DJA named as #16 in the best architecture firms in Los Angeles for Archello by Athena Waligore.
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.
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.
September 2018
DJA named most innovative practice in Luxlife's 2018 Leading Desinger Awards and featured in Luxlife's Autumn edition.
July 2018
Darin Johnstone featured in the LA's Most Inspiring Stories series on Voyage LA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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 .
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
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