Site Specifics: San Diego, CA
Nestled on the Pacific coastline, between Los Angeles's sprawl and the Mexican border, San Diego is a surprisingly design-forward town with a handful of modern masterpieces to prove it.
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Salk Institute
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San Diego Convention Center
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Spacecraft Gallery
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Extraordinary Desserts
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Starlight Lounge
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San Diego California Temple
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Petco Park
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Children's Pool
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Las Cuatro Milpas Restaurant
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Linkery
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Museum of Contemporary Art
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South Chula Vista Public Library
Designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis in 1994, this 37,000-square-foot library is a series of bold multicolor stucco forms, and features intricate stepped ceilings, courtyards, fountains, and extensive custom casework. It has been recognized through a National AIA Honor Award, and locally as the recipient of a Grand Orchid.
Submitted by Monica Contreras
Articles
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New Prospects
A Brooklyn architect shows what a little elbow grease, a healthy dose of naïveté, and a decade can accomplish.
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Windows Vista
When artists Ramona Trent and Anthony Pearson teamed up with architects Escher GuneWardena for a full-scale renovation, they bestowed a remarkable view upon an unremarkable bungalow.
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Honorable Mentions from World Views
In our World Views contest, we teamed up with Blurb and challenged our readers to share their view of the modern world. You heard our call and we were incredibly impressed by the hundreds of…
Dwell Collections
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The World's Best Public Spaces
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The São Paulo Scene
We are building a map of notable spots nestled within the wee-bit-overwhelming streets of Brazil's largest city. Help us add to it by nominating your favorite architectural landmarks, restaurants…
Product
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Prospect Cabinet
Brooklyn is home to Wonk's design studio and showroom, and all of their furniture is made locally but shipped nationally. This 30"x12"x12" bamboo-ply cabinet has lacquered doors that…
Events
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Library of Dust
The Oregon State Insane Asylum, opened in 1883 on a hill just east of Salem and renamed the Oregon State Hospital in 1913, became in part a warehouse for the state’s anonymous unwanted. When…
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Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim
This exhibition highlights work by three contemporary photographers, each of whom implemented a panoramic viewpoint to examine a specific urban environment. Catherine Opie (American, born 1961)…
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Behind the Scenes Workshop Tour
Urban Archaeology's headquarters is a six-story building in Tribeca, NYC, and it houses a team of craftsmen specializing in all aspects of manufacturing from ironwork, pattern and mold makers to…
Hey, thx for the info re San Diego. Didn't know many of those places exist. I'm again new to area, actually here 1984- 1990. Many new things. Thx.
The Spruce Street bridge (1st and Spruce) and the surrounding neighborhood is very neat. Nestled into arroyo canyon, several different pedestrian bridges, some wood, some metal are the easiest access to this little neighborhood.
Oh wow this is just great! Some of the places are totally new to me.
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