The resort is located in Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places on the planet. Jobsite temperatures regularly rose above 100 degrees, so all workers attended a special safety orientation for how to work in hot weather.

Located in the hills of Berkeley, the design of this three-level house is guided primarily by seismic constraints.

The $44.6-million 288 Pacific, a seven-story luxury condominium, incorporates thin-brick cladding that blends with surrounding masonry buildings.

Shortly after the mayor of Los Angeles issued an emergency directive to provide temporary, transitory shelter for the city’s significant homeless population, the Schrader shelter’s plans were submitted and approved in less than three weeks.

This tenant improvement encompassed 13 floors of a 22-story government services building with the goal of repurposing courtrooms into general office space for federal agencies.

The Savage and Cooke Distillery Building 45 is located in a historic structure built in 1864 that was originally used as a school for U.S. Navy apprentices.

The redevelopment of the former San Diego Union-Tribune Publishing Co. campus, including an overhaul of a five-story office tower and a three-story printing press facility, both constructed in 1973, created Class-A office space.

In addition to 525 apartments and 6,000 sq ft of retail, the 34-story 888 South Hope houses a sky lounge club, fitness room, yoga studio and entertainment lounge.

The four-story 240 Lorton, home to street-level retail and offices for a venture capitalist and Dewey Land Co. (DLC), the project’s developer, features a gray stone exterior and an aluminum window system that echoes neighborhood architecture.

This warehouse and distribution center is the headquarters of Direct Relief, a humanitarian-aid organization that provides resources to people around the world affected by poverty and disasters.