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Ladd & Kelsey

California Institute of the Arts
Photo by Scott Groller, copyright CalArts 2006

California Institute of the Arts

Ladd & Kelsey
A Late Modern-style complex designed to facilitate open communication between all forms of creative arts, nestled into a landscape of rolling hills and mature eucalyptus trees.
Chase Bank
Photo by Tom Davies

Chase Bank, Glendale

Ladd & Kelsey
A beautiful example of a Modern style that truly glorifies its surroundings and a good reminder of the architectural aspirations many banks embraced during the postwar period.
Photo by Michael Locke

Norton Simon Museum

Ladd & Kelsey
Inspired by Pasadena's Craftsman residences, its Beaux Arts City Hall, and Streamline Moderne and Late Moderne commercial buildings, the museum was designed to blend into and reference its urban surroundings.
Aviva High School
Photo by Devri Richmond

Aviva High School

Ladd & Kelsey
Known for successfully integrating structures into existing landscapes and for solving problems on an individual basis, designers Ladd and Kelsey took advantage of the gently sloping site for this two-story building atop two levels of parking.