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Mission Beach Boardwalk Walking Tour

Join us for this unique historical perspective of the Mission Beach Boardwalk!

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Ask an Architect – April 2017 Edition

We here at ISA get phone calls all the time from homeowners (and potential homeowners!) who don’t quite know where to start with this whole ‘hiring an architect’ thing. Some people just want to educate themselves (what is an FAR, anyway?) and don’t know where to turn. So we decided to answer some of the most […]

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Seen Around Town: Single Wall Construction

Have you heard? There is an architectural gem hiding inside some early 20th century buildings in San Diego. This gem is a rare construction technique most common on the West Coast, where the rapid pace of westward expansion required quick, inexpensive, and efficient building. It can be found in some of La Jolla’s beach cottages […]

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