An Upward Trend – Four is the New Three
About fifteen years ago, I predicted that three-story living for single-family homes and townhomes would become a thing. The reaction from many was,…
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Housing Types That Benefit a Trick-Or-Treater
Is Your Home a Trick or a Treat? Halloween [haləˈwēn, ˌhäləˈwēn] Noun The night of October 31, the eve of All Saints’ Day,…
Grasping the Challenge and the Opportunity
WHA Building Safety Series: Rancho Mission Viejo Case Study The risk of wildfire continues to threaten California homes and residents. Eight of California’s…
A Community Upon a Hill
Situated atop a hill in Mission Viejo, CA, lies Saddleback Place. This name may sound familiar as it alludes to Saddleback Church, a…
Celebrating Design
WHA’s 2023 AIAOC Design Awards & SoCal MAME Finalists Every project that comes across our desks at WHA creates an opportunity for us…
Fire Safe Construction: A Personal Retrospective of the Silverado Fire, Three Years Later
WHA Building Safety Series Daily Mail Just before Halloween 2020, the Silverado Fire broke out in the mountains of Orange County. I had…
2030 and Beyond: Visions for Urban Planning for the Future
As architects, urban planners, designers, and city representatives, we stand on the forefront of shaping the urban landscapes that will define the next…