john silber, AIA - principal
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Mr. Silber has been active in the architecture and urban design of Southern California since his graduation from the University of San Diego in 1973. Involvement began with work of the historically significant architecture of San Diego. This initial interest in what had been made evolved into a concern for what should be made. He returned to school and in 1981 completed a Masters of Architecture degree at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC).
Mr. Silber is the former Architectural Director of the Los Angeles Community Design Center. He has also served as a Project Architect with Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA, in San Diego and with Solberg and Lowe, AIA, of Santa Monica. While with Rob Quigley, Mr. Silber worked on the La Pensione Hotel and Malibu Studio Hotel single room occupancy (SRO) projects. These projects have received both state and local design award recognition by the American Institute of Architects for their fresh solution to the need for affordable housing in urban settings. John’s projects with Solberg and Lowe include the innovative Samuel Goldwyn Children’s Center and the Alcoholism Center for Women. His Community Design Center Projects include his Los Angeles Free Clinic’s Seniel Ostrow Building, the Los Angeles Family School, and several in-fill affordable housing developments.
Active in community building in the larger sense, Mr. Silber serves on the City of Fullerton Redevelopment Agency Design Review Committee and is a member of the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce.
Since 1993 Mr. Silber has served as the principal architect of his own firm. As such he brings 20 years experience in the practice of architecture.
Awards and Publications
La Casita de las Mamas, Downey
Firm : Silber Architects, John Silber, AIA Architecture/Planning
Historical Home Restoration Award
1920’s Craftsman House
Downey Historical Society
Marisol Apartments, Oceanside
Firm: John Silber, AIA Architecture/Planning
Paul Davidoff Award
American Planning Association
La Pensione Hotel, San Diego
Firm: Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA, Project Architect
American Institute of Architects-California Council Honor Award
American Institute of Architects-San Diego Honor Award
Home Sweet Home, Architecture Magazine, January 1993
The Sanctuary, Colorado
Firm: Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA, Project Architect
GA Houses #34
Malibu Studio Hotel, San Diego
Firm: Wellington Quigley, FAIA, Project Architect
American Institute of Architects, San Diego Citation Award
Seniel Ostrow Building, Los Angeles Free Clinic
Firm: Los Angeles Community Design Center, Principal Architect
Expanding Horizons, Designers West Magazine, October 1990
An Upscale Clinic for the Down and Out, American Medical News,
March 9, 1990
Free Clinic-New Setting, Same Mission, Los Angeles Times, February 12, 1990
Designers Pitch in to Cure Space Lack at the L.A. Free Clinic, Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1989
The Veltman Addition, Los Angeles
Firm: Michel Folonis, AIA, Designers
American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Award
Los Angeles Now Exhibit & Publication
1983, the Architectural Association, London, England
Education
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC)
Master of Architecture, 1981
University of San Diego
Bachelor of Arts, 1973
Affiliations
American Institute of Architects
Chamber of Commerce, City of Fullerton
Member, City of Fullerton Redevelopment Design Review Committee
Member, Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation Board of Director
License
California C-15573