NEWS


Architects Orange is pleased to announce that
Main Street Village,
the first LEED Certified (Silver) apartment community in Orange
County, CA, has won top honors for "Development of the Year"
at the 10th Annual South Coast Apartment Association's "GEMM"
(Greater Excellence in Management and Maintenance) Awards.
<<Visit the Main Street Village project page
here


Architects Orange is pleased to announce that we have expanded
our operations internationally by opening a new office in Da Nang,
Viet Nam. We also welcome new Associate Partner Binh Tran to
the firm who will be managing the new office overseas along with support
from Serafin Maranan, Associate at the Orange Office. The new Viet Nam office will allow
Architects Orange to provide quality design services across the Asia
Pacific.
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Binh Tran
Binh Tran has over twenty two
years of experience, with all
around skills in client management, programming,
master planning, conceptual design, and construction supervision. Binh has been extensively involved
in successful projects in the USA and abroad, and working on
different type of building types: high end
estates, industrial buildings, low to mid rise developments,
high density mixed-use developments, hospitality and
resorts, commercial high rises and condominiums. He has
a keen understanding of market driven demands which he
generates into feasibility studies, building program and
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Serafin Maranan
A member of Architects
Orange’s team for over 6 years, Mr. Maranan brings
exceptional project management skills and leadership to the
residential and mixed-use projects he supervises. He is an
excellent team player and his professionalism and commitment
are particularly valuable to the firm and its clients,
consultants, and in his regular interactions with public
agencies. Overall Serafin has twenty years of international
professional experience in the field of architecture working
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Our new office,
pictured above, can be reached at the following:
52 Nguyen Huu Tho Street
Cam Le District, Da Nang
City, Viet Nam
Phone: 84 122 300 4519


As we move forward,
Architects Orange continues to evolve and leverage the talents
of our teams as we provide quality service and relevant design
solutions for our clients. In this spirit, we are pleased to
announce that we have opened a new office in Scottsdale, Arizona
and welcome new Principal Larry Stewart to that office.
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Larry Stewart
Larry brings more than 25 years of experience managing and
directing retail architectural studios. He has completed
hundreds of projects and millions of square feet in every
major jurisdiction within the United States including
Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.
From the new Scottsdale office Larry will pursue Retail and
Store design projects and clientele as well as support the
Multifamily, Mixed-use and Commercial Studios of Architects
Orange.
<<View the PDF Announcement Mailer
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We are also pleased to
announce the arrival of new Principals Ken Smith and Rob Budetti
to our Orange County office.
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Ken
Smith
Ken has over 30 years of national and international
experience including numerous award-winning retail and
mixed-use projects. He brings a dynamic approach to the
design process that has fostered long relationships with
clients and his colleagues alike. He has a reputation for
innovation and for bringing together talented design teams
that have set trends in mixed-use, retail and entertainment
design.
<<View the PDF Announcement Mailer
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Rob
Budetti
Rob has spent 24 years managing large-scale, complex
projects around the United States and internationally as
well as managing major development programs for national
clients. He has been responsible for growing and developing
dynamic teams of architects and consultants that have
consistently exceeded clients’ expectations.
<<View the PDF Announcement Mailer
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Architects Orange is
pleased to announce that our Archstone Gateway project
recently received the "2009 Multifamily Executive
Merit Project of the Year:
Low-Rise" during the 2009 Multifamily
Executive and Developer Awards.
<<Visit the Archstone Gateway project page
here


Architects Orange is
pleased to announce that our Carillon project in Woodland
Hills, CA has won the Building of America Award from the
Real Estate & Construction Review - Southern California. The
project was rated as one of the most imaginative, unique,
innovative, and dynamic projects in Southern California and will
be featured in an upcoming Real Estate & Construction Review -
Southern California Edition.


Senior Partner Jack Selman
was recently highlighted in an February 2009 article done by the
OC Metro
Business Journal
titled "OC's Top Architects."
<<Read the full OC Metro online article here


Main Street Village,
designed by Architects Orange, is the first LEED
Certified
(Silver) apartment complex in Orange County, CA. The recently
completed, 481-unit complex was described in a January 22nd article
done by the OC
Register
titled " 'Green' for rent: apartments are a first for OC."
<<Read the full Orange County Register
online article here
<<Visit the Main Street Village project page
here