Framework for Design Excellence principles, leading to a zero-carbon, equitable, resilient, and healthy built environment.

Jury comments:

The design puts a massive building back in service and is a wonderful reuse and restoration of a valuable existing building.

Noteworthy performance features include:

1. Successfully salvage historic structural elements and integrated in the new design

2. Green roof integration

3. LEED Gold Certified

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Pacific Avenue Residence wins 2023 AIA|LA Residential Architecture Merit Award

RKA is proud to announce that we’ve been recognized with a Merit Award for the 2023 AIA LA Residential Architecture Awards from the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles for our work on our Pacific Avenue Residence.

Jury comments:

“Soothing and understated. Shoutout to the in-floor heating! | Clean design. Brought above others because of sustainability, radiant floor heating, and solar.  Went above and beyond using geothermal. | Nice forms through street, gabeling, side entry court, nice composition. Thought things through; geometry was well done. Proportions are great!”

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SoCal Car Barn wins 2023 RTF Architecture Award

Our SoCal Car Barn won the Second Award in RTF Awards for Industrial (Built). Check out the link here for the full press release.