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Southern California Winners

This year, a panel of 13 judges, representing architects, builders and associations, chose 51 winning projects among the more than 135 submissions for the Best of California 2010 program.

Submitted by FTR International

Orange County Water District�s Advanced Quality Assurance Laboratory: Overall Top Project/Winner: Civic/Public Works

Top winners in Southern California include the Orange County Water District Advanced Water Quality Assurance Laboratory in Fountain Valley and the Frontier Project in Rancho Cucamonga.

Greg Aragon is a freelance writer from Los Angeles, who writes about construction around the Golden State.

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