On September 14th, 2016, Mesa College unveiled a brand new, highly anticipated project: Mesa Commons. The 73,000 square foot Mesa Commons is the campus hub and serves as a place to gather, eat, meet and shop. Additionally, the building hosts … Continued
Rossmoor Shopping Center is destined to become the heart of its Walnut Creek community. In May, the Center received approval from the Walnut Creek Design Review Commission (DRC), the third of three approvals necessary to begin the Center’s dramatic redevelopment. … Continued
On May 11, 2016, the most outstanding and innovative projects, plans, policies, programs, and visionaries were represented at the ULI Healthy Places Awards Gala in San Diego. The Gala celebrated healthy places in accordance with ULI’s Building Healthy Places Initiative … Continued
SGPA is excited to announce the expansion of our Wellness Studio and the arrival of Ignatius Tsang to support this achievement. Mr. Tsang’s background complements our own years of Wellness experience, and SGPA will continue to provide excellent service while adapting our capabilities to … Continued
Top Row, from left: Pacific Highlands Ranch and The Block at Pacific Commons Bottom Row, from left: County Waterfront Park and LifeLong West Berkeley Health Center In 1969, four young architects came together to combine their two practices and form SGPA. Led by those … Continued
Above images and text: The Registry We’d like to share a recent news article about one of SGPA’s upcoming projects! The Registry featured an inside glimpse of Sunnyvale Town Center, a mixed-use retail and transit-oriented development. SGPA is excited to work with Hunter Properties on … Continued
We’d like to share a recent news article about SGPA! On Tuesday, UT San Diego announced that Trader Joe’s will anchor the highly-anticipated South Campus Plaza, one of SGPA’s latest projects. Over 600 San Diego State University students will live, dine, … Continued
SGPA is proud to welcome five new team members, four of whom have joined our staff within the last four months. “We are very fortunate to find such a group of well-qualified professionals at any time, but especially in this market. I … Continued
Enhance everyday life. This theme motivates our intent to create, improve, better and enrich the lives of those around us through our work, designs, and ideas. This Thanksgiving, we extended our passion for designing healthy livable spaces a step further by helping to … Continued
Top left photo: SGPA Job Captain D’Sjon Dixon mentoring a student in the Bay Area organization Y-Plan (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now!) Bottom left photo: SGPA Associate Janette Tropea (at left) at an Urban Land Institute meeting One of SGPA’s core … Continued
“In 2050, the United States will be home to more than 80 million adults over 65, and San Diego County alone will see a 130 percent increase in this age group by 2030…” This statistic served as a discussion catalyst … Continued
Waterfront Park, fondly known as the “front porch” on San Diego, has received an award from the Design-Build Institute of America. The award is a National Award of Merit in the Civic/Assembly category. As DBIA emphasized upon receipt of the award, “the important … Continued
After 40 years with SGPA Architecture and Planning, President Dave Reinker is retiring. Over the years, Dave has been a tremendous asset to SGPA and its clients, leading by example with integrity, passion and foresight. SGPA’s profound growth can be attributed to Dave’s … Continued
SGPA Architecture and Planning has recognized two of the firm’s current and future leaders with appointments through the SGPA Associates Program. Alexis Burck and Pamela Camack were appointed Senior Associates and Hilary Backman joining the San Diego office at the beginning of … Continued
Retirement Center. Nursing Home. Memory Care. None of these three facilities are the same, yet they are terms constantly used to describe a multitude of places a person might reside in or spend time at during the later portion of … Continued
“Dated.” “Rugged.” “All dirt.” Ask a Kearny High School student to describe the football, track, and baseball fields at the start of the 2014-2015 school year, and chances are they quipped a similar response. Approached about the same fields at … Continued
SGPA Architecture and Planning was invited to attend the 2015 Berkeley Design Advocates Awards for Design Excellence in March. The Awards honor projects in the Berkeley community within three categories: Restoration and Re-use, New Construction/Civic Institutions, and Food and Drink. … Continued
SGPA and other local design firms had a recent opportunity to participate in the region’s inaugural Career Fair for Architectural/Planning/Interiors and Landscape students. Sponsored by The NewSchool of Architecture and Design and Woodbury University, San Diego, the well-coordinated event gave … Continued
Top Row, from left: Dave Reinker and Stuart Lyle Bottom Row, from left: Keith Pittsford and Marla Martin In 1988, Stuart Lyle joined the firm as an intern. Throughout the years, he continually progressed through the ranks, becoming … Continued
By: Keith Pittsford With almost 1,000 guests in attendance, the February ICSC event in LA was a success, provoking thoughtful discussions about the internet’s impact and the current risk/reward equation of development and retail sales. With regard to the … Continued
“Architects are public health workers. We have a partnership – public health professionals and architects and planners. Our minds have to talk because we have an influence on America’s public health that we’re only now beginning to grasp.” … Continued
