In recognition of their demonstrated leadership, dedication to the firm, and outstanding professional achievements, the Partners of GRUENASSOCIATES are pleased to announce the following promotions: Principal AssociateNicole Lawson, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green...
Gruen Associates' Principal Associate - Devon Barnes, AIA, LEED AP - served as the Jury Chair for this year's L.A. Conservancy Preservation Awards, held on the set of "The Bold and the Beautiful," which is filmed at Stage 46 of CBS Studios (Television City). Devon and...
With 95% of steel erected, the Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station's iconic Oculus is up and the LRT station is taking shape! AMC is an intermodal Metro project that will connect passengers from Metro's C and K lines, as well as multiple Metro and municipal bus...
Come by and say hello and learn about what we've been doing to help update the design guidelines for what is known as the oldest park in the City of Long Beach. https://www.longbeachize.com/articles/parks-development-dtlb-victory-santa-cruz-park-brian-addison
The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) selected Gruen Associates as the Executive Architect to join Design Architect Weiss/Manfredi for the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum project. Gruen Associates' Landscape Architecture department will also partner...
In recognition of their demonstrated leadership, dedication to the firm, and outstanding professional achievements, the Partners of GRUENASSOCIATES are pleased to announce the following promotions: Senior Associate Orlando González Gustave Heully, AIA,...
Paramount plans for 5,000 homes near West Santa Ana Branch The project area spans 279 acres between Rosecrans and the 105 Freeway December 26, 2022, 9:30AM Steven Sharp The City of Paramount is the latest jurisdiction in southeast Los Angeles County looking to reshape...
Join Gruen Associates as part of Cordoba Corporation's team at the @SANDAGregion Community Fair showcasing cutting-edge projects and programs coming to the San Diego region. As one of three project teams, each team will give a 30-minute presentation amid a variety of...
Gruen Associates is one of the sponsors as well as panelist at Docomomo SoCal's virtual panel featuring our own Matthew Parrent, AICP, Principal Associate and Ashok Vanmali, AIA, Partner, scheduled for October 12th. The discussion will touch on the past, present and...
Nicole Lawson --Director of Marketing and Senior Associate for Gruen Associates --attended the 2022 CMACN/AIACA Concrete Masonry Design Awards to accept this year's CMACN Awards Merit Award in the Public/Civic Design category for the Metro Division 16 Southwestern...
For over a decade, Gruen Associates has volunteered and participated in the International Coastal Cleanup Day Event, sponsored locally by Heal the Bay (https://healthebay.org/). In addition to removing trash and debris from the shoreline, this event is an opportunity...
On September 16, 2022, Debra Gerod, FAIA, LEED AP and Devon Barnes, AIA, LEED AP of Gruen Associates were presented with the 2022 Rose Award for Tower Theatre at the 40th Annual Roses & Lemon Awards Breakfast honoring the best people and places in downtown Los...
Senior Planner Orlando González and Associate Planner Kamille Parks, AICP presented the High Quality Transit Area (HQTA) Analysis Pilot Program (https://www.gruenassociates.com/project/high-quality-transit-area-hqta-pilot-projects/) to SCAG's Community, Economic and...
Gruen Associates recently completed our third exhibition space for Louis Vuitton! The exhibit is currently open daily, until September 6, 2022 and is free to the public! 200 Artists worldwide were commissioned to create a personalized piece showcasing their vision for...
Our newest Planner, Jongmi Kagabo, presented her thesis project at The 7th Annual Design for Dignity Conference on Friday, July 22, 2022. She was a part of a panel discussing community land trusts. A community land trust was an implementation step for her project...
As part of the 2022 Academy for Emerging Professionals Committee in the role of Associate Director-South for AIA California’s Board of Directors, Mashawnta Armstrong, Assoc. AIA hosted architecture school students at Gruen Associates’ office, where she is a Project...
Gruen Associates was the Architect for the Louis Vuitton Men's Store on Rodeo Drive. Located in Beverly Hills, this is the luxury brand's first men's store in California and offers the latest collection by the late, forever-popular and respected men's artistic...
One of the newest venues to open since Covid-19 restrictions have relaxed, Terasaki Budokan hosted the first in-person Fundraising event since 2019 for the Asian American Architects & Engineers Foundation (AAa/e Foundation). Gruen designed the long-awaited Little...
Nicole Lawson --Director of Marketing and Senior Associate for Gruen Associates --attended the 21st Annual My Green Building Conference and Expo (MyGBCE 2022) and accepted this year's Municipal Green Building Award recognizing Little Tokyo Service Center's Terasaki...
Gruen participated in the Helms District program, Seeding the City. This Earth Day event celebrated 21st Century gardens in Los Angeles with a talk on bridging the divide between nature and the built environment. Dean Howell, Director of Landscape Architecture at...
Gruen Associates is proud to be the architectural designer and landscape architect of the new Terasaki Budokan state-of-the-art facility in Little Tokyo. Developed and owned by the non-profit Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), the sports complex officially opened...
Gruenites were excited to celebrate Holi right outside our office in Lower Carthay Circle Park last Friday! For those of you who are not familiar, Holi is a Hindu spring festival of love, frolic, and colors celebrated on the Indian subcontinent, also known as the...
In recognition of their demonstrated leadership, dedication to the firm, and outstanding professional achievements, the Partners of GRUENASSOCIATES are pleased to announce the following promotions: Principal Associate Matthew Parrent, AICP Senior...
Having wrapped another busy winter holiday not too long ago - Valentine's Day - we are reminded of love for those who are in need. And that love is displayed each year by Gruen Associates and our fellow Gruenites, who contribute a toy to the Spark of Love Toy Drive....
Once again, it is Modernism Week - a celebration of Mid-Century modern design! The Bank of America building featured as part of Palm Springs' Modernism Week was designed by Gruen Associates' original design partner, Rudi Baumfeld. Rudi was responsible for many of the...
Debra Gerod, FAIA, LEED AP - Partner of Gruen Associates - led a tour of the Audrey Irmas Pavilion for the Women of Wilshire (WOW) on a blustery Tuesday afternoon on February 22, 2022. WOW is a group formed of members of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple (WBT), a 1929...
In collaboration with Council District 14, Gruen Associates and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) engaged the community to develop an urban strategy for the use of these Caltrans properties that is compatible with the existing neighborhood character and...
Gruen Associates team members and colleagues attended the 2021 ASLA Quality of Life Design Awards presentation and reception held outdoors at the Omni Hotel Los Angeles / Water Court Plaza on September 30th. Gruen Associates won a “Planning and Analysis” award for our...
2,735 volunteers joined us on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 35 beach, river & inland sites in Los Angeles County, California for our 32nd Annual #CoastalCleanupDay. From 9 am til Noon, volunteers covered 50+ miles of area on land & underwater - removing 5,051 pounds...
The Airport Metro Connector is having it's long awaited groundbreaking! Congrats to all the many people who have worked on this project. The $500-million transit hub, which is expected to open in 2024, will span across a 9.5-acre site at the corner of Arbor Vitae...
Mt. SAC officials and Foothill Transit hosted a groundbreaking July 14th for the Mt SAC Transit Center which is set to open Spring of 2022. The ceremony was at the site, with stakeholders and consultants in attendance. The new Transit facility features ten bus bays...
The Newest Apple Store is Set to Open in Downtown's Historic Tower Theatre on June 24th Gruen Associates is the Executive Architect with Foster + Partners as the Design Architect for the renovation of the historic 1927 Tower Theatre into the newest and most dramatic...
In recognition of their demonstrated leadership, dedication to the firm, and outstanding professional achievements, the Partners of GRUENASSOCIATES are pleased to announce the following promotions: Principal Associate Chris McFaul, Assoc. AIA Senior Associate Jasmine...
Gruen Associates' Planning Department is honored to receive the APA-Los Angeles Segment's "Distinguished Leadership - Planning Firm" Award, recognizing decades of pioneering planning projects throughout Southern California and around the world. The award was presented...
The Gruen/Grimshaw team received the Next LA Merit Award from AIA|LA for the Union Station Master Plan project. The Gruen/Grimshaw team provided a Master Plan to transform Southern California's primary transit hub into a world-class station; connecting 17 million...
The LAX Central Utility Plant (CUP) Replacement project team received the 2016 Merit Award from the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Western Pacific Region for successfully employing Design-Build principles. The project has received other awards including the...
Gruen Associates Accepts SCDF Award with MAD Architects for 8600 Wilshire at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel on December 8, 2015 The team adds the SCDF Design Award win to their AIA|LA Next|LA Award and to their LABC LA Architectural Awards win for "Best Design...
WCCC Innovative Solutions Distinction Award 2015 Gladys Jean Wesson Park received two awards from the Western Council of Construction Consumers including the Significant Project Achievement Award and the Innovative Solutions Distinction Award. Gruen Associates'...
Gruen Associates was selected for the 2015 AIACC Firm Award by their peers in recognition of their expertise in collaborative practice, a portfolio of over 10,000 projects, and their contribution to architecture and pivotal role in mentoring future generations of...
American Institute of Architects Transportation Award 2007 California Transportation Foundation Tranny Award for Excellence 2006 Rail-Trail Design Recognition Award 2003 APA Focused Issue Planning Award, Los Angeles Section 2000 Gruen Associates prepared the San...
AIA California Council Urban Design Merit Award 2008 In 2012 the Mid-City/Exposition Corridor Light Rail Transit Project was awarded the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architect’s Transportation Facilities Design Award. In 2008 it was...
SCDF DESIGN AWARD 2010 In 2011 the Los Angeles County Fire District Headquarters was awarded the Los Angeles Business Council’s Best of LA Architects – Domestic Award . In 2010 it was also awarded the Southern California Development Forum Design Award – Unbuilt...
In 2011 the Date Palm Drive Corridor Connector Plan was awarded the American Planning Association, Inland Empire Section, Comprehensive Planning, Small Jurisdiction Award.
In 2011 the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Administration Complex was awarded the Los Angeles Business Council’s Best of Los Angeles Architects- Domestic Award.
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission Merit Award 2009 APWA Project of the Year Award 2009 SCDF Civic Building Award 2008 LABC Community Impact Award 2008 Justice Facilities Review, Architecture for Justice 2005-2006 LA City Cultural Affairs, Excellence in...
In 2010 the Highway 99/ Indio Boulevard Study was awarded the American Planning Association, Inland Empire Section, Focused Issue – Planning Award.
APA comprehensive planning award 2009 In 2009 the SANBAG Transportation Land Use Integration Project was awarded the Compass Blueprint Excellence Award in Mobility as well as the American Planning Association, Inland Empire Section, Comprehensive Planning, Large...
The Pacific Design Center Phase 3 “Red Building” was honored with a 2008 Un-built Commercial Building Award by the Los Angeles Business Council.
The John Spoor Broome Library at California State University Channel Islands received the Best of 2008 Award of Merit in the Outstanding Architectural Design category from California Construction magazine.
Redlands Rail Station Area Plans for SANBAG which received a 2007 California State American Planning Award and a 2007 Focused Issue Award from the American Planning Association, Inland Empire Section