A Rationale for the Column by DENNIS WHELAN, FOR AIA SANTA BARBARA As many ideas do, this column came about through a chat over beers between the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Santa Barbara Independent. Our…
The American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara recently hosted its 2017 Design Awards Gala at the holiday-decorated University Club. The event honored the achievements of local architects and architecture, and drew attention to the legacy of great architecture in Santa Barbara and the…
Santa Barbara will remember 2017 as the year of the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). On January 1, 2017, the State of California enacted a set of laws, including Senate Bill 1069, that swiftly removed most barriers to having a second…
Event Honors Achievements of Area Architects and Architecture by GAIL ARNOLD On December 9, The American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara (AIASB) held its Design Awards Gala at the University Club to honor the achievements of area architects and architecture.…
We Don’t Need No Stinking Task Force, or Do We? by NICK WELSH A large gathering of local architects were profusely thanked for spending an excruciatingly beautiful Saturday late in October reimagining the future of State Street in a post-Amazon.com world,…
Magnificent Steel Home in Toro Canyon Set in the idyllic Toro Canyon this steel-and-concrete home co-exists with the very real hazard of living in a wildfire zone, in a canyon that hasn’t burned in more than 50 years. When Myers…
