On June 29th, 2015, some children in a Long Beach neighborhood decided to get an early start on their Independence Day celebration by shooting off some fireworks into the sky. One of these fireworks landed on the roof of a nearby neighborhood’s home—a home that was built at a time when wood shingle …
Residential Architecture
M. Grisafe Architects Team Growing and Embracing New Technology
We’d like to publicly welcome Rachel Fuller to the team at M. Grisafe Architects (read the official press release). Rachel is a recent graduate of Mt. San Antonio College’s interior design program, earning two Associates of Science degrees, one in Interior Design and the other in Interior Design …
New Building Technology and Solar Panels, From an Architect’s Perspective
Update: This blog post was featured on the Solar Panel World website in an article titled, "What Do Architects Think About Solar Panels?" During the late 1990s, when I was just beginning my career in the field of architecture, I worked on an information counter for a local airport. As part of …
