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22 Jun

Posted at 11:40h in Events, Projects, Publicity

We are thrilled to announce that the West Los Angeles Residence took home the Merit Award in the Single-Family Residential (Medium) category at the AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards (RAAs) on Thursday, June 17th!   Notes from the jury:“ Fearless with color and materials while managing to mix architectural drama and — on the top floor — the coziness of a wood cabin. | Clear exploration of dichotomies, top versus bottom, enclosed versus open. | Expressed with careful...

09 Jun

Posted at 10:38h in Events, Publicity

Clive recently sat down with Work Design Magazine Publisher Bob Fox to discuss judging The Next Work Environment Competition and the challenges that the pandemic has created for the design industry. Given the impact of COVID-19 on our health, economy, and workspaces, Work Design is searching for new and innovative ideas to create safe, productive, and comfortable work environments for the future. The competition is open to all and the deadline for submissions is Tuesday,...

26 May

Posted at 12:00h in Publicity

With California’s shelter-in-place orders continuing, big tech companies are telling their employees that they can keep working remotely. But what does this mean for the future of the creative office–currently defined by open plans with internal streets, environments to stimulate disruptive ideas, opportunities for serendipitous encounters–and the future of the workplace post-pandemic?   DnA (Design and Architecture), a weekly radio show broadcast on KCRW NPR Station in Los Angeles and hosted by Frances Anderton, turned to our...

22 May

Posted at 11:28h in Events, Publicity

In the last decade, floor plans, utilization ratios, amenity packages, real estate calculations, and corporate policy and programs have all seen huge changes. However, by disrupting business-as-usual so fundamentally, the global pandemic has brought to the fore many opportunities that previously were on the fringes. Informed by everything from remote working to public health concerns, architects and designers must be prepared to imagine workplaces of a kind they have never had to before.   Watch Clive–along with...

20 May

Posted at 15:27h in Events, Publicity

In the context of COVID-19, the term 'essential' has gone beyond defining indispensable activities and labor during a time of crisis and entered the realm of Orwellian doublespeak. The pandemic has only accelerated a much larger conversation being led by market forces, the development and accessibility of technology, and other mega-trends about what is essential–and by definition, non-essential–about work in cities.   Watch Clive–along with fellow panelists Jamira Burley, Head of Youth Engagement & Skills, Global Business...

14 May

Posted at 12:30h in Projects, Publicity

The West Los Angeles Residence, a custom three-story home designed by and for our Design Director Clive Wilkinson and his family, was recently featured in the Real Estate/Homes section of the Wall Street Journal. Titled In This Age of Self-Isolation, Architects See Their Homes From a Different Angle, the article gives readers some insight into where and how architects across the United States are working from home due to the global pandemic.   Check out the full...

18 Mar

Posted at 09:48h in Projects, Publicity

Thank you, The Architect’s Newspaper, for featuring the lululemon Store Support Centre. In collaboration with Morphosis (Design Architect) and Francl Architecture (Local Architect), Clive Wilkinson Architects is providing interior design and workplace strategy services for the new corporate home of the healthy lifestyle-inspired athletic apparel retailer in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new 13-story building, also known as the Store Support Centre, will serve as the main office for lululemon's global brand.   From the article: “The 13-story center...

17 Mar

Posted at 10:54h in Team

To our Clients, Partners, and Community:   While the business impact of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) is still uncertain, our top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our employees, families, clients, partners, and our community at large. As the entire world deals with the rapid spread of COVID-19, Clive Wilkinson Architects has implemented a remote working strategy to provide our employees with peace of mind, the ability to socially distance themselves and work productively.   While our office remains open,...

09 Mar

Posted at 11:48h in Projects, Publicity

The West Los Angeles Residence, our 2019 single-family residential project, was featured in the Real Estate section of the Los Angeles Times. Designed and inhabited by our Design Director Clive Wilkinson and his family, this custom three-story home features a full-width balcony on the top floor – expressed as a large beamed attic space formed entirely in wood – overlooking the vast urban landscape that is the Los Angeles Basin. The lower floors hold five...

06 Mar

Posted at 10:12h in Publicity

Watch the lecture Clive gave last October at the Mies van der Rohe-designed S. R. Crown Hall, home of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, which was part of MAS Context's 2019 Fall Talks series. In the illustrated talk, Clive discusses the workplace thinking and design principles laid out in his latest book, The Theatre of Work. The publication proposes an evolution of the relationship between office users and the workplace,...

04 Mar

Posted at 11:45h in Projects, Publicity

The West Los Angeles Residence, the custom three-story home of our Design Director Clive Wilkinson and his family, was recently featured on The Toronto Star. Clive on why the different floors use different materials:“ I’m quite a fan of exposing wood in roof structures because it’s really interesting to see how it all goes together – and that’s a natural way for decoration. On the top level, I wanted to exaggerate this attic feeling which...

02 Mar

Posted at 12:05h in Projects, Publicity

Thank you, Metropolis magazine, for featuring Stanford Redwood City (SRWC), our 2019 workplace project for Stanford University. This marks the first phase of a new 35-acre development that will ultimately relocate more than 20% of the school’s workforce, approximately 2,700 staff members from 10 organizational units and 70+ departments. SRWC – Stanford’s first significant location beyond ‘The Farm’, the school’s main campus in Palo Alto – consists of four office buildings totaling over 500,000 usable...

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