Company Profile
LPA, Inc.
Company Overview
As one of the largest integrated design firms in California, LPA Inc., has a distinct history of expertise in architecture, design and planning. Founded in 1965, LPA provides architectural, planning, landscape architecture, interior design, engineering, and graphic/signage services from early program development to project closeout.
With extensive experience in public and private architecture, our firm designs a diversity of facilities that span from K-12 schools, colleges and universities, to civic, corporate, religious and retail establishments.
Company History
Since our founding in 1965, sustainability has been the lens through which we filter our work. It is a consideration in every phase of our process, a fundamental value that has continuously steered our projects toward more responsible and thoughtful solutions. It has been on our radar from the very beginning, long before the rest of the industry started talking about it. Our recent firm award from the USGBC-OC Chapter and the jury comments speaks to our history and commitment to sustainability:
“LPA’s long history and commit to sustainability is a model for our region. Milestones like the first NC project in the Country, first LEED Platinum project in Orange County and their sustainable innovations in with their own LEED offices and operations show that they walk the talk. LPA is a very fitting receipt for USGBC’s first Sustainable firm award.”
Our firm has participated in numerous milestone sustainable projects, including:
First LEED NC project in the Country: Premier Automotive Group
First LEED Police Facility in the Country: Woodland Police Facility
First LEED Platinum project in Orange County: Environmental Nature Center
First LEED Gold building for NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Flight Projects Center
Notable Clients
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Disney, The Irvine Company, Toyota, Ford, Western Digital, Blizzard Entertainment, Emulex, American Airlines, Wells Fargo Bank, Hoag, Unisys, Herman Miller, Cisco, Verizon Wireless, plus more than 6o governmental agencies, and approximately 100 K-12 school districts, colleges and universities.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
More than 500 major design awards attest to LPA's commitment to design excellence.
Benefits
We work a flexible non-standard schedule— 9 hours Monday – Thursday, and 4 hours on Friday. We offer training programs, competitive pay, profit sharing, and a generous benefits package.