Big Impact, Mid-Size Firm: Studio E at UC San Diego

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Amid UC San Diego's wave of campus mega-projects over the past two decades, Studio E Architects has stood out by making a series of thoughtful, human-scaled interventions.


This architect-led walking tour will highlight a diverse set of award-winning projects, from the new home for campus Housing, Dining & Hospitality services to renovations of midcentury buildings, the Mandeville Art Gallery, and Revelle College student dining hall (reimagined as 64 Degrees).


Join us to learn how a midsized San Diego firm has achieved an outsized impact through attention to context, detail, and user experience.



Mode of Transportation: Bus

Learning Objectives

1. Explore design strategies that have transformed everyday campus spaces into vibrant social, cultural, and academic hubs.
2. Discover how to specify and detail a double skin–glazed façade designed to mitigate solar gain while providing west-facing ocean views at the Housing, Dining & Hospitality building.
3. Learn how to specify and detail a transparent media façade consisting of integrated LED tubes and stainless-steel mesh, as used for digital art displays on a large entry portal at Mandeville Art Gallery.
4. Consider how small-to-midsized architectural practices can make a lasting impact on large university campuses through context-sensitive, human-scaled design.

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