Music Academy of the West’s Main House Restoration receives Santa Barbara Beautiful President’s Award.

Music Academy of the West’s Main House Restoration receives Santa Barbara Beautiful President’s Award.
Monte Vista Elementary School Library receives Outstanding Design recognition in November’s 2015 issue of Penton’s American School & University Architectural Portfolio.
Roberto & Dr. Francisco Jiménez Elementary School Campus receives Outstanding Design recognition in November’s 2015 issue of Penton’s American School & University Architectural Portfolio.
At the 2015 Santa Barbara Beautiful Annual Awards Gala, PMSM Architect was honored with the Santa Barbara Historic Revitalization Award for our work on The New Vic Theatre. Santa Barbara Beautiful is an organization of volunteers dedicated to beautifying our area in a variety of ways not only by working independently but also by partnering with city departments, neighborhood associations and other agencies. Formed in 1965 by concerned civic leaders, Santa Barbara Beautiful is a non-political, non-profit, tax-exempt corporation. The organization provides funds to support and assist community groups and businesses in beautifying Santa Barbara through landscaping, and public art and recognizes outstanding contributions in those areas through its annual awards presentation each September. This year the Santa Barbara Beautiful celebrates their 50th year of beautification.
PMSM Architects is pleased to announce that La Cumbre Junior High School, Auditorium Modernization, Santa Barbara, California has been selected for publication in Penton’s American School & University 2015 Educational Interiors Showcase. It is featured in the August 2015 edition of the magazine and also on the Web at www.SchoolDesigns.com. An annual competition honoring educational interior design excellence, the Educational Interiors Showcase spotlights projects representing some of the most effective learning environments in America.
PMSM Architects was honored to receive the George Washington Smith Award for Exemplary Design in Architecture. Since 1986, the Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) and the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) have jointly selected buildings, landscape features, and people to receive design awards. The award winners are selected by reviewing remodel projects and new buildings constructed throughout the City to determine projects or individuals that deserve recognition.
The jury of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education members and education administrators evaluated submissions from architectural firms, schools and universities across the country. This is the 32nd year the competition has been held. When determining citation winners and other outstanding designs, this year’s jury decided upon the following criteria: 1) Facilities should embrace environmental stewardship through both mechanical and cultural means; 2) Indoor and outdoor social spaces that engage students in learning are critical to successful design; 3) Comfortable and flexible learning spaces foster student ownership of the school environment; 4) Innovative programming that brings together partners to form community allows vital resources to be directed to students and families; 5) A design process bringing together multiple stakeholders can lead to powerful architecture that can positively impact learning outcomes; and 6) Holistic design solutions aim to promote health, a sense of wellbeing and connection to the outdoors.
The concrete masonry design awards is a program that recognizes and encourages outstanding architectural design that incorporates concrete masonry. The awards program recognizes designers, builders, craftsmen, structural engineering firm, concrete masonry supplier, and the owners.
The concrete masonry design awards is a program that recognizes and encourages outstanding architectural design that incorporates concrete masonry. The awards program recognizes designers, builders, craftsmen, structural engineering firm, concrete masonry supplier, and the owners.
Since 1983, American School & University magazine has hosted the premier competitions for education design projects. School administrators and others interested in educational facilities look to the August Educational Interiors Showcase issue and the November Architectural Portfolio as guides to award-winning ideas and innovations for America’s schools and universities. Honored projects are published in these annual design issues and also appear on SchoolDesigns.com in the “Find a Project” database of designs.