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2023 Nominations

Hanover Little Italy

Private Architecture

The Orchard at Hilltop

Landscape Architecture

Paradisaea Restaurant – Historic Piano Building

Historic Preservation

City’s policy to unconditionally expedite re-design of a city owned park: improving private revenue concert venue but degrading neighborhood use without public input or outside professional review.

Public Policies

CSUSM Extended Learning Building (ELB) and Pedestrian Bridge

Landscape Architecture

The Dorothea Laub Balboa Park Carousel Building

Historic Preservation

Red Door Interactive – Sherman Heights

Interior Design

Patisserie Melanie

Interior Design

House T ADU

Private Architecture

El Portal Pedestrian Undercrossing

Landscape Architecture

Gallagher Square at Petco Park

Public Architecture

Red Door Interactive

Historic Preservation

2828 Broadway Apartments

Private Architecture

UCSD Franklin Antonio Hall

Public Architecture

UCSD SIO Health Sciences Body Donor Memorial

Landscape Architecture

Jeune et Jolie Outdoor Dining Patio

Landscape Architecture

Snapdragon Stadium

Landscape Architecture

Tecolote Shores Park North Playground

Landscape Architecture

Epstein Family Amphitheater

Public Architecture

Tipai Kumeyaay Mut Niihepok (Land of the First People)

Landscape Architecture

Mira Mesa High School Music Building

Public Architecture

One Paseo Murals

The Orchard at Hilltop

Interior Design

F Street Residences

Private Architecture

Rare Society Solana Beach

Interior Design

San Elijo Lagoon Pedestrian Bridge

Public Architecture

San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Operations Facility and Visitors Center

Public Architecture

Whitney Mixed-Use Building

Private Architecture

Callan Ridge

Public Architecture

ORA @ Pacific Station, Encinitas

Public Architecture

UCSD Mandeville Art Gallery

Public Architecture

Beverley and Joesph Clickman Hillel Center

Public Architecture

Pacific Sky School

Public Architecture

Paradisaea Restaurant – Iconic Piano Building

Interior Design

SDSU Aztec Recreation Center

Public Architecture

UC San Diego Design & Innovation Building

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

Los Patios

Private Architecture

San Diego High School “Whole Site Modernization Project”

Historic Preservation

7th & Robinson

Private Architecture

Exact Sciences Torrey Pines Tenant Improvement

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

Red Door Interactive – Sherman Heights

Public Architecture

The Starter

Private Architecture

Orli La Jolla

Interior Design

Marisi

Interior Design

Ickler Solar Shade Project

Diega

Interior Design

Queenstown Village

Interior Design

Watkins Wellness – Breakroom Modernization

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

City of San Diego Bicycle Lanes opportunity to address Climate Change and the planting / protection / maintenance of the Urban Forest

Student Services Building at Cuyamaca College

Public Architecture

Murals at Belmont Park

North Park Mini Park

Landscape Architecture

University of San Diego, Knauss Center for Business Education

Public Architecture

Moda Sorrento

Landscape Architecture

Coco Maya

Interior Design

North Commons

Private Architecture

Padres Home Plate Club Renovation

Interior Design

Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility

Public Architecture

Carlsbad ADU/Garage Conversion

Private Architecture

Radian

Public Architecture

UCSD Geisel Library – Main Level Renovation

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

Friendly Wall v003

Wolfie’s Carousel Bar

Interior Design

Grad Labs

Landscape Architecture

UCSD FRAMEWORK

Private Architecture

Cielo at Little Italy

Private Architecture

Balboa Theatre Paint Job

Historic Preservation

Maya Moon Collective

Public Architecture

Coco Cabana

Interior Design

La Jolla Family Office

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

Point Loma High School – New Campus Library and Classroom Complex

Public Architecture

Whitney Mixed-Use Building

Interior Design

525 Olive

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

Amanecer Apartments

Private Architecture

Legacy International Center

Landscape Architecture

Cardiff School

Public Architecture

San Diego Automotive Museum restoration

Historic Preservation

Watch your step…there’s a transformer there

Biovista Life Science Campus Amenities

Interior Design

MODA Sorrento Amenity Building

Interior Design

The Orchard at Hilltop

Private Architecture

Crawford High School Performing Arts Center

Public Architecture

Tandem Diabetes Headquarters

Interior Design

Milejo Village

Public Architecture

One Mississippi

Private Architecture

FPBA San Diego Office TI

Architectural Light Environmental Graphics

Safe Sleeping Site

Public Architecture

Tremont Collective

Historic Preservation

MODA Sorrento Campus

Public Architecture

525 Olive

Interior Design

Rooftop Icon, Mister A’s

Interior Design

WaterSmart Demonstration Garden at the Helix Water District Administrative Office

Landscape Architecture

Invivogen

Landscape Architecture

KPBS Renovation and Expansion at SDSU

Public Architecture

TYRA Biosciences HQ in the heart of Olde Carlsbad

Public Architecture

William A. Wagner Aquatic Center

Public Architecture

Ohio Street Probation Facility

Public Architecture

Lloyd Ruocco and Homer Delawie Duplex – HRB#1340 DesignationFill

Historic Preservation

Nipaquay Elementary School

Landscape Architecture

Fletcher Cove Playground

Landscape Architecture

Nipaquay Elementary School

Public Architecture

Seaport Village Revitalization

Breezeline Beachside Community

Private Architecture

Creekside Park

Landscape Architecture

San Diego Zoo’s Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp

Public Architecture

Wilson Middle School and Central Elementary School Redevelopment

Landscape Architecture

DBRDS / collaborative studio space

The Lafayette Hotel & Club

Historic Preservation

Part Time Lover

Interior Design

La Jolla Family Office

Interior Design

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2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member Sara Kim Sarah K

2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member
Sara Kim

Sarah Kim is an NCIDQ certified interior designer, a LEED accredited professional, and a full-time interior design professor at San Diego Mesa College. Originally from South Korea, Sarah earned her B.S. degree from Yonsei University before relocating to San Diego to embrace her passion for interior design. She went on to achieve an M.F.A. degree from San Diego State University, where her talent and dedication led her to become an adjunct professor for design studio classes.

Her professional journey comprised significant contributions to major architectural firms in San Diego, including Gensler and Carrier Johnson + CULTURE. In these roles, she honed her expertise in various project types, ranging from hospitality design to workplace environments. In 2018, Sarah made a pivotal decision to fully dedicate herself to design education.

Joining Mesa College as a full-time faculty member, she has since exemplified a commitment to diversity, equity, and excellence in her teaching approach. By empowering her students, she helps them reach their highest potential, nurturing the next generation of talented designers.

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2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member Matthew Segal Ma

2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member
Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal AIA received a bachelor’s in architecture from the University of Southern California. He then returned home to San Diego to work cooperatively with his family developing and designing the local, national, and internationally award-winning multi-family infill housing. Over the course of the next ten years Matthew as a principle and partner with Jonathan Segal FAIA built over 250 units and 150 million dollars of real estate, predominantly Type I construction. Matthew has acted in all capacities in the company from acquisitions and underwriting to construction management and today shares his father’s passion for the vertical integration of all aspects of architecture and development. The firm’s formal language and simple material palette have created an international presence for their work. Jonathan Segal FAIA and Matthew Segal’s most recent development project of 43 micro units and Matthew’s own personal residence was awarded a local AIA Honor award, Builder Magazine Project of the Year, and a Gold Nugget Grand Award.

Outside of development Matthew acts as the primary photographer of all of the firm’s buildings and has been published in the Los Angeles times, Architectural Record and various other national and international publications. He assisted in developing and currently operates the Architect as Developer learning platform with over 1,500 students. Matthew served on the North Park Main Street Board, North Park Maintenance Assessment District, was a Balboa Park Tree Steward, served on the Balboa Park Foundation Board and is a member of the ULI, the National American Institute of Architecture.

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2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member Stephen Russell

2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member
Stephen Russell

Stephen is a 2010 graduate of the NewSchool of Architecture & Design and has a 27-year history working in community and economic development in the Mid-City region of San Diego. He served as Executive Director of the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement District, where he was responsible for implementing an economic development strategy for an aging commercial district. He later served as an advisor to then-San Diego City Council member Toni Atkins on issues related to redevelopment, infrastructure financing, small business support, and the City’s General Plan (the “City of Villages”.)

Since then, he has served as volunteer board member and President of the City Heights Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing, employment opportunities, and quality neighborhoods in the community of City Heights from 2005 to 2015. Stephen has served on the New School Foundation Board since 2009, and is currently a Board Member of Civic Communities, C-3, and the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).

Prior to joining the Federation as its President & CEO, Stephen was a member of the firm Platt / Whitelaw Architects, Inc., a full-service architecture firm specializing in sustainable design.

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Voting for our 2023 People's Choice Award is NOW O

Voting for our 2023 People's Choice Award is NOW OPEN, and this year... it's really simple! All you have to do is visit the Nominations (home) page and vote with a "thumbs up" on your favorite project. TIP - you can vote on as many projects as you like- but you can ONLY VOTE ONE TIME for each separate project.

Now, if you really want to have your say, leave us a comment and tell us "WHY" your chosen project is your People's Choice Orchid. A total accumulation of both the number of "thumbs up" and comments received will be put into a secret (Wizard of Oz-style unnecessarily complex) formula to determine this year's Winner, which will be announced at the 2023 Orchids & Onions Award Ceremony on Thursday, October 5th.

Voting starts NOW and ends on Friday September 29. See the link in our bio to cast your vote!

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2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member Laura Burnett La

2023 Orchid & Onions Jury Member
Laura Burnett

Laura Burnett is a landscape architect who grew up in Denver and received her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture at Colorado State University. She completed her master’s at Harvard ‘s Graduate School of Design.

For over 30 years she has practiced planning and design of urban communities, parks, campuses, transit-oriented facilities, and regional open space networks where infrastructure, buildings, and landscape are a coordinated whole. She brings to her projects a strong commitment to the principles of stewardship and the cultural, functional, and aesthetic interface of human activity and natural systems.

Awards for her design and leadership include the Caltrans Dist. 11 Headquarters, Torrey Pines City Park, Balboa Park East Mesa, City Park New Orleans, and the University of California. Currently Laura serves on the boards of the California Urban Forestry Council and the Center for Creative Land Recycling.

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2023 Orchids & Onions Awards Emcee Troy Johnson W

2023 Orchids & Onions Awards Emcee
Troy Johnson

We are thrilled to announce our Emcee for the 2023 Orchids & Onions – the talented @heytroyjohnson! As @sandiegomag's Chief Content Officer, an award-winning food writer, and a beloved humorist, Troy has graced our screens on Food Network for 13 years, sharing his expertise on shows like Guy's Grocery Games, Iron Chef, and Best Thing I Ever Ate.

With stories featured across renowned platforms like NatGeo, Travel Channel, and NPR, his wit and wisdom even extend into the classroom with 'Food Matters', a college textbook showcasing America's finest food writing. And if you're on the hunt for a good laugh, check out his socials – they've caught the eye of big names like CNN, Playboy, and Funny or Die.

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Join us Saturday, September 9 for an online sketch

Join us Saturday, September 9 for an online sketching session when we will sketch the Botanical Garden in Balboa Park. 🌳

Fun Facts: Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, along with the adjacent Lily Pond and Lagoon, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world. The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants, and palms.

Our Second Saturday events bring first time sketchers and seasoned enthusiasts to the same table with a virtual event that is open to "kids" of all ages!' Rsvp via the link in our bio!

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