John Arnold

I love designing homes for people—the places where they will experience their lives and pursue happiness. I remember at the rowdy grand opening party for the Pacific Electric Building, in the middle of the grand speeches, a city official recognized all the new residents in the crowd, and someone yelled out, “Welcome to our home!” It was a profound revelation for me about architecture.

JOHN ARNOLD, AIA

PARTNER

With an interest in housing, landscape, and urban design, John has contributed to much of KFA’s multi-family portfolio, starting in 1999, seeking to join great living spaces with their sites and the city as a whole. He has specialized in high-density urban projects and affordable/special needs buildings throughout Los Angeles. Concurrently, John heads up KFA’s adaptive reuse work and has completed over a dozen projects in existing buildings with historic designation. John enjoys community outreach and participates in many of KFA’s public presentations. He is actively involved in his South LA neighborhood of Jefferson Park with planning and zoning issues, being a long-time board member of the United Neighborhoods NC. John is currently serving on AIA|LA’s Board of Directors as AIA CA Representative and serves on the board of Abode Communities Housing. In 2023, John started the restoration of the historic Paul Williams residence in West Adams.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
University of Washington

Bachelor of Science,
Environmental Design,
University of Massachusetts

FIVE THINGS

Rain. Native Oaks. Burgundy. Red Beans and Rice. Urban Bike Adventure.

CONTACT

310.399.7975 ext. 208