Shubin + Donaldson Architects, Land Planning, LEED, Loreto Bay

Honors and Awards | Publications

Honors and Awards

AIA/LA Interior Architecture Merit Award; 2001 (Ogilvy & Mather)
FX Awards Finalist for Best Medium Office; 2001 (Ogilvy & Mather)
FX Awards Finalist for Best Medium Office; 2001 (Ground Zero)
Business Week/Architectural Record Awards Winner; 2000 (Ground Zero)
AIA/LA Interior Architecture Honor Award; 2000 (Ground Zero 2)
AIA/LA Interior Architecture Honorable Mention; 2000 (Iwin.com)
Interiors Magazine Design Award Honorable Mention; 2000 (Iwin.com)
2000 Lumen West Award of Merit (Ground Zero)
Business Week/Architectural Record Awards Finalist; 1999 (Ground Zero)
AIA/LA Interior Architecture Honor Award; 1999 (Ground Zero)
Next/LA Award; 1999 (Ground Zero II)
Next/LA Award; 1999 (Santa Monica Sound Studio)
Business Week/Architectural Record Awards Finalist; 1999 (Ground Zero)
Contract Design Magazine “New Faces”; 1999 (Shubin + Donaldson)
California Council/AIA Design Award; 1998 (Fuel Offices)
AIA/Santa Barbara Award; 1998 (Trout Club Residence)
AIA/Santa Barbara Award; 1998 (Youth Center for LA County Sheriff’s Youth Foundation)
American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter President; 1998 (Robin Donaldson)
Laguna Beach AIA Merit Award; 1995 (Urban Residence)
40 Under 40; 1995 (Robin Donaldson)

Publications

Newspapers + Periodicals

Trends Very Best Kitchens & Bathrooms; “Command Post”; Spring 2006
Interior Design; “Church Of The Open Mind”; February 2006
Interior Design; “Newsdesk: Blue And Green”; February 2006
Dream Baths; “Beauty Spots: Vacation Inspiration”; 2006
Dwell; “Dwell Design Guide: Architects and Designers”; October/November 2005
Contract; “Focus: Made To Order”; June 2005
Contract; “Design: Add Campaign”; June 2005
LA Architect; “Site Profile”; May/June 2005
Archidom (Russia); “Hi-Tech Production”; April 2005
LA Architect; “Work Spaces”; November/December 2005
Kitchen Trends; ”Command Post”; Volume 21/3 (2005)
Los Angeles Times Magazine; “Style/Home: Latin Accents”; November 28, 2004
Real Estate Southern California; “Guide To Suppliers: Architecture/Design/Engineering”; June 2004
Colorfulness; “Waterfront House: On Golden Sand”; June 2004
Better Homes & Gardens Beautiful Baths; “Souvenir Palette”; November 2004
Robb Report; “2004 Ultimate Home Tour: A Great Estate—The Façade”; April 2004
Los Angeles Times Magazine; “The Kitchen Maximized”; February 8, 2004
California Home & Design; “Winners of the 4th Annual CH&D Design Achievement Awards”; October 2003

Kitchen Trends; “Light Refreshment”; Volume 19/5 (2003)
Los Angeles Times Magazine; “Lighting: Glass Menagerie”; September 28, 2003
Interior Design; “The Firm’s Firm”; May 2003
Metropolitan Home; “Sand Box”; March/April, 2003
People Magazine; “On the Block: Hollywood by the Sea”; January 20, 2003
Bathroom Trends; “Get Comfortable—Lounge Space”; Volume 19, No 3 (2003)
SAH/SCC News; “Featured Event: Architectural Tour with Shubin + Donaldson”; January/February 2003
Los Angeles Times Magazine; “Not Your Father’s Office”; September 29, 2002
Frame (The Netherlands); “The Dixie Chicks Were Here”; September/October 2002
Angeleno; “Warming Trend: A Modern House Finds A Home In Montecito”; September/October 2002
Riviera; “Warming Trend: A Modern House Finds A Home In Montecito”; September/October 2002
Chicago Social; “Warming Trend: A Modern House Finds A Home In Montecito”; September 2002
Los Angeles Magazine; “Good Bones: A Solid Foundation For A Spectacular Renovation”; September 2002
LA Architect; “The Power Of Light”; July/August 2002
LA Architect; “Photo Album: The Firm”; July/August 2002
Interior Design; “Modern in Montecito”; June 2002
Architectural Record; “Small; Medium; and Large: Lessons From the Best-Managed Firms; Part II”; June 2002
Contract; “Fitting In: Fotouhi Alonso Associates”; June 2002
Architectural Record; “Small; Medium; and Large: Lessons From the Best-Managed Firms”; May 2002
LA Architect; “Profile—dTank: A New Tradition of the Work Space”; Mar/Apr 2002
Blueprint (United Kingdom); “News: Interiors—Tunnel Visions”; February 2002
LA Architect; “AIA/LA 2001 Awards”; January/February 2002
Interior Design: The Best of 2001; “Best Office: Ogilvy & Mather”; December 2001
AMC (France); “Interieurs—Shubin & Donaldson Architects Bureaux Mixtes Los Angeles”; December 2001

Frame (The Netherlands);“Items: Workstation”; November/December 2001
California Real Estate Journal; “Architecture: AIA/LA Honors 23 Design Projects”; November 5, 2001
LA Architect; “Upfront: Awards”; November/December 2001
Contract Design; “Focus: New Customs”; November 2001
LA Architect; “Shedding the ‘Blue Suit’”; September/October 2001
Los Angeles Business Journal; “Corporate Expansion & Relocation—Ogilvy Makes Its Move”; August 27-September 2, 2001
Frame (The Netherlands); “Workplace Issue: Tube Station”; July/August 2001
digitalcoastdaily.com; “Iwin Enjoys Its Internet Gold Rush Space in Post-Boom Era”; June 13–14, 2001
Interiors; “It’s On The Prize”; June 2001
ArchitecturalRecord.com; “Themes of Transparency are Grounded by Raw Design Elements”; June 2001
OFX (Italy); “Interiors: The Headquarters of Advertising Agency ‘Ground Zero’ is the Best Visiting Card”; March/April 2001
Interior Design; “Tunnel Vision”; March 2001
Tasarim (Turkey); “Office Buildings: Fotouhi Alonso Associates; California”; #109 (2001)
Tasarim (Turkey); “Office Buildings: LRN-Network”; #109 (2001)
Contract; “Branching Out”; March 2001
FX (Italy); “Lofty Ideals”; January 2001
Revolution; “Online Media: Iwin.com”; January 2001
Business Week International (European Ed.); “Business Week/Architectural Record Awards—Super Structures: Frugal; But Full of Energy and Light”; November 6, 2000
Business Week; “Frugal; But Full of Energy and Light”; November 6, 2000
LA Architect; “2000 AIA/LA Awards”; November/December 2000

OFX—34; Special Office International(Italy); “A Radical Transformation”; Nov/ Dec 2000
Time; “My Kingdom for a Door”; October 23, 2000
Architectural Record; “Theatrical Architecture Nourishes Ad Agency Ideas”; Oct 2000
AIArchitect; “Business Week/Architectural Record Award Winners”; October 2000
Interiors; “5 Years Ago in Interiors”; September 2000
American HomeStyle & Gardening: Kitchen & Bath Custom Planner; “The Wild Blue Yonder”; Fall 2000
Los Angeles Business Journal; What are Top-Flight Los Angeles Executives Looking for in Their Offices?”; August 7–13, 2000
LA Architect; “LA Architect Launches at Ground Zero”; May/June 2000
LA Architect; “Awards”; September/October 2000
Architectural Record; “A California Firm Revels in Digital Age”; March 2000
L.A. Architect; “Honor Awards: Ground Zero”; January/February 2000
The Architectural Review (United Kingdom); “Billboard Building”; October 1999
Interiors; “Point of Impact”; October 1999
Los Angeles Business Journal; “Creativity by Design”; September 20, 1999
Graphis; “The Glory of Raw Space”; July/August 1999
The New York Times; “Now Playing in Los Angeles: Have Warehouse; Will Remodel”; May 13, 1999
Contract Design; “New Faces 1999: Where There’s Fuel There’s Fire”; January 1999
Los Angeles Business Journal; “Lost in the Funhouse at Ground Zeroland”; January 11–17, 1999
Los Angeles Times Orange County; “Bravura New World”; January 9, 1999
SCI-Arc Alumni News; “Shubin + Donaldson Win Award”; Summer 1998
Daily Variety; “Wild Workplaces: Fuel’s Idea Factory”; July 31, 1998
Millimeter; “House of Style”; May 1998
Los Angeles Times; “Architecture Review: Bravura New World”; April 18, 1998
Los Angeles Times; “Commercial Real Estate: A Loft of Fun”; March 10, 1998
The New York Times; “Crime-Fighting Design”; February 19, 1998
Architectural Record; “A Gang-Proof Youth Center”; February 1998
Building Design & Construction; “Recycled government buildings perform new civic duty”; December 1997
L.A. Architect; “Six Emerging Architects”; August/September 1997
Architectural Digest; “Seaside Simplicity in Malibu”; April 1997
The New York Times Magazine; “Monumental Minimalism”; February 25, 1996
Interiors; “40 Under 40”; September 1995

Books

The Contemporary Guesthouse; Edizioni Press, USA; 2005
Pacific Houses; Harper Design International, USA; 2004
Offices Design Source; Harper Collins, USA; 2004
Interiors Now; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2004
34 Los Angeles Architects; A+D Museum, USA; 2004
50+ Great Bathrooms By Architects; Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2005
50 Great Kitchens By Architects; Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2005
100 More Of The World’s Best Houses; Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2005
Kids Spaces; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2004
Pacific Houses; Harper Design International, USA; 2004
The Other Office: Creative Workplace Design; Frame: Birkhauser, The Netherlands; 2004
1000 Architects; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2004
The 21st Century Office; Laurence King Publishing, United Kingdom; 2003
Another 100 Of The World’s Best Houses; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2003
New Offices; Loft Publications, Spain; August 2003
Offices: Designer & Design; Loft Publications, Spain; 2003
Office Spaces: Volume 1; The Images Publishing Group, Australia, 2003
100 Of The World’s Best Houses; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2002
Interior Spaces of The USA and Canada: Volume 6; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2002

Workspheres; The Museum of Modern Art, USA; 2001
Details in Architecture; Volume 3; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2001
International Architecture Yearbook; Volume 7; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2001
Cyberspace: The World of Digital Architecture; The Images Publishing Group, Australia; 2000
Architecture + Design LA; The Understanding Business Press, USA; 2000
Los Angeles Home Book; (First Edition); Cahners Publishing, USA; 2000
Shops & Boutiques 2000; PBC International, USA; 2000
Outdoor Rooms; Rockport Publishers, USA; 1999
The Creative Office; Calmann & King, United Kingdom; 1999
Building in Los Angeles; Southern California Institute of Architecture, USA; 1999
Designing With Spirituality; PBC International, USA; 1999
Interiorscapes: Design Ideas for Rooms With a View; Rockport Publishers, USA; 1999
Room by Room: Contemporary Interior; Rockport Publishers, USA; 1999
Amazing Space: Architect Designed Homes Under $300;000; Schiffer Publishing, USA; 1998
Building in Los Angeles; Southern California Institute of Architecture, USA; 1998
40 Under 40: A Guide to New Young Talent; Vitae Press, USA; 1995