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WLC Architects, Inc.
Practice information
Founded	1974
Location	Rancho Cucamonga Folsom Berkeley

WLC Architects, Inc. is an architectural firm headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Founded in 1974, WLC specializes in the design of public and private sector buildings located throughout California. The public sector buildings include park and recreation facilities, theaters, city halls, community and senior centers, police and fire stations, and educational projects. Private sector buildings include religious and commercial facilities.

The Firm has expertise in Sustainable architecture and environmental design and are members of USGBC and have a number of LEED Certified Green Building Professionals on staff.

WLC has offices in the Sacramento and Bay Area of California in addition to its Headquarters in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Selected Projects

Educational

Elementary Schools

• Lisa J. Mails Elementary School
• Chaparral Elementary School
• Yerba Buena Elementary School

Middle Schools

• El Cerrito Middle School
• Valadez Middle School
• River Heights Middle School

High Schools

• Heritage High School
• Redlands East Valley High School
• King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science
• Pacifica High School
• Vista Murrieta High School
• Maywood Academy High School

Colleges

• Southwest College Student Services Center
• Long Beach City College Automotive Technology and Aeronautics Lab
• National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine

Sustainable

• Energy Resource Center
• AGTAC
• American Honda Distribution Center
• Victor Valley Water District
• Prime Desert Woodland Preserve

Civic

Police Facilities

• Montclair Police Facility
• Gilroy Police Facility
• Burbank Police and Fire

Fire Stations

• Fire Station No. 173, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• Fairbank Fire Station
• Fremont Fire Station No.8

Community/Civic/Senior Centers

• Victoria Gardens Cultural Center
• Robert Ovrom Park Community
• Yucaipa City Hall
• Sant Clarita Aquatic Center
• Lancaster Performing Arts Center
• Costa Mesa Senior Center

Animal Shelters

• Coachella Valley Animal Campus
• Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter
• Moreno Valley Animal Shelter

Religious

• St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church
• Abundant Living Family Church
• Hillside Community Church
• Rancho Community Church

Commercial

• Dos Lagos Cinemas
• Anaheim Garden Walk Cinema

Awards

Educational

Laney College Student Center

• Merit Award, College Facility Coalition Award of Merit, 2008

Laney College Bistro

• Award of Honor, Community College Facility Coalition, 2009

Maywood Academy High School

• Honor Award, CHPS Green Apple Award, 2007
• Southern California Edison Energy Efficient School Awards, 2000

El Cerrito Middle School

• Honor Award, California Council American Institute of Architects / Concrete Masonry Association, 2004

King Drew Medical Magnet High School

• Honor Award, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, 1995
• 1995 Leroy F. Greene Design Award of Honor - Unbuilt Category
• Citation, 1999 American Schools and University Magazine
• 2000 Leroy F. Greene Design Award of Excellence - Built Category
• Award of Merit, 2000 American Institute of Architects, Inland Chapter
• Structural Engineers Association of California Award of Excellence, June 2000

Berkeley High School Renovation Buildings “G” and “H”

• Award of Excellence, Coalition for Adequate School Housing and CCAIA, 1998

Redlands East Valley High School

• Honor Award, American Institute of Architects, 1997
• Merit Award, Coalition for Adequate School Housing and CCAIA, 1998

Rialto High School

• Merit Award, CASH/CCAIA Awards Program, 1997

A. B. Miller High School

• Merit Award, Council of Educational Facility Planners, 1992

Coyote Canyon Elementary School

• Special Citation, AASA, 1992
• Honor Award, CASH, 1993
• Award of Excellence, City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 1993
• Honor Award, Inland Empire Design Institute, 1993

Bear Gulch Elementary School

• Design Citation, American Association of School Administrators/American Institute of Architects, 1985
• Honor Award, American Institute of Architects, 1987
• Special Citation Award, American Association of School Administrators, AIA, 1993
• Honor Award, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, 1992
• Award for Design Excellence, City of Rancho Cucamonga, 1993

Eagle Canyon Elementary School

• Citation for Design, American Institute of Architects, 1985
• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1986

Ontario Center School

• Merit Award, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, 1991
• Honorable Mention, Society of American Registered Architects, 1991
• Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1992

Pacifica High School

• 2002 Leroy F. Greene Design Award of Excellence - Built Category

P.W. Johansen High School

• Award of Excellence, CASH, 1994
• Award of Merit, AIA/Pasadena and Foothill Chapter, 1994
• MacConnell Award, Council of Educational Facility Planners International, 1993
• Grand Prize, Brick Institute of California and National American Institute of Architects, 1993
• Merit Award, Association of School Board Officials (ASBO), 1993
• Honor Award, Inland County Charter American Institute of Architects, 1990

Pepper Tree Elementary School

• Merit Award, Council of Educational Facility Planners International, 1992

Pinetree Community School

• Design Award, American Association of School Administrators/American Institute of Architects, 1989

Pomona Vocational Center

• Design Citation, American Association of School Administrators/American Institute of Architects, 1985

Robert R. Ovrom Community School & Neighborhood Center

• Award of Merit, American Institute of Architects, 2005

Roy C Hill Education Center

• Merit Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1985
• Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1986
• Design Award (City Beautification), City of San Bernardino, 1986
• Design Award, American Association of School Administrators, 1988

Ruben S. Ayala High School

• Award of Merit, Council of Educational Facility Planners International, 1987
• Design Award, American Society of Educational Facilities Planners, 1988
• Design Citation, American Association of School Administrators/American Institute of Architects, 1989
• Merit Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1991
• Merit Award, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, 1991
• Special Citation of Excellence, American School and University Magazine, 1992

Soledad High School

• Merit Award, Coalition for Adequate School Housing and CCAIA, 1998

Southridge Middle School

• Merit Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1985
• Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1985
• Citation for Design, American Institute of Architects, 1985
• National Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1987
• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1987
• Design Citation, American Association of School Administrators/American Institute of Architects, 1988
• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1988
• Design Award, National Competition Society of American Registered Architects, 1988

Willow Elementary School

• National Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1989

Institutional

St. Paul the Apostle

• Award of Merit, AIA/Pasadena and Foothill Chapter, 1994
• Award of Excellence, National Concrete Masonry Association, 1994

Victor Valley Water District

• Commissioner's Award, California Energy Commission, Design for Excellence Competition, 1993
• First Place, Southern California Edison-Design for Excellence Competition, 1993

United States Postal Service Northside Station

• Honor Award, National Endowment for the Arts/United States Postal Service, 1990
• Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1991

San Bernardino County Coroner's Complex

• Merit Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1991

Deer Creek Car Wash

• Merit Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1989

Brigade Headquarters

• Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1988

Excellon Industrial Granite Cutting Facility

• Merit Award, American Institute of Architects, 1987

Pomona Vocational Center

• Design Citation, American Association of School Administrators/American Institute of Architects, 1985

Chino Valley Bank

• Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1984

Pomona Vocational Center

• National Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1984

Child Care Center

• Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1983

Civic

Rancho Cucamonga Cultural Center

• Design Award, California Parks & Recreation Society, 2006

Banning Civic Center

• Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1984

Bell Community and Senior Center

• Outstanding Project Achievement Award, (HUD) Los Angeles County Community Development Program, 1987
• Citation Award for Design, California Parks and Recreation Society, 1988
• Merit Award, California Chapter American Institute of Architects (CCAIA) and Concrete Masonry Association, 1988

Brea Fire Station No. 3

• First Award of Design Excellence, Inland Chapter American Institute of Architects, 1986
• Merit Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1986

Chino Senior Center

• Design Award, California Parks and Recreation Society, 1987

City of Rancho Cucamonga Fire Station No. 5

• Award of Merit, Society of American Registered Architects, 1992

City of Rancho Cucamonga Fire Station No. 4

• Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1992
• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1992

City of Rancho Cucamonga Fire Stations No. 174 and No. 175

• Architectural Excellence Award, International Association of Fire Chiefs, 1992

City of Rialto Headquarter Fire Station No. 1

• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1981

Costa Mesa Senior Center

• Merit Award, California Parks and Recreation Society, 1993

Fontana Fire Station No. 74

• Award of Honor, Inland Empire Design Institute, 1993
• Honorable Mention, National SARA, 1993
• Honor Award, California SARA, 1993

Grand Terrace Civic Center

• Citation for Design, Society of American Registered Architects, 1983
• Citation for Design, Inland Chapter American Institute of Architects, 1983
• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1983
• Third Honors Awards, Society of American Registered Architects, 1985

Grand Terrace Fire Station No. 23

• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1983

Lancaster Activity Center

• Special Award of Excellence, California Parks and Recreation Society, 1985

Lancaster Performing Arts Center

• Award of Merit, Society of American Registered Architects, 1992
• Design Award, American Institute of Architects, 1992

Lewis Center for Earth Science Research

• Award of Excellence, CASH and American Institute of Architects, 2002

Moreno Valley Senior Center

• Design Award, California Parks and Recreation Society, 1994.

Moreno Valley Animal Shelter

• 2001 Project of the Year, American Public Works Association

Montebello Senior Center and Youth Recreation Center

• Design Award, California Park and Recreation Society, 1998.

Upland Police Facility

• Honor Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 1989
• Honor Award, National American Institute of Architects and National Concrete Masonry Association, 1990

Yucca Valley Senior Center

• Honorable Mention, Society of American Registered Architects, 1982

Affiliations

• AIA
• CASH
• CHPS
• USGBC
• Toastmasters

References

• Architect of the Maywood Academy High School, a Showcase High Performance School (Green technology magazine)
• Energy Resource Center (SoCalGas website): This project was the basis for LEED
• AIA Top Ten Green Project 1998(http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=45)
• Many CASH Design Awards over the last 2 decades(http://www.cashnet.org/resource-material/designwinners1991.html)

- Top 5 Firm to work for Sacramento Area(http://articles.directorym.com/Architects_Top_5_Firms_to_Work_For_Sacramento_CA-r800160-Sacramento_CA.html)
- Architect for the Library and Victoria Gardens Cultural Center at Victoria Gardens:(http://www.sbsun.com/search/ci_3158577)
- Hundreds of Schools designed and built throughout the Southern California region over the last 30+ years(http://www.wlcarchitects.com/portfolio.html)
- Fire and Police Facilities designed and built throughout Southern California

External links

• http://www.wlcarchitects.com