Southwest Civic Core Plan is awarded Best of Design by The Architect’s Newspaper.
UltraBarrio selected as the Next Progressives by ARCHITECT Magazine, journal of AIA National.
WE ARE URBAN DESIGN
WE BRING DESIGN INTENSITY TO THE CHALLENGES OF OUR URBANIZING ENVIRONMENT
ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN + OPEN SPACE
WE BELIEVE ARCHITECTURE CAN SHAPE CITIES TO BE MORE CIVIC, SUSTAINABLE, AND GENERATIONALLY CONNECTED BY DESIGN.
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URBAN DESIGN
Our projects provoke design and research around connectivity, land-use, sustainability, equity, access, and the relationship of spaces to interactions. We bring optimism, pragmatism, futurism, and strategy to every project:
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ARCHITECTURE
We know that no place is like any other. We pursue work that allows us to coax out and celebrate the specificities of context. Our dynamic architecture projects range from civic architecture, tactical urbanism, placemaking, and branded interiors:
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RESILIENCE
Resilient communities are the foundation of healthy cities. Our impactful projects range from post-disaster alternative housing studies, heat studies, transit resiliency projects to design responses for flood-prone environments:
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ULTRABARRIO +
In our design process, placemaking and outreach are indispensable, and we understand the importance of holding a vision that community members believe in. We take care in revitalizing our spaces in unpredictable yet locally embraced ways: