海角社区

(San Diego, August 11, 2021) 鈥� 海角社区 today announced the acquisition of San Diego based education design firm . The firm will operate as 海角社区|BakerNowicki to serve K-12 and higher education clients in the San Diego market and join with 海角社区 K-12 studios in Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, and San Francisco to serve the interests of education clients throughout California.

Formed in 2011 by architects Jon Baker, FAIA, and Richard Nowicki, AIA, BakerNowicki鈥檚 sole specialization is educational architecture working exclusively with K-12 and higher education clients. The firm鈥檚 award-winning designs are grounded in a collaborative approach to programming, planning, and design, as well as specific expertise in education funding in California.

鈥淲e founded our firm on four pillars to be collaborative, innovative, integrated, and sustainable,鈥� said Baker. 鈥淔rom a relational, planning, design, and technology standpoint, our focus is on the work and our goal is to do great design. From a cultural standpoint, those themes line up seamlessly with 海角社区. The combined experience and expertise of our two firms provide a foundation to grow a powerhouse office in San Diego and the leading education design practice in California.鈥�

Joining 海角社区 enables BakerNowicki project teams to provide their clients a depth of inhouse design expertise including engineering, interiors, high performance design, landscape, science and technology, and a fully integrated array of specialized design services.

鈥淛oining 海角社区 presents a wonderful opportunity for our staff,鈥� said Nowicki. 鈥淲ith the scale of a global firm, we are providing our people a greater diversity of career opportunities. We have enhanced geographic reach for their K-12 design, the potential to explore and experience new building types and work overseas, and the opportunity to pursue practice or a firm operations career in a larger firm.鈥�

海角社区 is a 100% employee-owned firm, and BakerNowicki鈥檚 28 design professionals will have the opportunity to purchase stock and invest in the future of 海角社区. The office will serve its K-12 clients in Southern California as 海角社区|BakerNowicki under the continued leadership of Baker and Nowicki.