LCDG's Participation with the Pasadena-Foothill AIA Chapter Jean Roth Driskel Scholarship Committee

As a long-standing contributor to the Pasadena-Foothill AIA Chapter Jean Roth Driskel Scholarships for University architectural students, LCDG was proud to be represented by Veronica Romero West AIA, and Scott Brady (formerly of LCDG), on the student interview and selection committee.

Veronica Romero West, AIA

Established in 1971, in honor of the first woman Chapter President of the Pasadena-Foothill AIA, the Jean Roth Driskel scholarships are awarded annually to four students, in recognition of their “dedication, enthusiasm, and ability in the field of architecture.” This year, due to the generosity of its donors, the scholarships that were given were doubled in amount.

For more information about the scholarship and ways for you to contribute, please follow this link:

https://www.aiapf.org/Jean-Roth-Driskel-Scholarship

Zocalo Park to Begin Construction

LCDG is thrilled that our design for Zocalo Park for the City of Baldwin Hills is soon to break ground. The project began in 2015 and recetly received funding from the State of California.

MWD Diemer opens!

Our project for the Diemer Service Center for Metropolitan Water District is now operational! This project greatly enhances MWD’s ability to service the Orange County area.

Photos: Jun Tang photography

Exterior

Courtyard

Work Area

M&O Service Garage

LCDG and Operation PPE

During the initial months of the pandemic, LCDG was proud to participate in OperationPPE - a joint effort between the USC-Keck Medical Center and the architecture profession, using 3D printing technology for the production of protective gear for healthcare workers

LCDG + SGV HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Live Oak Library Breaks Ground

LCDG’s design for the new Live Oak Library in Arcadia recently broke ground. The LA County and LCDG project Team was recently honored when Supervisor Kathryn Barger of the 5th District paid a visit to the site to celebrate the start of construction!

Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Project Team

LCDG + SGV HABITAT FOR HUMANITY→

As LCDG partners with the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, help us make an impact in the lives of the community by donating and raising funds for the Home Repair Blitz Event. Any amount given is greatly appreciated and goes towards materials needed for repairs. For more information or To make a donation, visit the link here below.

https://sgvhabitat.everydayhero.com/us/lcdg-san-gabriel-valley-habitat-for-humanity

KIDS HUB OPENING

On September 12, 2018, the LCDG-designed pediatric clinic celebrated it’s opening.  Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas joined with leaders from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Department of Health Services to cut the ribbon on the newly constructed KIDS Hub Clinic at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The KIDS Hub provides services to children from birth through age 18 who are involved with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). It is part of a Los Angeles County Department of Health Services network of Hub clinics, designed to serve this particularly vulnerable population.

The KIDS Hub provides state-of-the-art expert assessment while reducing trauma to the child victims and their families and evaluates. “The expert medical, forensic evaluations and developmental assessments we provide to identify child abuse and neglect for children involved with DCFS, are key to identifying and protecting at-risk children,” said Kelly Callahan, MD, KIDS Hub Medical Director.

LCDG has created a warm, safe, home-like setting for traumatized kids.  The clinic includes five exam rooms, two interview/observation rooms, a mental health room, a large charting room, plus support spaces.  Walls were relocated, and finishes, HVAC and electrical replaced.  The 30-year old developer-built medical facility consists of nearly 50 factory-built trailers, grouped around two courtyards.  While it appears to be a normally constructed building, the trailers are registered with the DMV. 

LCDG Summer Fun

Happy Birthday Slavko!

Crazy Man Lin

Jackie The Poodle and Friends

Future Champ

Good Times

The Triplets

AIA EMBRACES DESIGN-BUILD

(right to left) Slavko Vukic - LCDG; Harry Drake - Gonzalez Goodale; Betty Lynn Senes – Sundt; Joe O’Hara – CSUN; Alix O” Brien – LAUSD; Vincent Yu – LA County.

LCDG Project Architect Slavko Vukic, AIA, and DBIA member was an active panelist at an American Institute of Architects event September 26th at the historic South Pasadena Public Library. The well-attended program attracted design professionals, public clients, contractors, construction managers, and representatives of the Design-Build Institute of America.

“As we at LCDG hold trust in high regard, we also value design-build partnerships because they too are built on trust. We put our trust in our contractor partners, so they may put their trust in us.”

- Slavko Vukic, AIA

No stranger to design-build project delivery, Slavko shared LCDG’s positive experiences on a new SCE office building in Ridgecrest, and the Las Palmas assisted living facility in Laguna Woods. He emphasized that design decisions are much improved in an architect-contractor partnership, collaborating to find the best value for clients. As a single team, the often-argumentative relations in a traditional design-bid-build form of project delivery are eliminated, bringing huge benefits to owners –- improved design, compressed schedules, and fewer change orders.