703 16th Street, Suite 100 San Diego, California 92101
P (619) 296-3150 F (619) 501-7725
We are happy to announce the arrival of Nithil Arun, an adorable baby boy!
Congratulations to Maha Balachandran, one of our associate landscape designers, and her family. She will be returning to McCullough Landscape Architecture in July, following her maternity leave.
Baby Stats:
Born: April 2, 2014
Weight: 9 lbs. 7oz.
Length: 20 inches
We send best wishes to baby Nithil Arun and family!
Immediately following the SMPS Original Leverage Your Beverage mixer, come join us to leverage "another" beverage along with Skyport Studio for a fun-filled, after-party open house at our new office.
When: Thursday, April 24, 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m. (immediately following the SMPS event)
Where: 703 16th Street, Suite 100 (directly across
the street from SILO, location of the SMPS event)
Come check out our new digs and "leverage another beverage" with your friends and colleagues. As a gift to you, you'll take home one of these cool grass planter boxes designed by Paul Basile at BASILE Studio. Come get them before they're gone! Let us know you're coming by next Tuesday, April 22.
As many in the San Diego AEC industry know, my background before McCullough Landscape Architecture was in the fashion industry. I have a degree from FIDM in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing. Last week I experienced the moment where my two worlds actually collided – the NEWH’s Hospitality Fashion Challenge: Design in a Box – held Thursday, March 20 at FLUXX.
The event included a fashion show and cocktail reception held during the BDWest trade show. Architects and other hospitality vendor teams presented their entry creations of couture fashions crafted from scraps of tile, carpet samples and other reusable design elements donated by BDWest exhibitors. These amazing pieces were showcased, judged and auctioned for $1,000+ in celebration of creativity and ingenuity. Proceeds were donated to the NEWH Scholarship Foundation, an organization for students in the hospitality industry. How apropos for a former fashion industry executive-turned owner of a landscape architecture firm focusing on hospitality projects to stumble on this collision. It was a lot of fun!
Who knows, perhaps I find myself involved in one of next year’s creations since several of the entries were created by a MLA client – like the one above designed by Margit Whitlock and her team at Architectural Concepts. Bravo!
--Catherine
The newly built beachfront resort, Pier South is now open on the previous site of the Seacoast Inn. McCullough Landscape Architecture is proud to take part in the transformation and beautification of Imperial Beach, and adds this project to its growing portfolio of hospitality properties. Hats off to our client, Pacifica Companies for this fine project!
Catherine and David McCullough
We are pleased to announce the addition of Shawna Bortolussi to our staff at McCullough Landscape Architecture. She graduated magna cum laude from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture with minor degrees in Sustainable Environments and Dance. She has twelve years of industry experience working with several firms in Southern California. While advancing her career as a project manager, Shawna gained knowledge in retail, community development, and parks and recreation markets. She specializes in water conservation and irrigation design. Shawna is a LEED Accredited Professional and is a licensed landscape architect through the State of California.
Shawna grew up in San Diego County and resides in Carlsbad with her husband Brett. She enjoys all things creative including architecture, interior design and dance. Like most San Diegans, she loves to be outdoors, walking her dog on the beach or “playing” in her yard and garden. She’ll travel anywhere with Brett, but is delighted to explore the wonderful neighborhood we call San Diego County. We look forward to her creative talents and detail-oriented approach to landscape architecture as she joins McCullough Landscape Architecture.