Tijuana Colonias

Modern San Diego by Keith York
Tijuana Colonias

Modern San Diego by Keith York

WHILE I’m on the subject of modernism in San Diego, I wanted to point out another amazing San Diego webpage celebrating San Diego mid-century style:  Modern San Diego. Modern San Diego was started by San Diegan Keith York, who works as program director at KPBS and teaches courses in media […]

Tijuana Colonias

The Ned Paynter Collection: San Diego Architecture

The Friends of San Diego Architecture have just posted an amazing collection of architectural images donated by the local historian Ned Paynter (1935-2007).  Paynter was an avid traveler with a passion for architecture, and his collection of 10,000 images includes 500 photographs of buildings in San Diego.  Many of San […]

Triple Border Fence Project Wins "Onion" Award for Worst Architecture in San Diego
Border Wall / Friendship Park / Tijuana Colonias

Triple Border Fence Project Wins "Onion" Award for Worst Architecture in San Diego

San Diego Daily Transcript “Orchids, Onions honors best, worst in recent crop of architecture” By MONICA UNHOLD 14 November 2008 SAN DIEGO, CA | On Thursday evening, architects honored condos, hospital facilities and theater restorations that have blossomed in the past few years as well as those that plain stink, […]