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==History and Leadership==
==History and Leadership==
Safdie Rabines Architects was established by Ricardo Rabines and Taal Safdie, [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]], who met while enrolled in [[University of Pennsylvania School of Design]]’s Master of Architecture program. Rabines is of [[Peruvian]] descent; and Safdie, daughter of architect [[Moshe Safdie]], had spent years living in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], [[Canada]] at [[Habitat 67]], the model community and housing complex designed by her father. The pair graduated in 1986 and landed in New York, working with firms such as [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]] and [[Pei Cobb Freed]]. They married in 1989, moved to San Diego, CA in 1990, and established Safdie Rabines Architects in 1993. An Interiors division, SRI, was added in 2010. Architect Eric Lindebak became a firm partner in 2017. As of late 2017, the firm employed 38 architects, designers and administrative personnel.
Safdie Rabines Architects was established by Ricardo Rabines and Taal Safdie, [[American Institute of Architects|FAIA]], who met while enrolled in [[University of Pennsylvania School of Design]]’s Master of Architecture program. Rabines is of [[Peruvian]] descent; and Safdie, daughter of architect [[Moshe Safdie]], had spent years living in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada, at [[Habitat 67]], the model community and housing complex designed by her father. The pair graduated in 1986 and landed in New York, working with firms such as [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]] and [[Pei Cobb Freed]]. They married in 1989, moved to San Diego, CA in 1990, and established Safdie Rabines Architects in 1993. An Interiors division, SRI, was added in 2010. Architect Eric Lindebak became a firm partner in 2017, and Brett Milkovich in 2022. As of late 2021, the firm employed over 50 architects, designers, interior designers and administrative personnel.


==Select Projects==
==Select Projects==
===Completed Projects===
===Completed Projects===
* [http://accessyouthacademy.org/ Access Youth Academy]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/access-youth-academy/|title=Access Youth Academy|website=www.safdierabines.com}}</ref> - San Diego, CA (2021)

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* [http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/north-torrey-pines-living-and-learning-neighborhood/ North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/changing_the_face_of_campus|title=Changing the Face of Campus|last=San Diego|first=University of California|date=2017-05-18|website=ucsdnews.ucsd.edu}}</ref> - [https://artsandhumanities.ucsd.edu/initiatives/living-learning-neighborhood.html UC San Diego], La Jolla, CA (2020)
* Extended Learning Building - North City San Marcos, CA (2020)
* Gilman Bridge - La Jolla, CA (2019)
* [http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/junction-9/ Junction 9] in [[Lusail|Lusail City]] - Doha, Qatar (2016)
* [https://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/lusail-pedestrian-bridges/ Lusail Pedestrian Bridges] - Doha, Qatar (2016)
* Merge CV - Carmel Valley, CA (2017)
* [http://wac.nationalcityprojects.com/ National City Aquatic Center] – [[National City, California|National City, CA]] (2016)
* [[Sellwood Bridge]] - Portland, OR (2016)
* [[Sellwood Bridge]] - Portland, OR (2016)
* [http://wac.nationalcityprojects.com/ National City Aquatic Center] – [[National City, California|National City, CA]] (2016)
* [http://wac.nationalcityprojects.com/ National City Aquatic Center] – [[National City, California|National City, CA]] (2016)
* Block C – North City, CA (2016)
* Block C – North City San Marcos, CA (2016)
* The QUAD – North City, CA (2014)
* The QUAD – North City San Marcos, CA (2014)
* [http://casamadrona.com/themansion/ Casa Madrona Renovation] – Sausalito, CA (2014)
* [http://casamadrona.com/themansion/ Casa Madrona Renovation] – Sausalito, CA (2014)
* [http://www.northcity.co/ North City Master Plan] - San Marcos, CA (2014)
* [http://www.northcity.co/ North City Master Plan] - San Marcos, CA (2014)
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* Center Street Bridge - Des Moines, IA (2010)
* Center Street Bridge - Des Moines, IA (2010)
* Robert Paine Scripps Seaside Forum at [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]] - UC San Diego (2009)
* Robert Paine Scripps Seaside Forum at [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]] - UC San Diego (2009)
* [https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26047 Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook] and [[Culver City Stairs]] - [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] (2009)
* [https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26047 Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook] and [[Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park|Culver City Stairs]] - [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] (2009)
* [[Lake Hodges Pedestrian Bridge]] - Escondido, CA (2009)
* [[Lake Hodges Pedestrian Bridge]] - Escondido, CA (2009)
* Northwest Division Police Station – Del Mar, CA (2007)
* Northwest Division Police Station – Del Mar, CA (2007)
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=== Projects In Progress ===
=== Projects In Progress ===
* [https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2021/10/08/scripps-family-donates-6-million-toward-new-marine-science-research-facility/ Marine Conservation Facility] at [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]] - [[University of California, San Diego|UC San Diego]]
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* [http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/north-torrey-pines-living-and-learning-neighborhood/ North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/changing_the_face_of_campus|title=Changing the Face of Campus|last=San Diego|first=University of California|date=2017-05-18|website=ucsdnews.ucsd.edu}}</ref> - UC San Diego
* [https://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/kpbs/ KPBS Renovation] in San Diego, CA
* Marine Conservation Facility<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://triton.news/2017/10/new-25-7-million-marine-conservation-facility-built-sio/|title=New $25.7M Marine Conservation Facility to be Built at SIO|last=Leung|first=Cynthia|date=2017-10-09|website=UCSD Triton News}}</ref> at [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]] - [[University of California, San Diego|UC San Diego]]
* [http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/junction-9/ Junction 9] in [[Lusail|Lusail City]] - Doha, Qatar
* [https://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/pepper-canyon-amphitheater/ Epstein Family Amphitheater] at UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
* [https://evoravegas.com/ Evora] in Las Vegas, NV
* [http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/lusail-pedestrian-bridges/ Twin Pedestrian Bridges]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/2014/24315/octatube-international-bv/lusail-pedestrian-bridges.html|title=WAN:: Lusail Pedestrian Bridges in Qatar|date=2014-05-15|website=www.worldarchitecturenews.com}}</ref> in Lusail City - Doha, Qatar
* [http://accessyouthacademy.org/ Access Youth Academy]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/access-youth-academy/|title=Access Youth Academy|website=www.safdierabines.com}}</ref> in San Diego, CA
* [https://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/east-village-green/ East Village Green] in downtown San Diego, CA

* Uptown Gateway District Master Plan<ref>{{Citation|last=SRA Vimeo|first=Safdie Rabines|title=Uptown Gateway District|date=2017-07-28|url=https://vimeo.com/227491806}}</ref> in San Diego, CA
===Planning and Visioning===
* [https://evoravegas.com Evora Vegas] - Las Vegas, NV
* North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood at UC San Diego - La Jolla, CA
* UC San Diego Expanded Core Visioning Study - La Jolla, CA
* UC San Diego East Campus Health Sciences Visioning Study - La Jolla, CA
* Crystal Flats - Bentonville, AR
* [http://www.northcity.co/ North City Master Plan] - San Marcos, CA
* Sixth Street Viaduct - Los Angeles, CA


==Awards and Publications==
==Awards and Publications==
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===Books===
===Books===
* ''Public Construction''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ6EMAEACAAJ&q=public+Construction|title=Public Construction|last1=Siyu|first1=Zheng|last2=Ying|first2=Peng|date=2012|publisher=Artpower|isbn=9789881574220|pages=402–405|language=en}}</ref>'','' ArtPower (2012)
* ''Public Construction''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ6EMAEACAAJ&q=public+Construction|title=Public Construction|last1=Siyu|first1=Zheng|last2=Ying|first2=Peng|date=2012|publisher=Artpower|isbn=9789881574220|pages=402–405|language=en}}</ref>'','' ArtPower (2012)
* ''I [https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/3c826e47-4943-40a6-895b-8a065ef3bd7f gnite: The Art of Lighting],'' Lighting Design Alliance (2012)
* ''[https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/3c826e47-4943-40a6-895b-8a065ef3bd7f Ignite: The Art of Lighting],'' Lighting Design Alliance (2012)
* ''Pure Luxury: World's Best Houses'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BNSdFyVEL8C&q=Pure+Luxury%3A+World%27s+Best+Houses&pg=PA42|title=Pure Luxury: 100 Great Houses|last=Fatih|first=Driss|publisher=Images Publishing|year=2012|isbn=9781864704969|pages=42–45|language=en}}</ref> Images Publishing (2012)
* ''Pure Luxury: World's Best Houses'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BNSdFyVEL8C&q=Pure+Luxury%3A+World%27s+Best+Houses&pg=PA42|title=Pure Luxury: 100 Great Houses|last=Fatih|first=Driss|publisher=Images Publishing|year=2012|isbn=9781864704969|pages=42–45|language=en}}</ref> Images Publishing (2012)
* ''Mountains and Openings Residence Design,'' Cepiec Publishing (2011)
* ''Mountains and Openings Residence Design,'' Cepiec Publishing (2011)
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[[Category:Architecture firms based in California]]
[[Category:Architecture firms based in California]]
[[Category:Safdie family]]

Latest revision as of 23:12, 26 November 2024

Practice information
Firm typeArchitecture, Interiors, Urban Design and Master Planning
PartnersTaal Safdie, Ricardo Rabines, Eric Lindebak, Brett Milkovich
FoundersTaal Safdie and Ricardo Rabines
Founded1993
No. of employees50
LocationSan Diego, CA USA
Website
www.safdierabines.com

Safdie Rabines Architects is an American architecture, interiors and urban design firm based in San Diego, California. The firm works in public and private sectors on projects of varying contexts and scales, including municipal; academic; bridges and infrastructure; single and multifamily/mixed-use residential; and large urban master plans.

History and Leadership

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Safdie Rabines Architects was established by Ricardo Rabines and Taal Safdie, FAIA, who met while enrolled in University of Pennsylvania School of Design’s Master of Architecture program. Rabines is of Peruvian descent; and Safdie, daughter of architect Moshe Safdie, had spent years living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at Habitat 67, the model community and housing complex designed by her father. The pair graduated in 1986 and landed in New York, working with firms such as Kohn Pedersen Fox and Pei Cobb Freed. They married in 1989, moved to San Diego, CA in 1990, and established Safdie Rabines Architects in 1993. An Interiors division, SRI, was added in 2010. Architect Eric Lindebak became a firm partner in 2017, and Brett Milkovich in 2022. As of late 2021, the firm employed over 50 architects, designers, interior designers and administrative personnel.

Select Projects

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Completed Projects

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Projects In Progress

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Planning and Visioning

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  • Evora Vegas - Las Vegas, NV
  • North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood at UC San Diego - La Jolla, CA
  • UC San Diego Expanded Core Visioning Study - La Jolla, CA
  • UC San Diego East Campus Health Sciences Visioning Study - La Jolla, CA
  • Crystal Flats - Bentonville, AR
  • North City Master Plan - San Marcos, CA
  • Sixth Street Viaduct - Los Angeles, CA

Awards and Publications

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Publications

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The firm's work has been featured in the New York Times, Domus, ARCHITECT Magazine, ArchDaily,[4] Sunset Magazine, Residential Architect, World Architecture News and several other publications.[5]

Books

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  • Public Construction[6], ArtPower (2012)
  • Ignite: The Art of Lighting, Lighting Design Alliance (2012)
  • Pure Luxury: World's Best Houses,[7] Images Publishing (2012)
  • Mountains and Openings Residence Design, Cepiec Publishing (2011)
  • 21st Century Houses: 150 of the World's Best,[8] Images Publishing (2010)
  • Perspectives on Design California: Creative Ideas Shared by Leading Design Professionals, Panache Partners (2010)
  • The New Wood House,[9] Bulfinch Press (2005)
  • New Terrace Design, Daab (2005)
  • The Simple Home, Taunton Press (2007)
  • The Barefoot Home, Taunton Press (2006)
  • Outdoor Spaces,[10] Harper Collins (2006)
  • Houses Now, Links Books (2006)
  • Tree Houses by Architects,[11] Harper Design International (2004)
  • Houses on the Edge,[12] Harper Collins (2003)
  • House Beautiful: Sensational Storage Solutions,[13] Hearst Books (2003)
  • Bridging the World,[14] Bridge Ink (2003)
  • Internacional Casas San Diego, Kliczkowski Publishers (1996)
  • Detailing Light, Whitney Library of Design (1995)

Awards

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In 2006, Safdie and Rabines received the Residential Architect "Rising Stars"[15] Leadership Award. Since then, the firm's work has been recognized with over 75 awards[16] for architecture, urban design and master planning by entities including the American Institute of Architects, American Society of Landscape Architects, American Planning Association. In 2017, the National City Aquatic Center was awarded an Orchid for Architecture by the San Diego Architectural Foundation.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Access Youth Academy". www.safdierabines.com.
  2. ^ San Diego, University of California (2017-05-18). "Changing the Face of Campus". ucsdnews.ucsd.edu.
  3. ^ Newman, Morris (2011-07-12). "In San Diego's Barrio Logan, Mercado del Barrio Nears Completion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  4. ^ "Safdie Rabines Architects | Office | ArchDaily". www.archdaily.com.
  5. ^ "Safdie Rabines | In the News". www.safdierabines.com.
  6. ^ Siyu, Zheng; Ying, Peng (2012). Public Construction. Artpower. pp. 402–405. ISBN 9789881574220.
  7. ^ Fatih, Driss (2012). Pure Luxury: 100 Great Houses. Images Publishing. pp. 42–45. ISBN 9781864704969.
  8. ^ Beaver, Robyn; Yao/Artech, The Architecture of Kris (2010). 21st Century Houses: 150 of the World's Best. Images Publishing. pp. 360–363. ISBN 9781864703818.
  9. ^ Trulove, James Grayson (2005). The New Wood House. Bulfinch Press. pp. 104–113. ISBN 9780821262016.
  10. ^ Canizares, Ana G. (2006-07-25). Outdoor Spaces: Good Ideas. HarperCollins. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9780060893231.
  11. ^ Trulove, James Grayson (2004-07-06). Tree Houses by Architects. New York, NY: Harper Design. pp. 10–27. ISBN 9780060572860.
  12. ^ Bahamon, Alejandro (2003-12-23). Houses on the Edge. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780060544737.
  13. ^ Clark, Sally; Magazine, House Beautiful (2003-03-01). House Beautiful Sensational Storage Solutions. Hearst Books. pp. 124–127. ISBN 9781588162526.
  14. ^ Cortright, Robert (2003). Bridging the World. Bridge Ink. ISBN 9780964196339.
  15. ^ "Leadership Award: Rising Stars". www.residentialarchitect.com. 2006-11-09.
  16. ^ "Firm Awards". www.safdierabines.com.
  17. ^ Showley, Roger (2017-10-26). "The best (and worst) of San Diego architecture". sandiegouniontribune.com.
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