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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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