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Wisteria Cottage Rehabilitation and Historic Structure Report

In 2008, the La Jolla Historical Society was given by bequest an important historic property, Wisteria Cottage, a 1904 beach Cottage and example of the distinctive vernacular architecture of early La Jolla.  The Cottage was listed as a San Diego Historical Landmark in 1982.  It was once owned by the notable Scripps family, and during […]

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Vernacular Architecture: Towards a Sustainable Future, 2014

Restoration Informed by Archaeology of a Mexican-American Adobe Ranch House (pgs 679-684) ABSTRACT: Using the interdisciplinary approach, of Architectural adobe knowledge with the trained eye of an Archaeologist, the studies purpose was to determine if there was any association or identification of the building as the Trading Post of Jonathan T. Warner and his family […]

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IS Architecture Wins a 2014 CPF Award

In September 2014, IS Architecture received a California Preservation Foundation Award for the Historic Rehabilitation of the UCSD Audrey Geisel University House. This marks our 9th CPF Award!

The California Preservation Design Awards is a statewide hallmark, showcasing preservation design excellence by firms and individuals.  The California Preservation Foundation celebrates and recognizes exemplary work in historic preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, sustainability, studies, reports and other significant categories in the preservation field through the Preservation Design Awards.