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PROFILE AND PHILOSOPHY

David Hidalgo Architects (DHA) has been in continuous practice for more than 20 years. DHA was founded by David J. Hidalgo, a registered architect (California No. C19027, Arizona No. 41650 , Texas No. 18646, Georgia No. RA011825 and Nevada No. 5848) who graduated (1982) from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-arc) where he achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. David J. Hidalgo is a member of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.) and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

David’s extensive travels have taken him through numerous study tours which have greatly influenced the nature of his practice to date. Through his visits to such diverse locations, David was exposed to various architectural forms, further inspiring his work by adding dimension and sensitivity to style. During his participation in an exchange program at the Universidad Autónoma Beníto Juárez de Oaxaca in Mexico, David became well-versed in Mexican colonial and vernacular architecture, as well as the study of pre-Colombian cultures and artifacts, studies which bear constant influence in his work today. David’s dynamic and attitude towards architecture is complemented by his attention to detail.

DHA projects have included commercial centers throughout Southern California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Nevada with special emphasis in the renovation and rehabilitation of aging retail shopping centers. In low economic ethnic neighborhoods.

La Gran Plaza, Fort Worth, TX 2004
Plaza Mexico, Lynwood, CA 2000
Mission Plaza, Cathedral City, CA 2004
Plaza del Pueblo, El Monte CA 2004
Casa Garcia, Pasadena, CA 1998
La Estrella Mexican Restaurant, Pasadena, CA 2004
Resort Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2006
Lake Forest Marketplace, Lake Forest, CA 1996
Santa Susana Plaza, Simi Valley, CA 1995
Palm Desert Center, Palm Desert, CA 2006
Fiesta Mall, Atlanta, GA 2007
Brea Center, Brea, CA 1994
Deep Valley Village, Rolling Hills, CA 1995
Santana Village, Santee San Diego, CA 1997
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, Pasadena, CA 2005
Los Angeles Retail Center, Los Angeles, CA 2006
Guelaguetza Restaurant, Huntington Park CA 2006
Christ Community Church, Fort Worth TX 2006
Indio Fashion Mall, Indio, CA 2003
Magnolia/Tyler, Riverside, CA 2002
Bethania Casa de Oracion, Los Angeles, CA 1991
St. Christopher Church, West Covina, CA 1999
Yucaipa Retail Center, Yucaipa, CA 2003
Southgate Shopping Center, Sacramento, CA 2000
Butterfield Plaza, Chino Hills, CA 2003
Pepperidge Court-4 Home Development, Upland, CA 1999

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

A.I.A. Digital Merit Award for Plaza Mexico by the Pasadena & Foothill Chapter AIA 2002.Award of Excellence for Plaza Mexico by the Archicad Awards 2001. Plaza Mexico “Best of the Virtual Old Country” Best of Latino L.A. Tu Cuidad magazine, June 2006.Cambio, a Mexican magazine, March of 2002.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Business Journal, La Opinion, California Real Estate Journal, Reforma Mexican news paper. David J. Hidalgo participated in public forums, panels and symposia: Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Urban Marketplace, reinvention of retail in February of 2004; and power of ethnic retail, March of 2005. Summit on New Sub urbanism hosted by The Planning Center in May 2006 to discuss the changing face of American suburbia and Urban Revitalization Action Summit, hosted by the city and the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce October 2007.