QA in the News
November 3, 2021
Interior Design Magazine
Huntsman, Pfau Long, RMW, and SHoP [+QA] Deliver a Five-Star Campus for Uber Headquarters in San Francisco
It’s been 12 years since Uber disrupted the transportation system with its ride-hailing technology that’s now ubiquitous. Today, the company proves itself another disruptor, this time in workplace architecture and design.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2021
Fast Company
The ultimate office amenity in 2021? Fresh air
...the flat curtain of the facade begins to move. In tall folds like the side of an accordion, the exteriors of the buildings gradually crack open, revealing that their walls are actually massive glass windows. Pulling air in and regulating the building’s temperature, these automated vents rebel against the model of the air-conditioned box. With a pandemic floating in the air and the fact that indoor environments of office buildings are often more polluted than the outdoors, access to fresh air is more important than ever.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2021
Madame Architect
A Hybrid Model: Cousins Florencia Pita and Cecilia Quezada on Physical Impact and Collective Success
FP: We truly speak a similar language, besides our native Spanish [laughs]. CQ: The fact we are cousins, helps. We share a history and set of values, and when we see the results we are able to provide our clients, we know we're doing something right.==
Read MoreAugust 10, 2021
General Contractors Magazine
5 Best Commercial Architects in Redwood City
An award-winning, full-service architecture, interiors, and planning firm, Quezada Architecture (QA) has been serving high-end clients since 1994.
Read MoreMay 20, 2021
San Francisco Business Times
Building a new path for women in real estate and construction
“As a woman business owner, I want to build in that flexibility so that women can continue on in their careers after having children and still continue to have that work-life balance,” Quezada said, “because I feel like the more licensed architects we have that are women, the better.”
Read MoreMay 18, 2021
Los Angeles Business Times
Woman-owned Quezada Architecture Opens Los Angeles Office Amid Pandemic
Quezada Architecture (QA), a woman- and minority-owned architectural firm based in San Francisco, is pleased to announce the opening of a second office location this week, adjacent to downtown Los Angeles. The architecture firm’s new location enables accelerated momentum to support a growing roster of clients.
Read MoreMay 7, 2021
Ness Magazine
UGG Flagship Store by Florencia Pita & Co + Quezada Architecture
The store’s warmth, flexibility, and future-forward attention to craft summon the brand’s newly expansive direction.
Read MoreApril 28, 2021
Frame
UGG IS USING ITS FIFTH AVENUE FLAGSHIP TO POSITION ITSELF AS A LIFESTYLE BRAND
By emphasizing craftsmanship through the use of custom materials and bespoke furniture, Florencia Pita & Co and Quezada Architecture successfully established a spatial language for Ugg that indeed may prove more appealing to a wider audience.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
Take a tour through S.F.'s new, $77 million animal shelter, complete with a dog toilet
The new shelter, six years in the planning, includes roomier cages, a modern veterinary suite and a comfy lounge for off-duty animal control officers... No detail was overlooked.
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San Francisco Animal Care & Control Facility,
2021 Preservation Design Award, California
Preservation Foundation
Top 10% on BuildZoom, 2021
Best Architects
American Institute of Architects, SF
Interior Architecture Design Award
American Institute of Architects, SF
Special Achievement Design Award
American Institute of Architects
California Council Design Merit Award
American Institute of Architects
California Council Design Merit Award
American Institute of Architects, SF
Design Excellence Honor Award
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Irish Architecture Award
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Best of Houzz - Service Award
Houzz.com
Best of Houzz - Design Award
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