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RDC Enjoys LA Food Bank Volunteer Saturdays. Our team has spent a few Saturdays volunteering at the LA Food Bank this past year.  We’ve all agreed it is a fun and fulfilling opportunity to give back as a group. It's a socially distanced way to get involved, assembling care packages and distributing them to people in need.  We plan to spend more...

We are thankful for our continued collaborations with our clients and looking forward to a new year of Making Everyday Places Extraordinary!  This New Year art was created by Long Beach artist @lynnazali. Inspired by urban coastal living, Lynn is an active acrylic painter and illustrator. She is a senior designer for RDC.

We reflect on 2021 with gratitude for our ability to contribute to our communities. A few years ago, RDC’s Hospitality + Interiors work group was awarded the opportunity to create a safe and supportive space to facilitate the mission of WISEplace. Since its foundation in 1924, WISEplace has helped more than 8,400 unhoused women to rebuild their...

Carina Mills, AIA, RDC’s Talent Director, has been elected as Vice President of Professional Practice for AIA California.  She is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona’s BArch program and began her service to AIA as soon as she moved to Long Beach and joined the local chapter.  Carina began her career dedicated to developing her skills as a...

RDC wishes all of you a peaceful holiday season!  This art was created by Long Beach artist Lynn Azali. Inspired by urban coastal living, Lynn is an active acrylic painter and illustrator. She is a senior designer for RDC. 

Jenni Kayne, the California lifestyle brand known for minimalist, elevated, and timeless wardrobe staples, in addition to home classics and furniture, opens its flagship Jenni Kayne Home store in New York City [125 Greene Street, between Price St. and West Houston].  Located in the heart of New York’s SoHo, the store features all the...

Thank you, Interior Design, for recognizing RDC with the 2021 "Best of Year" Award for Equinox Beale Street for fitness.  Interior Design's Best of Year is the design industry's premiere design awards program, honoring the most significant work of the year as well as recognizing designers, architects, and manufacturers from around the globe.  We...

Congratulations to Carlos Hernandez, AIA, RDC’s Director of Technical Management, on becoming a member of Board of Directors of the AIA South Bay/Long Beach Chapter.  In this role, Carlos will participate in sub-committees including DEI, Scholarship Programs, and will lead the AIA LB/SB 2022’s Photography Competition. The AIA LB/SB Board Retreat...

Rhone’s first location outside of the Northeast is now open at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California. RDC is proud to be part of Rhone’s retail expansion. This new store environment defines Rhone’s brand and culture. The concept features and inviting floor plan, hospitality area, furniture, and décor, engaging customers to browse, and...

Erewhon has opened its store and café at in Studio City at the Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge.  RDC recently completed the complex interiors and as with other Erewhon markets, the design includes adapting to a tight urban footprint. RDC’s solutions entailed routing plumbing and other infrastructure to serve combination café and market. Erewhon Studio...

RDC celebrates Rivian’s first Hub – a physical location designed to encourage exchange with the local community and for Rivian fans to gather and connect. Because purchasing a Rivian can be done digitally, Rivian is untethered from the traditional car-buying experience, and free to define what they wanted a Rivian space to be. RDC is proud to...

Senior Principal Mitra Esfandiari, AIA, was invited to guest lecture at UCLA.  She shared stories of her professional life as an architect and of the places that RDC has designed both near and far.  The students enjoyed the conversation about career path and about working both locally and internationally. 

Marina Beach Retail Center in Marina Del Rey, CA is an ocean-adjacent renovation for RDC client Gold Coast Shopping Center LLC.  The new design features contemporary playful facades, refreshed community spaces and an RDC-designed art program with Marina-inspired murals and wall graphics.

The results of the BD+C’s 2021 Giants 400 survey reveal that RDC-S111 ranks #83 for architecture firms and #13 for retail architecture firms. For the past 45 years, the editors of Building Design+Construction have surveyed the largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. to identify the Giants 400—the nation's most...

We believe all Black lives matter. We support the right to protest peacefully, leading to an informed and just world. We will do better, starting by listening and learning. We will take action to create a deliberately anti-racist and informed culture that protects the rights of all and sincerely welcomes people no matter the color of their skin....

By Sustainability Director, Sara Hickman It’s been a busy two years since we achieved our WELL Gold Certification in 2017. The standard has proven to be a useful tool to support healthy outcomes both across our company and project portfolio. Since our relocation, we’ve tested multiple air quality monitors which have helps us to prove the quality...