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Innovative Rehabilitation of UCSD Humanities and Social Sciences Building Honored for Preservation Design Award

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Innovative Rehabilitation of UCSD Humanities and Social Sciences Building Honored for Preservation Design Award

Brenda Phan on May 9, 2025

The Humanities and Social Sciences Building at UC San Diego is a winner of the 2025 Preservation Design Award for Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology.  The California Preservation Foundation’s awards showcase the best in historic preservation.

The deteriorated façade of precast concrete was replaced with a new curtain wall of precast panels to match the historic Brutalist design.  The team addressed the root cause of failures in the original concrete chemistry with a concrete mix that would withstand the corrosive marine environment and match the aesthetics of the original.

Design creativity, construction expertise, and preservation technology achieved lasting results for the sustainable preservation of this historic building.

UC Riverside School of Business Wins Sustainable Design & Innovation Award

Kaoru Orime on March 6, 2025

UC Riverside School of Business was honored for Sustainable Design & Innovation by the City of Riverside.  The building targets LEED Platinum certification and integrates passive and active environmental initiatives to optimize the project’s site and hillside setting. The all-electric building with 220KW solar array demonstrates a commitment to minimizing reliance on fossil fuels and enhancing building performance, comfort, and functionality with an anticipated 73% reduction in energy use from baseline EUI.

How to Realize Access and Inclusion Today

Kaoru Orime on December 21, 2024

Mario Violich, FAIA and Gabriel Strzepek, AIA joined by Fred Parker from MAAS Companies, Inc. engaged the audience in a meaningful and relevant discussion about the future of continuing education.  The discussion was part of the Vision 2030: Noncredit Summit hosted by North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE). This year’s summit looked at themes of access and inclusion for students and how communities can be transformed through noncredit education.

At the summit, they discussed welcoming and belonging and next steps for Continuing Education. Three recent Moore Ruble Yudell case studies of Continuing Education institutions in Southern California were evaluated: North Orange Continuing Education, San Diego College of Continuing Education, and Centennial Education Center. Our work at Moore Ruble Yudell is focused on the needs of local community colleges and the students they serve.

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