General Services Administration Design Award
The United States Courthouse in San Diego has won the General Services Administration Design Award!
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2014 Westside Prize + Design Awards – The Dunbar Hotel (Adaptive Reuse)
This year, the Westside Urban Forum Westside Prize + Design Awards recognized Englekirk with the 2014 Westside Prize for The Dunbar Hotel and Citation Award for Mixed Use for Beverly & Fairfax. The Dunbar Hotel, a 1920s National Register-listed hotel in the historic Central Avenue Jazz District of Los Angeles, was reinvented from a hotel…
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44th Annual LABC Mixed Use Award – 8500
8500 is a mixed use development located on the bustling corner where Burton Way, San Vicente, and La Cienaga meet at the gateway to the Beverly Hills residential district. 5 levels of Type I construction host luxury apartments serviced with a rooftop pool, garden, and Trader Joes.
44th Annual LABC Los Angeles County Sustainability Award – Residences at 7th
The Residences at 7th is an addition to the Southwestern Law School campus that includes 133 units of student housing in 4 stories of Type V construction. Amenities include a state-of-the-art security system, on-site business center, private study rooms, a roof-top sun deck and secured indoor parking for residents, a landscaped central courtyard and two-story…
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44th annual LABC Commercial Office Building & Headquarters Award – Red Building
The Cesar Pelli designed Red Building is the third building to the iconic complex of structures known as the Pacific Design Center. Complementing the original Blue and Green buildings, the third building is comprised of two towers, the East Building and the West Building, and is unique in that it departs from the existing angular…
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44th Annual LABC Chairman’s Award – Century Plaza
Century Plaza awarded Chairman’s Award by the Los Angeles Business Council at their 44th Annual Architectural Awards. Architectural Awards. This 1.5M sq. ft. mixed use project preserves the Century Plaza Hotel, adds 94K sq. ft. of retail and twin 46-story residential towers west of the hotel.
UCLA chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers Office Visit
We are so glad to have hosted the UCLA chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers during their recent visit to our office. Our UCLA alumni met with the students and answered questions, giving them a taste of our office culture and what life will be like after graduation. Thank you for coming and…
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K2 Los Angeles: 688 Berendo – 301 units open in Koreatown
Located in Korea Town, 688 Berendo incorporates the Korean culture into its landscaping and community areas. It is the second of the first projects approved for a unique structural solution of “double podium” construction in Los Angeles. Retail occupies the ground floor with the1st level of residential over podium as Type I construction with 5…
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Great Wolf Lodge Hotel & Waterpark Breaks Ground on Indoor & Outdoor Water Park
The Wisconsin based Great Wolf Resorts breaks ground on a 12-acre hotel, resort and conference center to the Garden Grove community. With 12 parks already in operation, the new woodsy-themed inn and family entertainment complex is the first of its kind in the region. Great Wolf Lodge Southern California will consist of a new 603-room, 9-story hotel…
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Englekirk Promotes from Within
We are pleased to announce the promotion of the following individuals as they continue to bring ingenuity and expertise to their roles. Associate Principals Diana Erickson Nishi, PE, SE Vladimir A. Volnyy, PE, SE Vice President Thomas Y. Nishi, PE, SE Senior Project Directors Mahmoud Faghihi, PE, SE Ety Benichou, PE, SE Mohamed Hassan, PhD,…
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Honolulu Update: Kaka’ako District Waihonua Tower
The Waihonua Tower is a new 43-story high rise located in the rapidly developing Kaka’ako district of Honolulu, adjacent to the Ala Moana shopping center. The 400’ tower consists of 341 residential units spread between floors 6-43 and is surrounded by six levels of podium which contains a lobby, storage units, parking, and a recreation…
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AISC Ideas2 Merit Award – United States Courthouse, San Diego
United States Courthouse, San Diego receives a Merit Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction. View article (PDF)
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Design-Build Student Housing – California State University Bakersfield
Englekirk adds another contribution to higher education to our portfolio. Check out the details of the design-build student housing development at California State University Bakersfield designed by Steinberg Architects. Located on the south side of campus, the new student housing complex consists of three 4-story buildings totaling 130,000 square feet. Here are some interesting highlights:…
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The Meridian 6100 – Newport Beach
Here at Englekirk we are interested in utilizing and integrating new systems into our structural design. The Meridian 6100 in Newport Beach is no exception. Designed by MVE Studios, Meridian 6100 consists of 5 new residential buildings; each one varies between three to four stories above podium plus garage below. Located in Newport Beach this…
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Plaza la Reina hotel in Westwood lays down its top floor!
When completed, the Plaza la Reina will house a 6-story hotel, consisting of 5 levels of residential use over 1 level of retail and 4 levels of subterranean parking.
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Veterans Village of Glendale Breaks Ground
Veterans Village of Glendale breaks ground on 56,437 square feet of residential in 4 stories to provide 43 units of affordable apartments. The complex will boast landscaped courtyards with barbeque areas, a community room, exercise room, and computer lab serviced with secured underground parking.
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Columbia Square Groundbreaking
Englekirk’s Principal Tony Ghodsi with District 13 Councilman Mitch O’Farrell and Jeff Zarrinnam of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at the Columbia Square groundbreaking.
Hollywood Getting New Residential and Office Space!
Columbia Square breaks ground and is underway to bring new residential and office space to Hollywood. When completed, two 6-story office towers, one 20-story residential tower and a 2-story bungalow building will sit above five levels of subterranean parking with 1185 spaces.
