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1524 Cloverfield Blvd. Suite D.

Santa Monica, California , 90404

Contact

310.899.3920 | info@folonisarchitects.com

Publications

Since its inception in 1983, Michael W. Folonis Architects has designed over 150 buildings and more than 3,000 housing units within the communities of greater Los Angeles and nationwide. The firms’ work has been published nationally and internationally in Italy, Great Britain, China and Germany to name a few


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2022

AIA Los Angeles, 2022 Magazine—

Millennium East Village, Santa Monica, California featured

Citation, “Multi-Residential— Large”

2021

Low Rise, Mid Rise, High Rise— Temporary Exhibition at Helms Bakery

“Mid Rise” 1415 Fifth Street featured from June through July

2020

Interior Design, December 18

“Michael W. Folonis Architects Designs a Showroom for Tesla in L.A.”

https://www.interiordesign.net/projects

Livabl, August 24

“Downtown Santa Monica mixed-use development gains design approval”

https://www.livabl.com/2020/08/601-colorado

2018

Metal Architecture Magazine, February Issue--
“Cohesive Separation”
The Deli-Loop Café and Delicatessen, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

UrbanizeLA—
12+ feature articles since 2016
https://urbanize.la/tags/michael-w-folonis-architects

The Architect’s Newspaper, September Issue--
“Best of Products Winners: Tensile Fabric Mesh Façade Screens”
Medical Office Building, West Hills, California

Structureflex, October Issue--
“Flex Facades Projects: West Hills Medical Office Building (MOB 1) Facade”
Medical Office Building, West Hills, California
https://flexfacades.com/projects/west-hills-medical-office-building/

2016

The Architect’s Newspaper, July 27--
“L.A. Grows Up” by Antonio Pacheco
1415 5th Street Mixed-Housing, Santa Monica, California
1601 Lincoln Boulevard Mixed-Housing, Santa Monica, California

2014

The West Architect’s Newspaper, August 3--
“Life’s a Beach” by Michael Franklin Ross
1415 5th Street Mixed-Housing, Santa Monica, California

https://www.archpaper.com/2016/08/michael-folonis-santa-monica-setback-guidelines/

Hong Kong Architecture Science Press--
Public Landscape: Top 100 World's Landscape
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

Atomic Ranch Midcentury Marvels, Summer Issue--
“The John Entenza House”
John Entenza House Renovation, Santa Monica, California
https://www.atomic-ranch.com

California Building News, November/December Issue--
“Better Design Can Improve Health Outcomes”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://issuu.com/easoncommunications/docs/cbn_novdec2014

Architectural Record, March 18--
“Most Active Market: Healthcare, Case Studies”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/building_types_study/TypeIndex.aspx?bts=HC

Design Media Publishing Limited, February--
Specialized Hospitals
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

2013

Medical Office Today, November 13—
“What’s New with Healing environments?”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

Globe Street, October 25—
“Montecito Tops Milestone With $54M Buy”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.globest.com/news/12_721/national/medical_office/Montecito-Tops-Milestone-With-54M-Buy-339055.html

Los Angeles Times, September—
“Santa Monica medical office building sells in record-setting deal”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-medical-office-building-20130912-story.html

derZeichner, August 7—
“AIA Selects 12 Projects for National Healthcare Design Awards”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

Braun Publishing AG –
Hospital Architecture by Christine Nickl-Weller, Hans Nickl
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
https://www.braun-publishing.ch/en/architecture/hospital-architecture-2nd-edition.html

Building Design + Construction Network, November 8-—
“LEED for Healthcare offers new paths to green”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.bdcnetwork.com/leed-healthcare-offers-new-paths-green

Medical Construction & Design, September/October Issue—
“AIA selects 12 projects for National Healthcare Design Awards”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://mcdmag.com/2013/07/aia-selects-12-projects-for-national-healthcare-design-awards/#.VLgfMGTF-BQ

Building Design + Construction, August Issue—
“12 Healthcare Projects Honored at ACHA/AAH Leadership Summit”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.bdcnetwork.com/node/27862

Hauser, June/July Issue Issue—
“A Little House with Big Consequences”
John Entenza Residence, Los Angeles, California

Urbanland, January/February Issue—
“ULX Technical Beauty”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://urbanland.uli.org/industry-sectors/ulx-technical-beauty/

Form Magazine, January/February Issue—
“AIA Design Awards”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

2012

Los Angeles Weekly, December 26—
“Top 10 L.A. Architecture Stories of 2012”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/top-10-la-architecture-stories-of-2012-4179593

Haute Living, October 25—
“Check Out The Winning Work of AIA|LA’s Design Awards Winners”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://hauteliving.com/2012/10/check-out-the-winning-work-of-aiala%E2%80%99s-design-awards-winners/320619/#slide-3

Architectural Record, Health Issue, August Issue—
“Light Touch”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
https://www.architecturalrecord.com/topics/1386-michael-w-folonis-architects

UCLA Health System, Summer Issue—
“Green Medical Building Opens”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=502&action=detail&ref=1088

Form Magazine, November/December Issue—
“Healthy Alternatives”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

Modern Healthcare, September Issue—
Special Feature
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

International New Architecture, China Issue, August Issue—
“UCLA Health System - New Medical Building”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

Los Angeles Business Journal, May 21—
”Regional Report”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/

Architect’s Newspaper, March Issue—
“Surgical Strike”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=5988#.VLgxrmTF-BQ

2011

Healthcare Design, November—
“AIA / AAH National Healthcare Design Awards”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/news-item/aia-aah-selects-national-healthcare-design-award-recipients

Medical Construction & Design, September/October—
“AIA Selects 3 projects for National Healthcare Design Awards”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://mcdmag.com/2012/02/ucla-health-system-nautilus-group-unveil-new-medical-building/#.VLgzY2TF-BQ

Interior Design Magazine, November Issue—
Featured Article, “Top of The Heap”
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California

Form Magazine, Glendale January/February Issue—
NEXT LA: Honor
UCLA 16th Street Outpatient Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.formmag.net/monitor/2010/10/28/los-angeles-awards-celebration-aiala-design-awards-next-la-a.html

2010

Form Magazine, Glendale California March/April Issue--
“Ruling Glass”
Thornton Lofts, Venice, California

The Architect’s Newspaper, New York, New York January Issue--
“The New Community Condo” by Michael Webb
Thornton Lofts, Venice, California

2009

The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, Australia--
Green is Beautiful by Claudio Santini
“Passive Solar” (pg 188-193)
Ashland Residence, Santa Monica, California

2007

Los Angeles Times, August Issue—
Home Section, Feature Article
Berg Residence, Santa Monica, California

2006

Sunset Magazine, March Issue—
Ashland Residence, Santa Monica, California

Gibbs Smith Publishers —
"The Ultimate Backyard”, Feature Article by Michelle Kodis
Dave Mazess Residence, Santa Monica, California
Berg Residence, Santa Monica, California

2002

Dwell Magazine.

“Renovation: Los Angeles, CA” Avenel Apartments Story by Mimi Zeiger Photographs by Gregg Segal

https://books.google.com/books

1989

Los Angeles Times, October 8.

“ARCHITECTURE : Brilliantly Bare : This Concrete-Block Home Is So Low-Tech It’s No-Tech”

https://www.latimes.com/archives