Brooks + Scarpa Architects

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Lawrence Scarpa and
Angela Brooks

[L-R] Lawrence Scarpa and Angela Brooks – © Brooks + Scarpa Architects

Published projects

	Centro de Desarrollo de Ventajas Competitivas Site: A 100 000 square foot vacant parcel located within a new Research and Technology Innovation Park developed by the Mexican government. The site is also...
	Rosa Gardens Rosa Gardens is a 57-unit affordable apartment building consisting of 2 and 3-bedroom family units with a common laundry room, community room and other family...
	Kimball Art Center A 22,000 square foot addition to the existing 12,000 square foot 1929 historic Kimball Art Center located in the heart of downtown Park City at the corner of...
	Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) Raleigh Located in Raleigh’s Historic Depot District, this historic 1910 two-story brick structure has emerged into a new incarnation as the home of Raleigh’s...
	Redelco Residence In early 1994, the architects began work on the project and while in construction (demolition, grading and foundations) the owner, due to circumstances beyond...
	Step Up on Fifth 5-story building over subterranean parking garage. Ground floor consists of a residential lobby, computer room and parking. Units are organized on the...
	Solar Umbrella Residence Nestled amidst a neighborhood of single story bungalows in Venice, California, the Solar Umbrella Residence boldly establishes a precedent for the next...
	Santa Monica Municipal Parking Brooks + Scarpa was commissioned to design improvements to eight parking garages surrounding the popular 3rd Street Promenade of Santa Monica. The improvements...
	Orange Grove Located in a neighborhood characterized by traditional bungalow style single-family residences, Orange Grove is a new landmark for the City of West Hollywood...
	Cherokee Mixed-Use Lofts Cherokee Mixed-Use Lofts is an urban infill, mixed-use, market-rate housing project. The building is inspired by the series of paintings by the British artist...

Brief description

Brooks + Scarpa (formerly Pugh + Scarpa) has received over fifty-five major design awards including 16 national AIA Honor Awards, 2005 Record Houses, 2003 Record Interiors, 2003 Rudy Bruner Prize, 2003 AIA COTE “Top Ten Green Building” Award and is a finalist for the World Habitat Award, one of ten firms selected worldwide. In 2004 The Architectural League of New York selected the firm as an “Emerging Voice” in architecture. Their work is currently exhibited at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Their work has been Featured in NEWSWEEK and appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2009 Interior Design Magazine honored him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2010, Brooks + Scarpa was awarded the National and State of California Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects.

Principals

Lawrence Scarpa
Angela Brooks

Key projects

Solar Umbrella House, Venice, California
Colorado Court, Santa Monica, California
CAM Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina
Aaronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Siquieros Cultural Arts Center, Los Angeles, California
Mill Center for the Arts, Hendersonville, North Carolina
XAP Corporation, Culver City, California
Make it Right Affordable Housing for Brad Pitt, New Orleans, Louisiana
Green Dot Charter High School, Lennox, California
Jennifer Lopez Studio, Westwood, CA
Danny DiVito Jersey Films, Century City, CA

Industry affiliations

American Institute of Architects
United States Green Building Council

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