Joseph Wong, FAIA is honored with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award by UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design
UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design selected Joseph Wong, FAIA as recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. Joe (BA Class of 1972; Master of Architecture 1974) joins a group of exceptional alumni for his extraordinary work as architect and civic leader. See CED news for more info on the acknowledgment. President of JWDA […] Learn More
Framework Wins 2023 Gold Nugget Award of Merit for Innovative Housing Concept
This year’s PCBC’s 2023 Gold Nugget Award (GNA) of Merit Winners includes JWDA’s Framework, a new mixed-use micro-apartment development located on a 10,000-SF corner lot in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego. Averaging 350-SF/unit, Framework targets the “missing” middle-income and affordable workforce housing market of the locality. Framework is recipient of the GNA […] Learn More
JWDA Architects Celebrates Groundbreaking of ALX Camellia
Community leaders and city officials, including Mayor Todd Gloria, gathered alongside the JWDA team to celebrate the groundbreaking of ALX Camellia, a new 531-unit apartment and mixed-use development located along Convoy Street between Raytheon and Ronson Road in the Convoy District of the Kearny Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California. The Convoy District is among […] Learn More
800 Broadway tops out at 40 stories in downtown San Diego
JWDA in partnership with Chicago-based CA Ventures celebrated the topping out of 800 Broadway, a new 40-story residential tower in downtown San Diego. The development is a mixed-use, multi-family apartment building comprised of a 40-story tower over a 6-story podium with 3 levels of subterranean parking. The 360,000-SF development fully utilizes the nearly half-acre site […] Learn More
Chelsea Investment Corp in partnership with JWDA Architects Wins Bid to Build the First Affordable Housing Project on SDSU Mission Valley Campus
San Diego State University (SDSU) selected the Chelsea Investment Corporation / JWDA team to develop the first affordable housing project as a part of the larger mixed-use SDSU Mission Valley campus. At full build out, SDSU Mission Valley includes 80 acres of parks and open space, up to 4,600 market-rate and affordable housing units, 1.6 […] Learn More
JWDA TO CO-HOST EVENT WITH LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY AT THE CONRAD
JWDA is excited to co-host a post-concert reception with the La Jolla Music Society at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center for upcoming video installation and music performance by acclaimed architect Hakan Demirel, accompanied by award winning pianist Alice Sara Ott. Located at 7600 Fay Avenue in La Jolla, between Pearl Avenue and Kline Street, […] Learn More
$200 Million Azuriik Apartment Tower to start Construction Later this Year
Azuriik is a new publicly funded affordable housing project located on Roosevelt Avenue and East 2nd Street in National City, a neighborhood 10 miles south of downtown San Diego. JWDA was retained by Mirka Investments in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC) to provide full architectural services on the project. See 2023-0306 San […] Learn More
Members of the San Diego Architectural Foundation Tour JWDA’s 525 Olive
JWDA Architects was honored to participate in a tour – see video recap here – with the San Diego Architectural Foundation (SDAF) for the recently completed “525 Olive” in Bankers Hill downtown San Diego. Tour participants were given exclusive view of the residential grand lobby and leasing office, sky lounge and pool deck, and model […] Learn More
UCSD is the new owner of Framework, a new micro-unit mixed use residence designed by JWDA located in East Village
The University of California San Diego (UCSD) recently purchased Framework – an 87-micro-unit mixed-use residence – to provide modern and efficient housing to faculty and staff for the downtown satellite campus. JWDA Architects provided full architectural services on Framework from concept design and entitlement to completion. Please watch this short VIDEO by Glenn Rose of […] Learn More
Alila Marea Encinitas Beach Resort Wins 2022 Best of LaCantina for Best Commercial Project
Alila Marea wins Best Commercial Project in this year’s Best of LaCantina competition. Architizer sponsered the competition, with winners published on the Architizer website. Project entries include submissions from architecture and design firms around the world, each integrating LaCantina’s doors and windows into their projects in innovative ways. The Alila Marea Beach Resort debuted in […] Learn More