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Building permits for the Old Town Academy charter school were issued today, and construction is on schedule for the school to open on September 6.

Old Town Academy K-8 School is a free California public charter school that will have one classroom in each grade, with 28 students per grade.

Hubbell & Hubbell Architects and JMR Construction worked on an accelerated schedule to prepare the tenant improvement drawings and build-out for the adaptive reuse of the eastern building of the old Thomas Jefferson School of Law campus.

On June 17, the San Diego Daily Transcript featured a nice profile of the school’s founder, Christopher Celentino, in an article by Doug Sherwin titled, “Duane Morris attorney trying to change landscape of education.”

A pdf copy of the article is available here: Duane Morris attorney trying to change landscape of education

Hubbell & Hubbell Architects Selected for Inclusion in the Exhibition touring Russian Universities

Moscow, Russian Federation

San Diego architects Hubbell & Hubbell were selected for inclusion in the exhibition The Heritage of Frank Lloyd Wright: American Organic Architecture presented at the Moscow Institute of Architecture in Moscow, Russia, December through February. Hubbell &

Hubbell Architects is noted for their response to the site environment, clarity of design, structural integration with the architectural aesthetic, clear rationality of functional spaces and articulate detailing of materials.

The Exhibition opened at the Moscow Institute of Architecture in December continuing through the first week of February. It has now been routed to the Rostov Institute of Architecture & Art in Rostov-on-Don for the month of March and will continue to the St. Petersburg Union of Architects during April and May.

This is the sixth exhibition Brian A. Spencer, AIA / Architect of Carefree, Arizona has organized internationally. For this exhibition Spencer, who is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Russian Academy of Architecture & Construction Sciences, selected architects that represented the continuing philosophy of organic American architecture as originally practiced and taught by Frank Lloyd Wright. The exhibition included sixty-three panels (roughly 37″ X 37″) presenting work from across the United States with building types ranging from single-family residences to large scale projects such as a new city.

A slideshow with a description of the exhibition and photos of the opening can be viewed here.

For further information, contact:
Drew Hubbell / Architect at (619) 231-0446
Brian A. Spencer, AIA at (480) 275-4704 / basarchmb (at) msn.com

The County Administration Center, photo taken from the C3sandiego.org website

Last month (July) Drew Hubbell was elected to the Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) board, a “nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of informed citizens who are interested in planning issues, preservation, and the revitalization of downtown San Diego,” (http://www.c3sandiego.org). This election is an exciting addition to Drew’s resume, as he was nominated due to his outstanding reputation in the San Diego community and his own personal alignment with the C-3 board’s mission.

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Designing for Gorillas

Have you ever considered what it would be like to design for gorillas in their native habitat? Recently this opportunity became a reality for me.

Previous work with the San Diego Animal Park and Hubbell and Hubbel Architects’ extensive experience designing with alternative green building materials lead to an email from Bill Toone, director of the non-profit EcoLife Foundation, a foundation whose mission is to preserve natural habitats throughout the world (www.ecolifefoundation.org). He asked if Hubbell and Hubbell would be interested in meeting with the directors of Conservation through Public Health (CTPH), an NGO based in Uganda, Africa. They were looking for an Architect with our skills and experiences to help design a Gorilla Research Station in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (http://www.ctph.org). I did not have to think long before I answered “Yes.”

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San Pasqual Cultural Center, Hubbell & Hubbell. Photo: Photo Darkroom.

Dyron Murphy Architects, P.C. and Hubbell & Hubbell Architects, LLC have joined forces to provide services to the Native American community in southern California and throughout the United States.

The firms’ principals, Dyron Murphy and Drew Hubbell, began their journey in architecture together while students at the University of Arizona. Now, they have formed a collaboration of their talents and skills in designing and constructing for the Native American community.

The two firms, while located geographically apart in Albuquerque and San Diego, share a vision of producing excellence in architectural design that responds to the environment.

Institute of American Indian Arts, Dyron Murphy Architects.

Dyron Murphy Architects continues to provide comprehensive architectural service to the Native American community, and has delivered several LEED™ certified projects in the western United States, including the most recent for the U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Dormitory Facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, LEED™ Gold.  This is the first LEED™ certified facility for the Department of Labor in the United States.

Hubbell & Hubbell Architects’ recent local experience includes working with Chairman Allen Lawson and Dave Toler from the San Pasqual Tribe to design a new cultural center and residence on a beautiful site overlooking Lake Wohlford; both buildings integrate the latest green technologies and energy-saving techniques.

Last spring, Drew worked with Kristie Orosco, Environmental Director of the Rincon Tribe, to present information and examples of sustainable design and development to tribal leaders. He currently serves on the Rincon Band’s Environmental Technical Advisory Board, which is helping to develop a 20 year sustainability plan for the Rincon Tribal Government.

Drew was also honored to be a presenter for the “Green within Reach: Renewable Energy and Housing in Indian Country” session at the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) Convention in New Orleans in May 2009.

More information about the firms can be found on their websites: www.dyronmurphy.com and www.hubbellandhubbell.com. A November 5, 2009 New Mexico Business Weekly article about Dyron Murphy Architects is also included in a pdf here: NMBW on DMA.