by Surf Park Central
Designing your surf park with other activities and experiences in mind for the surf community and beyond will increase your customer base, average stay time, and overall customer satisfaction. Whether it be a smaller standing wave, pump track, yoga studio, media area, or lounges...there are many ways to host people that don't surf...yet.
by Orange County Business Journal
Leading full-service architecture and planning firm, AO, has promoted from within, naming 17 new Associates. Jose Ho, LEED AP, BD+C, Sonny Labay, Carlo Mantovani, Phong Nguyen, and Dimitrios Tolios, are accomplished and experienced design leaders. Leveraging a creative-edge and design-forward innovation, Jose and Dimitrios will continue expanding design within AO’s Multifamily studio, while Carlo, Phong, and Sonny, contribute their design expertise to AO’s Commercial studio...
by Idea Hall
As Valentine's Day is fast approaching, we wanted to share the love here at Idea Hall. We're so grateful to partner with organizations that align with our vision of being Champions of All Things Good and we wanted to give a few organizations the opportunity to highlight nonprofit partners they love working with.
by Orange County Business Journal
Leading full-service architecture and planning firm, AO, has promoted from within, naming five new Senior Associates. Mark Bookspan’s experience in project management and coordination spans over 35 years. He has a proven track record of guiding retail and commercial developments and building successful client relationships...
by AO
Today’s competitive marketplace demands practical solutions. So we’ve gone back to basics, leveraging AO’s highly disciplined approach to architecture to develop HyTuck, a revolutionary on-grade building design solution allowing multifamily developers to maximize density like never before. Designed in three- and four-story configurations, HyTuck3 and HyTuck4 are efficient and feasible solutions making apartment development viable and housing more attainable.
by The Registry
AO, a leading full-service architecture firm with design expertise spanning the full commercial real estate spectrum, has announced the promotion of nine of its employees to the position of Principal. The promotions reflect the continued growth of the architecture firm and rewards the longtime employees for their continued work in architectural design, project management, and client service...
by AO | Orange County Business Journal
Healthcare remains constantly on the leading edge, driving innovation worldwide, and particularly here in Orange County where health, wellness, and quality of life are highly valued. As architects and planners, our goal is to meet that innovation head on, responding with design and programming solutions that allow medical providers to deliver the highest quality patient care.
by The Registry
AO, a leading full-service architecture firm with design expertise spanning the full commercial real estate spectrum, today announced the first of several company promotions with the elevation of three new partners: Diego Alessi, Ioanna Magiati, and Trevor Morales.
by Michael Aushenker | Los Angeles Business Journal
Since the SoFi Stadium opened in 2020, the new home of the Los Angeles Chargers and Super Bowl champions the Los Angeles Rams, has brought much attention to a revitalized Inglewood. However, that was only the beginning.
by Steve Sharp | Urbanize Los Angeles
A large apartment complex is set to rise a short walk west of the Del Amo Fashion Center, according to a sustainable communities environmental assessment recently published by the City of Torrance. Legacy Partners, a Bay Area real estate development firm, is the applicant behind the project, which would rise at the northeast corner of Del Amo Circle West and Carson Street, replacing a 2.8-acre parking lot which serves an adjoining office complex.
by RENTV
Esperanza at Duarte Station, a new Class A 344-unit, five-story apartment community in the San Gabriel Valley city of Duarte, has been completed and is now open to the public. The project is a development of MBK Rental Living and Haseko Corporation.
by the Editors of Multi-Housing News
Multi-Housing News held its 16th annual Excellence Awards ceremony, hosted at Resource Furniture in New York City. The celebration was the first in-person event since 2019. At the ceremony, MHN awarded gold, silver, and bronze awards to properties, projects, and professionals in 34 categories.
by Bruce Greenfield, Partner, AO | Hotel Executive
The hospitality industry is defined by its ability to reinvent to fit the requirements of travelers the world over. As the industry evolves, many design trends that were in motion prior to the shutdown quickly accelerated with health and flexibility at the forefront.
by Bailey Schulz | USA Today
Despite launching five Las Vegas restaurants over the past decade, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay isn’t done expanding his footprint along the Strip. Ramsay’s Kitchen joins Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay Steak, and Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in the chef's Las Vegas portfolio, all located within Caesars Entertainment property thanks to a partnership inked with the casino operator 10 years ago.
Orange County Business Journal
Bob Dollar has spent the majority of his architectural career specializing in Hospitality, Casino & Gambling, Entertainment, and Mixed-Use projects for more than thirty years. Read more
by Bruce Greenfield | Surf Park Central
As architects, we are fueled by a creative drive to design built environments that deliver extraordinary experiences for people while adding value to the city, clients and communities they serve. The rise of the surf-anchored resort has paved the way for immersive, aspirational and intensely experiential developments that are surprisingly sustainable - a key element that is more important that ever.
Work Design Magazine
Brendan Farrell and Ruba Younan of AO reflect on the new changes and trends they are seeing in post-pandemic office design. The pandemic has taught us many things and has undeniably reshaped how we behave and interact. It made some people enjoy the solitude that comes from being distant while others grew to dread it...
by Samantha Gowen | Orange County Register
Skyloft Apartments recently installed "Mercury Falling," a 60-foot sculpture that looks like shiny liquid pouring from atop the building's roof to the ground below. Next time you're at the corner of Jamboree and Main in Irvine, loop up...
by Jillian Vaughn | Iconic Life
Talk about bossing up? Have you seen the new homes of Bosscat Kitchen & Libations and TEN Sushi + Cocktail Bar in their two, new restaurants at Lakeshore in Irvine? Constructed from the ground up by Daily Dose Hospitality and their partners Platinum X Construction and AO...
MFE Staff
Palm Desert, California, is renowned for its location as a retirement destination. The 164-unit Revel Palm Desert community, from developer The Wolff Co. and architect AO, delivers a fresh perspective to the market by curating a living experience focused on choice, personal freedom, curiosity, and fun for residents seeking an active, independent-living environment.