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KFA’s Tarrah Beebe, AIA, participating in an important panel discussion about the current and future building trends in Downtown Los Angeles. The discussion was presented by the Association for Women in Architecture + Design during the 2015 Dwell Conference. ‬ ‪#‎DODLA‬‪#‎womenarchitects‬ ‪#‎cityliving‬. ‪#‎design‬ ‪#‎urbandevelopment‬‪#‎mixedusedevelopment‬‪#‎transitorienteddesign‬ ‪#‎urbanplanning‬ ‪#‎designers‬ ‪#‎landscapes‬ ‪#‎architecture‬ #‎DODLA2015‬

THE TRANSFIGURATION Immanuel Church in Long Beach turned into affordable housing. Beyond the political rhetoric and the well-intentioned workshops calling for more affordable housing persist the difficult challenges of actually trying to get it built.  Earnest as its advocates may be, the shortage aggravated by an overheated private market is getting worse, particularly in Los […]

For New People and New Projects  Spring has blossomed at KFA and we welcome with pleasure 9 additional staff who are helping to hatch several new and re-energized projects. Moving forward in Santa Monica is Pico Eleven, a 32-unit 4-story apartment building developed by Pico Eleven LLP, and the only housing project to be approved by the […]

Our office is bustling with new faces and we are excited about opportunities to collaborate as we grow.  We interviewed our newest freshman class and asked them to give us a brief introduction: Ashkan Afshari is an architect with diverse experience including educational, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use projects.  His goal is to combine sustainability, culture, […]

The complexities of re imagining older buildings into new spaces become even more layered with designated historic structures. Architects must coordinate not just with clients, consultants, and artisans, but public agencies empowered to protect a classic building’s character. Killefer Flammang Architects(KFA) has performed this role in multiple Los Angeles historic and cultural monuments, including the Ace […]

KFA partners Barbara Flammang and Wade Killefer. (photo by Chad Yussman/KFA) Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) received the John Chase Creative Community Award at the recent West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC) Gala. KFA was recognized for dedicating “so much of their time and energy to creating affordable homes for hundreds of people who struggle not […]

KFA is pleased to announce the promotions of John Arnold, AIA, Lise Bornstein, AIA, and Shu-Chi Hsu, LEED AP to principal. JOHN ARNOLD, AIA With degrees in architecture and landscape design, John joined the KFA team in 1999 and has enjoyed the opportunity of being involved in both LA’s and KFA’s continuing growth and evolution. He […]

Los AngelesAffordable Housing KFA partner Wade Killefer, Associates chairman Thomas Safran, and Clifford Beers Housing exec director Christian Ahumada say the design will preserve the old stained-glass windows, in addition to the church’s historic organ. The project will convert the 90-year-old Immanuel Church at 3215 E 3rd St in Long Beach into a three-story complex for seniors. The project will include 24 one-bedroom units […]

You Can’t Eat The Sunshine – The Esotouric podcast Join us this week as we talk with architect Wade Killefer, partner at Killifer Flammang, about the firm’s recent renovation of the 19th century Pershing Hotel at the corner of 5th and Main. We’ll also visit with Donald Spivack, former Deputy Chief of Policy and Operations […]

Successful Design Strategies for Affordable Housing The affordable housing crisis is intensifying. It has increased pressure on architects to produce designs acceptable both to developers and to the communities where affordable housing may appear. Killefer Flammang Architects, based in Santa Monica, has designed over 3,500 units of affordable housing in Southern California including the New Pershing Apartments […]