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RJC Architects BEQ Package 8: NAVFAC Celebrates Completion of Camp Pendleton's Newest Generation of Buildings
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) - Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest personnel, contractors, and members of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton community celebrated the completion of a bachelor enlisted quarters (BEQ) project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 12.
Canstruction San Diego 2011
RJC Architects is proud to be participating in the upcoming Canstruction San Diego event! Competing teams, lead by architects and engineers, showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods. All of the food used in the structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, elderly and day care centers.
RJC Architects Named to Architectural Record’s Top 250 List
RJC Architects has made the annual list compiled by Architectural Record magazine of the “Top 250 Architectural Firms”. Companies are ranked according to revenue for architectural services performed in the prior year. The list is compiled from a survey conducted for Engineering News-Record's annual Top 500 Design Sourcebook. RJC is ranked 196 in the country and is the largest firm headquartered in San Diego.
Plans move forward for Children's Pool lifeguard remodel
RJC Architects provided a conceptual illustration of the north elevation of the new Children's Pool lifeguard station. La Jolla Parks and Beaches Committee members approve conceptual plans for the long-awaited Children’s Pool Lifeguard Station remodel, providing full vehicular access is provided to the beach so it can be cleaned properly.
SDBJ - County Operations Center Gets Environmental Honors
The first phase of the County of San Diego Operations Center project in Kearny Mesa recently received a trio of honors – the “Outstanding Governmental Building of the Year” by the California Center for Sustainable Energy, the “2011 Energy Champion for New Construction” by San Diego Gas & Electric and LEED gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The ENR - New San Diego County Operations Center Earns Green Honors
The first phase of the County of San Diego Operations Center project in Kearny Mesa recently received a trio of honors – the “Outstanding Governmental Building of the Year” by the California Center for Sustainable Energy, the “2011 Energy Champion for New Construction” by San Diego Gas & Electric and LEED gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
SDDT - County Operations Center project honored
The first phase of the County of San Diego Operations Center project in Kearny Mesa recently received a trio of honors – the “Outstanding Governmental Building of the Year” by the California Center for Sustainable Energy, the “2011 Energy Champion for New Construction” by San Diego Gas & Electric and LEED gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Turning Energy Efficiency into Civic Pride
When it comes to energy efficiency, the new County of San Diego Operations Center is an outstanding example. In fall 2010, construction was completed on two of six planned LEED® Gold certified office buildings, as well as one of two new parking structures. A 20,000- square-foot conference center seeking LEED Platinum certification is also in development. As the County reframes its main campus, these new buildings are powerful benchmarks for the potential of going green.
Operations Center Buildings Earn LEED Gold Certification
The two 150,000-square-foot office buildings recently completed in the first phase of the County Operations Center and Annex redevelopment in Kearny Mesa have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Anteater Recreation Center expansion receives LEED Gold certification
UC Irvine’s Anteater Recreation Center expansion has earned LEED NC Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. “Both functional and energy-efficient, this new space seamlessly blends with the original building. This is a great addition to student life and a wonderful way to mark the Anteater Recreation Center’s 10-year anniversary in January 2010,” said Jill Schindele, director of campus recreation.
RJC completes Marine Special Ops HQ at Camp Pendleton
RJC Architects designed an 89,000-square-foot headquarters building, and a 21,000-square-foot academic instruction building at the 33-acre MARSOC complex located within the 125,000-acre Marine base in north San Diego County.
County Operations Complex prepares for its next phase
With six four-story office buildings in the plans, plus a conference center, a state of the art medical examiner’s office, a new central plant and two parking structures, the work on Hazard Way in Kearny Mesa began in 2008 and will be active through 2013. The buildings being replaced are more than 40 years old, and LEED goals should make the new facilities cheaper and cleaner to operate. The entire project is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification, and the developers are aiming for a Platinum certification on at least one building - a conference center with a “green” landscaped roof.
CSUSM Parking Structure Awarded 'Project of the Year' by APWA
The American Public Works Association named the RJC Architects-designed structure ‘Project of the Year’. This award proves that even parking structures can be stylishly attractive as well as highly functional.
RJC Architects has FIVE of the largest San Diego County Projects
San Diego Business Journal - Largest Construction Projects
RJC Architects, Straub Construction Team Up for Naval School Project in Monterey
RJC Architects of San Diego is teaming up with Fallbrook-based Straub Construction Co. on a $24.8 million design/build construction contract for repair and renovation of Root and Spanagel Halls at the historic Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey.
New San Diego County Operations Center Targets 'Timelessness'
“We’re looking for something that will be timeless,” says RJC Architects' principal, James Robbins, of the $500-million San Diego County Operations Center, a massive development underway in the county’s Kearny Mesa district.
RJC, Straub Awarded Task Order
RJC Architects of San Diego, along with locally based Straub Construction, has been awarded a $16.6 million task order to design and build a Human Resource Service Center at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.
RJC, Straub Work on Naval School Renovation
RJC Architects of San Diego is teaming up with Straub Construction Co. on a $24.8 million design/build construction contract for repair and renovation of Root and Spanagel Halls at the historic Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, Calif.
Architect's Condo Opens to The World Around Him
Only sea gulls, it seems, fly high enough to sail past James Robbins’ wide ribbon of window-walls.
Yes They Can!
Members of RJC Architects used canned goods to create a replica of the robot from the movie "Wall-E" during the sixth annual Canstruction San Diego Design Build Competition.
Military Work Stimulates Construction
One construction specialty - military work - already was giving the building industry a boost this year without additional federal funds meant to stimulate the economy.
New West City Campus Completed as Campus of Excellence for Hospitality & Consumer Sciences
San Diego Community College District celebrates its newest Campus.
New West City Campus to Replace Old Facility
The San Diego Community College District held a grand opening ceremony for its newest campus Wednesday.
RJC Architects’ $15 million temporary lodging facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is nearing completion, while two other base projects designed by the San Diego firm are firmly underway.
Cool Campus to Open
Cool Campus to Open In Point Loma, a new campus for continuing education would put our old classrooms to shame. Think back to classrooms when we were growing up. The lack of air conditioning alone would be considered cruel and unusual punishment for children these days.
Canstruction San Diego
RJC Architects is proud to have participated in this wonderful competition that raised 50,000 pounds of food for hungry San Diego families.
San Diego Market Report
Despite downturn, several area projects are underway, including the huge San Diego County Operations Center.
Savvy Architect Leads RJC through down Cycles
James Robbins, president and director of design for RJC Architects Inc., knows firsthand the importance of saving for a rainy day.
Anteater Recreation Center Expansion, Irvine
UC Irvine needed to expand the Anteater Recreation Center because of increasing demand for recreational facilities and space shortages that limited class offerings.
RJC Architects Awarded $54 Million Contract
RJC Architects, a San Diego-based architecture and planning company, announced the award of a $54.5 million contract to design and build the Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) headquarters at Camp Pendleton.
RJC Architects Awarded $50 Million Contract
RJC Architects, a San Diego architecture and planning firm, announced it has been awarded a $50 million contract to design and build the third phase of the Force Intelligence Operations Center at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.
San Diego County Operations Center
RJC Architects, under the direction of Lowe Enterprises, is designing the largest public works project in the history of San Diego. For monthly progress reports on this project, please visit the County Operations Center web site.
West City Center
RJC Architects has completed design of the West City Center for the San Diego Community College District, and construction is currently in progress. West City Center is a designated “Campus of Excellence” and will be certified as a LEED Silver project because of its sustainable design features.
Local Architects Thriving Despite Local Economy
Waning construction and a sluggish economy have not prevented many prominent local architects from forging ahead with ambitious projects. Indeed, many San Diego-based firms are finding this economic slowdown to be a prime time for expanding their professional staffs and capitalizing on business opportunities.
Second Phase of Doctors Park Completed at Eastlake
RJC Architects was the building and landscape architect on the second phase of the construction of Doctors Park, a new five-building medical and dental office campus located in Eastlake of Chula Vista.
Del Monte Hotel
Soltek's design-build P-198 BOQ Monterey-Historical Site was recently selected as a winner of the 2008 AGC Aon Build America Awards, in the Design-Build Renovation category.
RJC Architects Awarded $24 Million Parking Structure at CSUSM
RJC Architects, a San Diego architecture and planning company, won a design/build competition for a $24 million Parking Structure at California State University at San Marcos (CSUSM).
NAIOP Working with City to Protect Loss of Employment Land
The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) San Diego chapter urged the city of San Diego to consider how new language in the proposed General Plan, intended to protect base sector industries and industrial zoning, could have an unintended, adverse affect on multitenant office uses.
RJC Wins $7.5 Million Navy Contract
RJC Architects, a San Diego architecture and planning company, announced it recently was awarded a $7.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Navy.
RJC Wins $14 Million Design Build Competition at Camp Pendleton
RJC Architects, a local architecture and planning company, won a $14-million design-build competition for a new lodging facility at Camp Pendleton.
Sprawl
It's always fun to poke fun at conventional wisdom, and in his latest book, Robert Bruegmann sings a planner's version of "Sympathy for the Devil" by advancing a simple theme: Sprawl is good.
Smoke Gets in Our Eyes
The Cedar and Paradise fires of 2003 consumed 330,000 acres and destroyed more than 2,400 homes. Sixteen people died. Damage was estimated at over $900 million.
RJC Architects Receives Four 2004 Sara Awards for Design Excellence
RJC Architects, a leading Southern California architecture firm in San Diego, received a design award of honor from the California Council of the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) in recognition of design excellence on the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Profiles in Architecture - M. Gordon Clarke Field House/University Union
The design challenge was to create an open, mixed-use facility that would accommodate the many needs of students and faculty, while taking advantage of the panoramic views afforded by the campus’s hilltop setting.
Privatization Playing Bigger Role in Public Design-Build Processes
As government agencies are forced to do "more with less," one local architectural firm sees privatization playing a bigger role in the public development process -- a direction that can enhance public benefit while helping agencies keep costs in check.
Renaissance Man
Christopher Wren was one of the world's greatest intellects, and his life spanned one of history's most tumultuous eras. As chronicled in Lisa Jardine's new biography, the greatness and diversity of his intellectual achievements invite comparison to Brunelleschi and Da Vinci.
Workshops Hope to Change Community for the Better
Community workshops were held on Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14, to discuss, review and accept ideas for the possible future look of Ramona's Old Town as well as new town.
It Takes a Village
In San Diego County and all along the West Coast, private developers and public agencies -- from city and county municipalities to state universities and all branches of the military -- are forming green partnerships to design and build large-scale sustainable projects.
