MC Architects

News : 1980 - 1989

  • 1989
    • February
      • North Coast Presbyterian Church (Encinitas) - Construction starts on this 35,000 SF mixed-use facility consists of a theater / sanctuary, multi-purpose hall, educational wing and administrative offices that are non-invasive to the surrounding natural environment.
    • July
      • Competition for Ritz Carlton Hotel (Harbor Island). The firm has won the competition for a 15-story, 430-guest room resort and business hotel. The site on Harbor Island captures spectacular views of downtown San Diego and the Pacific Ocean.
      • Lowell Elementary School (San Diego). The firm has been selected by San Diego Unified School District to design the expansion and modernization of this k-6 facility located in Southeast San Diego.
    • Membership Awards
      • University of California, San Diego, Selection Committee for the Dean of the School of Architecture, 1989
      • La Jolla Playhouse, 1989-1991
  • 1988
    • March
      • Department of the Navy (San Diego) - The firm is award a one-year open end contract for planning and design services.
    • April
      • Lecture / Symposia: A.I.A. Shootout, American Institute of Architects, San Diego
    • May
      • Lecture / Symposia: First Annual UCSD Undergraduate Research Conference, University of California, San Diego
      • Fire Station Number 24 (Del Mar). The City of San Diego has selected the firm to design a one-story, 6,900 SF civic building includes a vehicle apparatus room, sleeping quarters, kitchen/dining area, dayroom, exercise room, and a watch room.
    • June
      • First Design Was to Set a Higher Goal, O. Brieno, SAN DIEGO UNION.
    • Membership Award
      • Edison Lecture Series, University of California, San Diego, 1988 to 1992
    • Finalist
      • Developer-Architect Competition, Beacon Place Mixed-Use Center, San Diego, California, June 1988
  • 1987
    • January
      • Sheraton Hotel-by-the-Sea (Carlsbad). The firm has been selected to design a four-story, 235-guest room hotel, with banquet area, restaurants, pools and underground parking, located on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean.
    • March
      • Naval Oceanography Systems Center (San Diego) - The firm is awarded a one-year open end contract for planning and design services.
    • June
      • Lecture / Symposia: Modern versus Post-Modern, AIA by Design Week
    • July
      • First Congregational Church (Escondido). The firm was selected to design an 11,185 SF mixed-use religious facility consists of a sanctuary, social hall and six classrooms.
    • August
      • Lecture / Symposia: The Community Design Assistance Program, California Convention, American Planning Association
    • November
      • Commendation: National Association of State Universities and Colleges awards Joseph Martinez the Centennial Alumni
      • Lindo Lake Town Hall (Lakeside). The firm has been selected to design a 17,000 SF facility serves a population of over 37,000 people for political, social and recreational activities.
    • December
      • Marriott Hotel Competition, (Puerto Vallarta) The firm takes First Place for a ten-story, 400-guest room hotel which will be located adjacent the marina.
      • The firm publishes technical report: Barrio-Logan Educational Cultural Activity Complex Master Plan, City of San Diego Economic Development Department, (141 pages)
      • Students Give “Big Picture” View of Downtown, D. Smollers, LOS ANGELES TIMES.
    • Merit Award
      • Prospect Point Mixed-Use Center, La Jolla, California, the firm, along with Robert A. M. Stern, received a Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects, New York.
    • Citation
      • Prospect Point Mixed-Use Center, La Jolla, California, the firm, along with Robert A. M. Stern, received a Citation from the American Institute of Architects, New York.
  • 1886
    • Consultant
      • San Diego Unified School District, Gifted and Talented Education Program, K through 12, 1986 and 1987
    • January / May
      • Lecture / Symposia: Harvard Architects: East to West, First Interstate Bank
    • March
      • Department of the Navy (San Diego) - The firm is award a one-year open end contract for planning and design services.
    • June
      • Finalist: Developer-Architect Competition, MTDB and Trolley Inc. Headquarters, San Diego, California
      • Firm, along with Robert A. M. Stern, received a Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects, California, Prospect Point Mixed-Use Center, La Jolla
    • July
      • Proclamation from the City of San Diego, Commission on Bi-National Affairs
    • September
      • Finalist: Developer-Architect Competition, La Cite Mixed-Use Center, San Diego, California
      • Does a House Make a Neighborhood?, J. DeWyze, READER.
    • Citations
      • M+C, along with Robert A. M. Stern, received an American Institute of Architects, San Diego, Prospect Point Mixed-Use Center, La Jolla, California
      • American Planning Association, California Section, Normal Heights Re-Building Plan, San Diego, California
    • 1985
      • 1985-1993
        • University of California, San Diego
          Department of Urban Studies and Planning
          Visiting Lecturer in Urban Design.
      • March
        • Department of the Navy (San Diego) - The firm is award a one-year open end contract for planning and design services.
      • May
        • Joseph Martinez appointed by mayor to Selection Committee for Gunpowder Point Design Competition, City of Chula Vista, Jury Chairman
      • June
        • Lecture / Symposia: Urban Design San Diego, Department of Urban Studies, University of California, San Diego
        • Oceanside Master Plan, J. Petrillo, THE URBAN EDGE.
        • Martinez/Wong Awaits Its “Day in the Sun”, Adele Higgins, SAN DIEGO DAILY TRANSCRIPT.
        • Distinction: University of California, San Diego, awards Joseph Martinez the Alumni of the Year Award
      • July
        • M+C publishes technical report: The Mountain View District: A Re-Building Plan for Normal Heights, City of San Diego Planning Department, (101 pages)
      • September
        • Special Commendation to Joseph Martinez from the American Institute of Architects, California Council, for the Normal Heights Re-Building Plan
      • October
        • Lecture / Symposia: San Diego Architecture: The Continuing Dialogue, International Gallery
      • November
        • Casa Martinez (San Diego) – The firm was selected to design a three bedroom residence for Mr. and Mrs. Martinez of Santa Fe, New Mexico
        • Shops Put On Dazzling Fronts, Carol Olten, SAN DIEGO UNION.
        • Distinction: San Diego Chapters of the A.I.A., A.P.A., and A.S.L.A., Normal Heights Re-Building Plan
      • December
        • Joseph Martinez receives the Presidential Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., for the Normal Heights Re-Building Plan
      • Citation
        • Chula Vista Re-Development Agency Design Award, Professional Accounting Offices, Chula Vista, California
      • Membership Award
        • SANDER PROJECT, City/County Energy Design Review Committee, 1985 to 1987
      • Article
        • Career Planning Center, OFF THE WALL, Volume 2, Winter Quarter 1985
    • 1984
      • 1984-1986
        • Joseph Martinez: New School of Architecture, San Diego
          Professor of Architecture and Urban Design
      • April
        • Finalist: Regional Design Competition, San Diego Convention Center, The Port of San Diego (in association with Murphy-Jahn Architects)
      • May
        • Camp Pendleton Chapel (Oceanside). The firm has been selected to design a multi-purpose non-denominational facility for the U.S. Marine Corp..
      • June
        • Distinction: University of California, San Diego, E.O.P. Distinguished Student Award
      • September
        • First Award: Student Dormitory Housing Design Competition, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
      • October
        • "Architect" is Written on Their Souls, Kay Kaiser, SAN DIEGO UNION
      • December
        • Canterbury Court (Chula Vista). The firm has been selected to design a residential development consisting of 207 units, providing one and two-bedroom units for senior citizens.
      • Article
        • The Necessity of Columns, OFF THE WALL, Fall Quarter 1984
      • Membership Award
        • Project First-Class, Design Advisory Committee, 1984 to 1986
    • 1983
      • 1983-1986
        • Joseph Martinez: New School of Architecture, San Diego
          Dean of the Faculty of Design
          Studio Instructor: Thesis Program
      • January
        • Article: Orchids and Onions, SAN DIEGO EVENING TRIBUNE
        • Lecture / Symposia: First Annual San Diego Design Forum, Simon-Levy Building, San Diego
      • February
        • Santa Monica Pier Competition (Los Angeles). The firm was selected to participate in a five day design charrette.
        • Article: Critique of the Cramer Residence in New York, PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE
        • First Award: Invitational Design Competition, Prospect Point, La Jolla, California (in association with Robert A.M. Stern, F.A.I.A)
      • April
        • Department of the Navy (San Diego) - The firm is award a one-year open end contract for planning and design services.
      • May
        • Architects Warm-Up to Post-Modernism, Herb Lawrence, SAN DIEGO EVENING TRIBUNE.
      • June
        • First Award: Invitational Design Competition, Girard Place, La Jolla, California
        • Career Planning and Placement Center (San Diego). The University of California at San Diego has selected the firm to design a 17,700 SF center.
        • A World of Ideas Spurs Architects, Roger Showley, SAN DIEGO UNION.
        • First Award: Open Design Competition, Casa Altas, Palm City, California
      • July
        • G Street Mole Competition. Honorable Mention by the Port of San Diego for master plan of retail, commercial, central plaza, café, restaurant and office space.
      • August
        • Finalist: California State Design Competition, Santa Monica Pier Master Plan, Los Angeles, California
        • Redwood Villas (San Diego) - M+C has been selected to design a 92-units of senior housing in a garden-like setting, with lush landscape, community center and central courtyard, for the San Diego Interfaith Housing Commission.
      • October
        • Design Competitions Making a Big Comeback, Michael L. Ungashick, SAN DIEGO DAILY TRANSCRIPT.
      • October & November
        • Member: San Diegans for the Future, Speakers’ Bureau
      • November
        • The Competition for the San Diego Convention Center, Michael L. Ungashick, SAN DIEGO DAILY TRANSCRIPT.
      • December
        • Architects: Compact Living Shapes Future of Housing, Herb Lawrence, SAN DIEGO EVENING TRIBUNE.
      • Membership Award
        • Lumberman’s Association, Community College Design Competition, Jury Chairman, 1983; Member 1981 and 1982
      • Citation
        • American Institute of Architects, San Diego, Lindo Lake Town Hall, Lakeside, California
    • 1982
      • 1982-1983
        • Joseph Martinez: New School of Architecture, San Diego
          Seminar Instructor: Theory and Criticism
      • January
        • First Award: Regional Design Competition, Joslyn Nutrition Center, City of Escondido, California
      • March
        • Department of the Navy (San Diego) - The firm is award a one-year open end contract for planning and design services.
        • Lecture / Symposia: Architecture: Practice and Theory, California/101 Design Conference, Monterey
        • Children’s Museum (San Diego). Hands-on educational museum for children, located in the La Jolla Village Square mall; honored as one of the ten best museums in the country.
      • May
        • Lecture / Symposia: Interior Design versus Interior Architecture, San Diego Chapter A.S.I.D., Annual Conference
      • August
        • Finalist: National Design Competition, U.S. Border Station Facility for Otay Mesa, San Diego, California
      • October
        • Prospect Point (La Jolla). Located in the La Jolla Village, this award-winning, three-story development consists of office, retail and residential uses. Joint venture with Robert A. M. Stern.
        • Armando Martinez Office Building (Chula Vista). Two story office building to house a mid-size accounting firm; winner of a Chula Vista Beautification Award.
        • San Diego Convention Center. National Design Competition for convention center located along the waterfront. Joint venture with Murphy/Jahn was awarded Second Place.
      • November
        • Lecture / Symposia: 8+: San Diego’s Leading Architects, San Diego Chapter, American Institute of Architects
        • Exhibition: 2: California Architect, New School of Architecture
        • Article: Defining an Ideology for the New School of Architecture, ARCHITECTURE CALIFORNIA
      • Citation
        • American Planning Association, California Section, Oceanside Strand Restoration Master Plan, City of Oceanside
      • Chairman
        • San Diego Chapter, American Institute of Architects’ Lecture Series, 1982 and 1983
    • 1981
      • Spring 1981
        • Joseph Martinez: University of California, Berkeley
          Visiting Critic-in-Architecture
          Studio Instructor: Fourth Year Program
          Seminar Instructor: Architectural Criticism
      • May
        • Lecture / Symposia: Young San Diego Architects, American Institute of Architects, San Diego
      • June
        • Exhibition: P / A International Furniture Competition, Bond’s Showroom, New York City
      • July
        • Rancho Bernardo Arts Center California). Competition finalist for design of a performing arts center to be located adjacent the civic buildings. Joint venture with Mitchell-Giurgola.
      • August
        • Finalist: National Design Competition, Rancho Bernardo Symphony on the Green, Rancho Bernardo, California, (in association with Mitchell-Guirgola Architects)
      • September
        • Lecture / Symposia: Inside Architecture, San Diego State University, College of Environmental Design.
      • October
        • Fort Mac Arthur Housing Competition (Los Angeles). Firm wins competition for a 200-unit residential development for the US Air Force consisting of 24 two-story buildings, surrounded by lush green landscape, with views of the San Pedro Harbor.
        • University of California at San Diego Bookstore. An addition to the existing bookstore, providing expanded shelving, reading areas and snack bar.
      • Citation
        • American Institute of Architects, Oceanside Strand Restoration Master Plan, City of Oceanside
      • Citation
        • American Planning Association, San Diego, Oceanside Strand Restoration Master Plan, City of Oceanside
      • November
        • Exhibition: Rancho Bernardo Symphony on the Green, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla
        • M+C selected to design the Jocelyn Senior Center. Meeting rooms, multi-purpose hall, and nutrition center for the City of Escondido.
        • Article: Design Competitions, ARCHITECTURE CALIFORNIA
      • Membership Award
        • Mexican-American Professional and Businessmen’s Association, 1981 to 1990
    • 1980
      • Corporate Member
        • Joseph Martinez becomes member of The American Institute of Architects, 1980 to Present; establishes California based architectural practice.
      • March
        • San Diego Presenters in Monterey, James Britton, SAN DIEGO UNION.
        • Lecture / Symposia: Recent Projects by New Firms, California/101 Design Conference, Monterey
      • April
        • Strand Restoration Competition (Oceanside). Firm is Winner of master planning competition to reunite the downtown area to the pier and the ocean with promenades, water-oriented activities, amphitheater and public parks.
      • November
        • M+C publishes technical report: The Oceanside Strand Restoration Study, California Coastal Conservancy, Oakland (56 pages)
      • Exhibition
        • International Secret Garden Show, Traveling Exposition, San Diego, California and Rome, Italy, 1980
      • Member
        • The Children’s Museum of San Diego, 1980 to 1984
We have the responsibility to pass on to future generations valuable monuments with all the richness of their authenticity.