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

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.

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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