• The Eight Architects Who Defined Modernism In San Diego,Lili Kim

    The Eight Architects Who Defined Modernism In San Diego

    San Diego is just out here minding its own business. It’s long been cast as Los Angeles’s less ambitious sibling—the chill one, the one who shows up late for dinner reservations in flip-flops with a few provocative opinions. Architecturally it’s often cast the same: secondary, derivative, a footnote

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  • What’s New in San Diego Home Design,Lili Kim

    What’s New in San Diego Home Design

    Craftsmans and Spanish Revivalists and mid-century modernists—why does San Diego have so many different architectural styles? What makes a home distinctly San Diego? What are the trends shaping the look of the city’s neighborhoods for years to come? We asked the experts: architects and designers hon

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  • Preserving San Diego’s Historical Properties,Lili Kim

    Preserving San Diego’s Historical Properties

    San Diego’s most iconic architectural tower sat closed and vacant for over 80 years until the invisible architects came in. A century ago, the dramatic structure we now know as the California Building greeted visitors to the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition in Balboa Park. It was covered in orna

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