The Architect’s Blog

At this point, just about everyone in the country has heard of the fast-food burger chain In-N-Out. Since its founding in 1948, the chain has gained popularity for its menu of delicious, high-quality burgers, fries, and milkshakes at affordable prices. The simplicity of the restaurant’s iconic menu is likely another part of its appeal to many . . . Read more...

Every industry has their own lingo, and the architecture industry is no exception. We throw around words, phrases, terms, and acronyms that might not mean much to the average bystander. One such word is “variance.” For most people, this word simply means “a difference or deviation for the standard or typical,” but in architecture, this . . . Read more...

Pretty much everyone knows that if you are building a new home or commercial building in Long Beach from the ground up, you need a Long Beach architect to design it. There may have been a time—long ago—when you could draw up plans yourself and present them to the city for approval, but those days are long gone. The requirements to get plans . . . Read more...

People in Long Beach who are about to take on a major residential or commercial building project often wonder if they should go with one of the architecture firms in Long Beach, CA that describe themselves as “design-build” firms. As the name implies, a design-build firm is a company that provides both architectural design and building . . . Read more...

“It’s the people and businesses that define the culture and breathe life into the best cities around the world.” This is the sentence that precedes every episode of Destination LA, a television series dedicated to showcasing “hidden gems” in the Los Angeles area that are making the region a better place to live and work. A few months . . . Read more...