Founded in 1986, Michael Burch Architects specializes in high-end residential and commercial projects.

Please join us for a night honoring the Thomas Mann House in Pacific Palisades.

Following years of uncertainty there are plans to reinvest in the 1959 UCLA Faculty Center.

Glendale City Council approved the demolition of this historic building for a new mixed-use development.  

2526 18th StreetSanta Monica, CA 90405Tel: (310) 452-7505Fax: (310) 452-1494Contact: David Kaplandavid@kckarchitects.comkckarchitects.com Kaplan Chen Kaplan provides a full range of architecture and planning services, including site and facilities analysis, programming, master planning, community workshops, concept documents for planning approvals and fundraising, historic preservation consulting, architectural design and construction documents, as well as construction phase services. We view design as a collaborative process in which client and user are integral components. Our projects stress the importance of place by providing for natural light and connection to the surrounding environment. We rely on clarity of plan as well as interest in its complexity to encourage exploration and discovery. We are interested in communities and neighborhoods, including issues of environment and conservation of resources through sustainable design. Our work acknowledges history and tradition, while embracing contemporary requirements.  

Follow your nearest road to Westwood Village and join us for a guided walking tour exploring the neighborhood’s complex and layered history.

Follow your nearest road to Westwood Village and join us for a guided walking tour exploring the neighborhood’s complex and layered history.

Since 1984, the Conservancy’s Modern Committee (ModCom) has been a trailblazer in preserving Modern resources throughout Los Angeles County. Our Modern Committee has a strong track record in Modern preservation, and we’re launching a new era with creative new programs and activities. Modern Masters Awards ModCom presented two Modern Masters Awards at the 2015 holiday […]