October 18, 2023
Subham Malpani: New Members of Bbird
Subham joined Blackbird Architects in 2023 after graduating from Penn State University with an M. Arch. His architectural perspective is enriched by his…
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December 13, 2022
Project-Based Learning Hub Award Announcement
2022 Honor Award Winner! Awarded by AIA Santa Barbara The Thacher School’s Project-Based Learning Hub – The Gates – received the Honor Award…
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July 21, 2022
Justin Sager: New Members of Bbird
Justin Sager joined the Blackbird Team in January 2022. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with…
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January 17, 2022
Fatima Jalali: New Members of Bbird
Our team is growing yet again! We are excited to announce our newest member of the Blackbird Team, Fatima Jalali. Originally from Tehran,…
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January 10, 2022
Ely Rabin: New Members of Bbird
Ely Rabin joined the Blackbird Team in November 2021. Ely studied architectural design initially as an adjunct to his work in human factors….
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December 13, 2021
Dining Pavilion Award Announcement
2021 Honor Award Winner! Awarded by AIA Santa Barbara It gives Blackbird great pleasure to announce that our Dining Pavilion project has been…
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August 20, 2021
Kat Seth: New Members of Bbird
Having joined us in May of 2020, Kat Seth is the newest member of the Blackbird Team. Kat received her Bachelor’s in Architecture…
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January 18, 2021
The Thacher School, Dining Pavilion Project Announcement
Recently Completed Project – The Thacher School Dining Pavilion The Thacher School’s Dining Pavilion can now be seen on our website! For spectacular…
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September 4, 2020
Juli Langley: New Members of Bbird
Being featured this week as a new member of the Blackbird Team is Juli Langley. After growing up in a Southern California desert…
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August 19, 2020
Vandhana Balachandran: New Members of Bbird
Vandhana Balachandran is being featured this week, as a newer member of the Blackbird Team. Vandhana Balachandran joined the Blackbird Team in…
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August 4, 2020
Raj Gajjar: New Members of Bbird
Being featured this week, as a newer member of the Blackbird Team is Raj Gajjar. Raj Gajjar joined the Blackbird Team in November…
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July 28, 2020
Clara Hembree: New Members of Bbird
This week we are introducing Clara Hembree. Clara Hembree joined the Blackbird Team in February 2020. She is originally from the Santa Barbara area…
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July 16, 2020
Liqiang Huang: New Members of Bbird
This week we are introducing another member of our Blackbird Team, Liqiang Huang. Liqiang Huang joined the Blackbird team in February 2020. Originally…
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July 14, 2020
Nazanin Parhoodeh: New Members of Bbird
Blackbird Architects has gained several new additions over the past year. We have added four new designers and two new administrative members…
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March 31, 2020
Blackbird Architects’ Coronavirus Response
To our clients and collaborators – friends all: We hope this letter finds each of you well during this time of such…
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February 28, 2018
Ken Radtkey FAIA
On Friday 23, 2018, the AIA announced the elevation of Ken Radtkey to The College of Fellows of The American Institute of…
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January 12, 2018
2017 AIA Santa Barbara Design Awards
It gives Blackbird great pleasure to announce that our Bathhouse project has been chosen as one of the 2017 AIA Santa Barbara Design…
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June 14, 2017
New Residential Brochure!
Blackbird is pleased to announce our new residential brochure, a portfolio of selected residential projects. Take a look!
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January 17, 2017
2030 Commitment
Blackbird is pleased to announce our decision to join the AIA 2030 Commitment! The 2030 Commitment is an “initiative that provides a framework to…
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October 24, 2016
2016 Architectours
2016 Architectours “Architectours highlights Santa Barbara’s extraordinary architectural legacy and the contribution of well-designed architecture to our community. The event also underlines the…
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April 23, 2013
Birds and the Bees
Earlier this week we noticed that a feral bee hive had formed near our office on Palm Ave.
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July 20, 2012
Our Newest Bird
We are excited to report that we have a new “blackbird” in the office, though new isn’t quite the right word–we know him well.
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January 21, 2012
Blackbird?
As the first post for our blog on our new website, it seemed useful to answer a question that we’re often asked.
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