Congratulations to Nicole Horn on her recent major professional milestone of achieving licensure in the state of California!
We are so proud of Nicole! She has been with us for two years, and has been an invaluable addition to the CJM::LA team.
CJM::LA Team Expands
We are excited to announce the addition of Cameron Hunt to our Santa Barbara design studio!
Cameron comes to us with a background in estate residential, institutional, commercial, and hospitality projects. A native of Santa Barbara, he values the careful execution of meaningful built environments that embody thoughtful design and sustainable building practices. He is a licensed landscape architect and joins us as a Project Manager. In his spare time, Cameron enjoys playing guitar and has a long history of writing and producing music. With the addition of Cameron to our team, we have added irrigation design to our list of available services. Welcome, Cameron!
We’ve Moved!
CELEBRATING THE GROUNDBREAKING OF DIRECT RELIEF’S NEW HEADQUARTERS
On September 29, 2016 CJM::LA celebrated the groundbreaking of our latest commercial project – Direct Relief’s new headquarters in Goleta, CA. We have been working with this incredible organization for the past two years to design their newly expanded office and warehouse distribution center.
Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid non-profit dedicated to improving the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations. They are the largest distributor of humanitarian medial aid in the world. To learn more about their mission and reach, click here.
CJM::LA Team Expands
We are very pleased to announce the addition of Nicole Horn to our Santa Barbara design studio.
Nicole comes to us with a background in urban planning and landscape architectural design and is interested in fostering social benefit through the implementation of ecologically sensitive and creatively designed spaces. She holds two masters; in both landscape architecture and urban and regional planning. Nicole enjoys surfing and also volunteers her time as an active board member of the Ventura Botanical Gardens. She joins us as a project manager and has already become an integral member of the CJM::LA team. Welcome Nicole!
SHIFT, STRETCH, EXPAND: EVERYDAY TRANSFORMATIONS
The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara Satellite will be hosting two events this weekend for the release of its upcoming exhibition: Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations. Both events will take place at Hotel Indigo on 121 State Street and have free admission.
Images courtesy of Arna Bajraktarević and Weslie Ching
On Sunday, February 21 from 6-8pm there will be an opening reception for Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations. It features nine Santa Barbara artists that “explore the quiet and inconspicuous operations of everyday existence”. Click here to read more about the opening reception.
On Sunday, February 21 from 11-11:30am Santa Barbara-based artist Weslie Ching presents a site-specific dance work as part of the exhibition Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations. Click here to read more about this event.
Remarkable Women of California
Image courtsey of Marilyn Brant Chandler DeYoung
On Thursday, March 10 from 5:30-7:30pm the Santa Barbara Historical Museum will host Author Marilyn Brant Chandler DeYoung. She will be speaking about her new book about highlighting illustrious, talented and provocative women of the Golden State. Click here to read more about Marilyn Brant Chandler DeYoung and the event.
Tickets for the event are $20 for members and $25 for guests.
Santa Barbara Beautiful Awards 2015 | East Beach Collection
image: Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Beautiful organization. Santa Barbara Beautiful recognizes the work of design professionals in beautifying our community through their Annual Awards Gala.
This year, CJM::LA’s Courtney Miller received the Multi-Family Residence award for her work on the East Beach Collection project. Congratulations to the whole project team for a job well done!
ARCHITECTOURS 2015 | THE GOODLAND HOTEL
On Saturday, October 3 CJM::LA provided tours of our Goodland Hotel property as part of the AIASB ArchitecTours. This event is held annually as a celebration of local architecture within the Santa Barbara area. This year was one of the most successful tours to-date! Thank you to all of our friends, clients and supporters who came out for the tour. To view photos from the event, click here.
Architects in Film | A Presentation by Dennis Thompson AIA
On Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 pm our friend and local architect, Dennis Thompson AIA, will take us through 60 years of American films which depict architects as fictional characters. From “The Fountainhead” to “Towering Inferno” to the more recent “It’s Complicated”, Dennis will show clips of architects at work and in love as they are portrayed in a dozen films. This lighthearted and free lecture is sponsored by the Santa Barbara chapter of the American Institute of Architects and is part of the celebration of Architecture Week.
For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
AD&A Museum | Walter S. White
- image: AD&A Museum
On Friday, September 25 5:30-7:30 pm, the Art, Design and Architecture Museum at UCSB presents the opening of Walter S. White: Inventions in Midcentury Architecture. This is a fantastic opportunity to view drawings, plans and photographs of this inventor, builder and architect. For more info, click here.
AIASB ARCHITECTOURS 2015 | FEATURING NEW WORK BY CJM::LA
CJM::LA’s recently opened Goodland Hotel property will be featured on this year’s AIASB ArchitecTours!
The Santa Barbara AIA’s annual ArchitecTours, a celebration of local architecture, will showcase nine homes and businesses including our recently opened Goodland Hotel property.
The theme of this year’s ArchitecTours is ‘Architecture with a Story’. Each of the nine projects features an intriguing personal or construction story that profile many of the design obstacles encountered during the building process. This event draws attention to the extraordinary architectural legacy in Santa Barbara and the value of well-designed architecture to its surrounding community. Equally, ArchitecTours highlights the expertise that AIA architects (and Landscape Architects!) possess including a thorough understanding and expertise in urban design, sustainability, accessibility, structural improvements, building materials, and historic renovation.
The tour will be held on Saturday October 3rd from 10am – 4pm and will culminate with a festive party.
Early Bird Tickets are $65 for general public, $55 for AIA members and seniors, and $25 for students. Please note that early bird tickets are only available until September 13th. This year, five percent of the proceeds earned by the event will be donated to Habitat for Humanity for their next project in Santa Barbara County. Habitat has been a valued client of ours and we are proud to contribute to another opportunity for fundraising for this incredible organization.
Tickets can be purchased here.
This year CJM::LA is a site sponsor at The Goodland Hotel property, which we completed in 2014. This is a great opportunity to see our work in action, and receive a personal tour of the property with representatives of our firm as well as DMHA, our Architect partners for the property. We look forward to seeing you there!