BCA ARCHITECTS SELECTED TO MODERNIZE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE NURSING AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY BUILDING

Posted: July 5, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Awards, BCA Bios, BCA Did You Know?, BCA Q&A's, Sustainable Design | Tags: | Leave a comment

Long Beach, Calif. – After successfully completing the Programming and Schematic design phases of the project in collaboration with the Long Beach City College District team, user group and bond management team, BCA Architects continues their partnership with the LBCCD to modernize their Nursing and Health Technology building.

Long Beach City College (LBCC) is the home of the nationally recognized nursing program offered by the Health and Technology Department. The Health and Technology building is a three story building constructed circa 1969. The total enclosed area of the building being modernized is 23,250 square feet. Currently the Nursing Department is preparing students to work in 21st century hospitals in a facility built in 1969 – to maximize the use of the existing spaces and to provide a 21st Century Learning Environment, designed for the specific needs of the Nursing and Health Technology program, the College District and BCA Architects have embarked on converting all existing enclosed areas to support new functional needs of the Department.

Paul Bunton, AIA, President of BCA Architects said “BCA is enjoying our partnership with the Long Beach City College and their Bond Management Team to assist in the modernization and expansion of this exciting and progressive program. The students of LBCC will be learning in one of the most state of the art nursing and health technology facilities in the State.”

Since 1927, LBCC has been serving the needs of the city of Long Beach and its neighboring districts of Avalon, Lakewood and Signal Hill. Long Beach Community College District is making significant improvements to both of their campuses and implementing construction program under the Measure E Bond Program, Proposition 1A, Proposition 47, Proposition 55, and State funded scheduled maintenance projects.

The Renovation of Building C – Nursing and Health Technology building project is expected to be complete in the fall of 2014.

BCA Architects Nominated for Prestigious Orchid Award for Sweetwater High School’s Gateway Complex

Posted: October 11, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Awards, Sustainable Design | Leave a comment

10.11.2011

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (October 11, 2011) – California educational architectural specialists BCA Architects has been nominated for the coveted Orchid Award for the Sweetwater High School’s new Gateway Complex, qualifying BCA Architects for the Sustainable Design and People’s Choice categories.  Presented each year by the San Diego Architectural Foundation, the annual Orchid and Onion program recognizes San Diego’s most outstanding architecture, planning and urban design throughout the San Diego region.

The annual Orchids and Onions ceremony for best and worst in San Diego architecture is on October 27

The various categories for the annual Orchids and Onions program include: architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, historic preservation, sustainable design, miscellaneous and people’s choice.  Located on the corner of 30th and Highland Ave in National City, the new Gateway Complex is an 81,000-square-foot, three-story building equipped with 34 classrooms, wireless technology, interactive white boards, a counseling and health center, as well as new administration and student services offices, a new library and a 200-seat theater.

“Not only did we design a ‘green’ building to save energy and money for the District, but we also intended for the building itself to be used as a tool to help teach students invaluable lessons regarding the importance of protecting our environment and our energy future,” said BCA Architects Lead Designer, Samer Kawar.

This year’s award ceremony will be held on October 27th at the Westfield Horton Plaza Event Space Awards Ceremony at the historic Balboa Theater. In all categories except People’s Choice, a jury of design professionals and artists will determine the official Orchids & Onions based upon the public’s submissions. To vote for the People’s Choice Category or for more information on the program, visit http://www.orchidsandonions.org/.

For more information on BCA Architects or Sweetwater High School’s new Gateway Complex, please contact Tomas Urtasun by email at tomas.urtasun@focuscominc.comor by phone at 619.994.7417.