DJA designed Ahmanson Auditorium featured in Archinect for "ephemeral experience" alongside ADA upgrades.
DJA Published in School Construction News
April 2023
DJA featured in School Construction News including interview with Darin Johnstone on the future of school design.
DJA Published in Los Angeles Business Journal
January 2023
DJA featured in LA Business Journal for current small boutique architecture firm business model and future plans for diversification.
Darin Johnstone presents work for JIKEI Group
January 2023
Darin Johnstone presents work and gives ArtCenter campus tour along side Rollin Homer for the JIKEI Group of Colleges from Japan.
November 2022
Darin Johnstone gives lecture at University of Kentucky College of Design titled 'Effort of Absence' on his work as 'educator architect' and 'architect educator'.
November 2022
Darin Johnstone invited to present the future design of the Mullin Transportation Design Center as ArtCenter hosts the 2022 World Car Awards.
August 2022
DJA's design for the Mullin Transportation Design Center featured in Pasadena Now's education page.
May 2022
Howard Chen finishes credentials for licensure.
May 2022
MTDC and H&K construction started in ArtCenter's South Campus in the historic windtunnel building.
DJA designed Ahmanson Auditorium opens in ArtCenter's historic Hillside building.
Ahmanson Auditorium featured in Archinect
DJA designed Ahmanson Auditorium featured in Archinect for creating an "ephemeral experience" alongside ADA upgrades.
DJA Published in School Construction News
DJA featured in School Construction News including interview with Darin Johnstone on the future of school design.
DJA Published in Los Angeles Business Journal
DJA featured in LA Business Journal for current small boutique architecture firm business model and future plans for diversification.
Darin Johnstone presents work for JIKEI Group of Colleges
Darin Johnstone presents work and gives ArtCenter campus tour along side Rollin Homer for the JIKEI Group of Colleges from Japan.
Darin Johnstone lectures at University of Kentucky
Darin Johnstone gives lecture at University of Kentucky College of Design titled 'Effort of Absence' on his work as 'educator architect' and 'architect educator'.
Darin Johnstone presents at World Car Awards
Mullin Transportation Design Featured in Pasadena Now
DJA's design for the Mullin Transportation Design Center featured in Pasadena Now's education page.
Mullin Transportation Design Center and Hyundai & Kia Lab Start Construction
MTDC and H&K construction started in ArtCenter's South Campus in historic windtunnel building.
ArtCenter - Ahmanson Auditorium Opens
DJA Designed Ahmanson Auditorium opens in ArtCenter's historic Hillside building.
2018 AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Honor Award
January 2019
Art Center College of Design 1111 Level 6 wins AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Honor Award
Art Center College of Design Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery wins AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Merit Award.
Art Center College of Design HMCT wins AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Merit Award.
2019 American Architecture Awards
ArtCenter College of Design Project Openings
April 2018
DJA designed 'Drawn Out / Light Mass' featured in Archinect's 10 captivating architectural installations for Friday inspiration.
June 2018
DJA designed Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) featured in Archinect's 10 inspiring exhibition spaces for Friday inspiration.
October 2018
DJA designed Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery opened in the base of ArtCenter's 1111 South Arroyo Parkway building.
DJA designed Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman Alumni Center opened on level four of ArtCenter's 1111 South Arroyo Parkway building.
DJA designed Bruce Heavin Media Production Studio opened in ArtCenter's 950 South Raymond.
DJA featured in Luxlife's Autumn Edition
September 2018
DJA named most innovative practice in Luxlife's 2018 Leading Desinger Awards and featured in Luxlife's Autumn edition.
LA's Most Inspiring Stories series on Voyage LA
September 2018
DJA named most innovative practice in Luxlife's 2018 Leading Desinger Awards and featured in Luxlife's Autumn edition.
2017 AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Honor Award
February 2018
Art Center College of Design Fine Art + Illustration Building project wins AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Honor Award
Art Center College of Design Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery wins AIA / Pasadena & Foothill Citation Award.
2017 AIA / LA Residential Architecture Award
September 2017
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity 'IVRV House' project directed by Darin Johnstone featured in AIA / LA house tour: ‘Single Family Solutions in South LA’ and covered by the Los Angeles Times.
Darin Johnstone participated in the AIA / LA sponsored panel discussion ‘Every House Matters: How can Los Angeles provide affordable housing, support and re-invest in neighborhoods?'
July 2017
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House’ project directed by Darin Johnstone featured in Arch Daily.
June 2017
DJA Completed master plan for SCI Arc and presented it to the board of directors in Mexico City.
May 2017
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House' project directed by Darin Johnstone wins AIA / LA Residential Architecture Award.
February 2017
Darin Johnstone Architects won RFQ to create master plan for SCI Arc.
January 2017
DJA designed Environmental Design Department opened in Art Center College of Design’s historic Craig Ellwood building.
2016 AIA / LA
Design Award of Merit
October 2016
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House' project directed by Darin Johnstone featured in the Architect's Newspaper for winning AIA|LA 2016 Design Award of Merit .
DJA designed Art Center College of Design 870 Raymond building received the Pasadena Beautiful Foundation Commercial Design Award.
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House' project directed by Darin Johnstone wins AIA / LA Design Award.
July 2016
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House' project directed by Darin Johnstone featured in Azure Magazine, Curbed LA, Architect's Newspaper, dezeen, e-architect, and inhabitat.
June 2016
The SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House' project directed by Darin Johnstone, completed in South Los Angeles, will be dedicated and turned over to the partner family on June 24.
January 2016
Darin Johnstone Architects designed Entertainment Design department opened in the Art Center College of Design’s historic Craig Ellwood building.
Hoffmitz Milken Center of Typography
opens at ArtCenter
November 2015
Darin Johnstone Architects design for the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography opened in Art Center College of Design’s 950 South Raymond building.
September 2015
LACSI presentation of the SCI Arc and Habitat for Humanity ‘IVRV House' given by Darin Johnstone and Howard Chen.
Darin Johnstone Architects designed Drawing and Painting Spaces opened on level 6 of Art Center College of Design’s recently acquired 1111 South Arroyo Parkway building.
February 2015
Darin Johnstone Architecture's Installation / Exhibit: Drawn Out Light Mass featured in 'Best Of Year' January Issue of Interior Design Magazine and at www.interiordesign.net
January 2015
870 South Raymond building featured in The Architect's Newspaper and blog.
ArtCenter Transforms Iconic 'Wind Tunnel' into Transportation Design Center
Interior Design Magazine
'Best of Year' Award
December 2014
Darin Johnstone Architecture’s exhibit / installation, Drawn Out / Light Mass, received ‘Best Of the Year’ award from Interior Design magazine.
November 2014
870 Raymond building and drawn out / light mass installation featured in september issue of a+a (JianZhuZhiShi) magazine
October 2014
GBCI has awarded the dja designed 870 Raymond, Art Center Fine Art + Illustration Building LEED SILVER certification.
September 2014
curbed LA blog featured classic arcade and bar "eightytwo"
August 2014
'eightytwo' featured in Sunset Magazine and Westphoria blog
July 2014
dja designed 870 Raymond building featured in Los Angeles Times
June 2014
dja designed 870 Raymond building and Drawn Out: Didactic to Haptic featured on gooood.hk
May 2014
dja designed 'drawn out / light mass' installation at art center college of design, atrium galleries at 870 raymond, south pasadena on view through august 2014
April 2014
art center college of design, south campus fine art + illustration building featured in Pasadena Star News and Dot Magazine.
March 2014
'eightytwo' featured in Downtown News (cover story), LA Magazine, Heart Gamingg, HOOPLA, Daily Candy, TTDILA, Rundown LA, Infinite Legroom, C Magazine and LA Register
January 2014
DJA designed classic arcade bar 'eighty two' featured in LA Weekly blog.
DJA designed art center college of design, south campus fine art + illustration building renovation completed.
EightyTwo featured in LA Downtown News
October 2013
DJA designed classic arcade bar 'eighty two' featured in LA Downtown News, Downtown Muse, LA.eater, and Los Angeles Magazine blog
April 2013
W(H)im wins!
DJA won the popular vote in the vin de garde winewall competition. The project is currently in research and development and is shortlisted with two others for the grand prize, fabrication and production.
March 2013
Darin Johnstone lecture at LAAID:
'Honest Labor'
Design Immersion Days
Awarded Accent on Architecture Award
May 2012
dja and herrera environmental consultants competition entry 'Net Gain' exhibited at A+D Museum
February 2012
Design Immersion Days program (coordinated by Darin Johnstone) at SCI-arc awarded Accent on Architecture Award: Merit Citation
City Park
Competition Finalist
December 2011
DJA with SWA finalists in city park competition
October 2011
Vertical Garden/Schindler's Paradise on display at Ace Gallery exhibition "The (Secret) Return of Peter Noever"
dja featured in 25 underbara hem: restoration and landscape design for existing Lloyd Wright house in Palos Verdes, CA .
March 2011
Darin Johnstone lecture at SCI-Arc: Too Small to Fail (Practice in a new economic paradigm)
DJA featured
in AD Russia
November 2010
Darin Johnstone lecture at ELAC: dja projects and experiments in practice
DROP featured in SCI-arc Press publication "SCI-arc Gallery 2002-2010"
October 2010
dja featured in AD Russia: restoration and landscape design for existing Lloyd Wright house in Palos Verdes, CA .
LA Forum's
"Out There Doing It"
Lecture Series
April 2008
Darin Johnstone lecture at LAAID: Battle of the Titans. Between Theory and Practice. (Presentation of motivations, projects and experiments in private practice)
October 2007
Darin Johnstone Architecture presentation for LA Forum's "Out There Doing It" lecture series Mak Center, Los Angeles
2006 AIA / LA
Design Honor Award
October 2006
Vertical Garden / Schindler's Paradise, Invited Competition Exhibit. MAK Center. Vienna, Austria
LA Architect, "10 to Watch", by Jennifer Caterino, magazine article featuring Darin Johnstone Architecture
Kurier, "Vertical Garden / Schindler's Paradise", Magazine article featuring Darin Johnstone Architecture
LA Architect, "Best of LA: AIA/LA Awards - Design Awards", by Jennifer Caterino, magazine article featuring Darin Johnstone Architecture and Scott Parker
August 2006
Vertical Garden / Schindler's Paradise Competition Entry procured by the Mak Center for their permanent collection.
June 2006
Vertical Garden / Schindler's Paradise, Invited Competition. SCI_Arc. Los Angeles, CA
DROP, Darin Johnstone Architecture and Scott Parker, AIA / LA Design Honor Award, Los Angeles CA
January 2006
Architectural Record: archrecord2 Flux: Three heads are better than one, magazine article featuring Flux: Darin Johnstone, Scott Parker, Michael McDonald
March 2005
Represent: New Architectural Drawing from SCI_Arc, Darin Johnstone and Scott Parker Failed Representations 023 exhibited, Pacific Design Center. Los Angeles, CA