OVERVIEW
John V. Mutlow FAIA, AA Dip. (TP), M.Arch (UD) UCLA, practices architecture in Los Angeles and is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Southern California (USC), where he is currently the Chair of the Graduate School and was the Director of the Advanced Program from 1991- 94. Professor Mutlow was a Borchard Foundation Faculty in Residence Research Scholar in France, 2002. Professor Mutlow is the author of the American House, Design for Living 1991; Ricardo Legorreta Architects 1997; and The New Architecture of Mexico 2005.
OFFICE OVERVIEW
John V. Mutlow is nationally known for his work, leadership and lectures on housing. For the past thirty years Professor Mutlow’s architectural practice has focused on the design of affordable senior and family housing, with an emphasis on social considerations. Housing projects include senior, special-needs, workforce, farm worker and family housing. Projects also include adult (senior) centers, childcare centers, community centers, private schools, historic renovations and single-family residences. More recently he has broadened his experience to include schools, as a member of the LAUSD Design Advisory Council, and projects which include Woodland Hills Elementary Private School and MTA Transit Tots East. Projects of note include, the design of two residential communities that include community, childcare, kindergarten buildings and recreational facilities (soccer and baseball field). Projects in Asia include the development of a series of prototypical designs for Daito Trust, a Japanese development consortium, a mixed use project in the Philippines and an office building in South Korea. Notable projects in the Hispanic and Latino communities of Los Angeles have led to professional exchanges with architects in Mexico. Continuing relationships with clients on several projects is the direct result of client satisfaction with the professional services provided. The firm also has extensive experience working with governmental agencies at the state and local level.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
John V. Mutlow Architects Inc. is a multi-disciplinary architectural firm committed to the design of buildings that will endure the test of time. He searches for an architecture that provides a sense of inspiration to its inhabitants. Underlying each project is the basic philosophy of searching for a timeless solution whilst encouraging a synthesis of human values and aspirations. The common occurrence is elevated to a special occasion. To accomplish this transformation, a delicate balance between a set of performance criteria, a mixture of appropriate aesthetics, efficient space utilization and social interaction is obtained. As the priorities of these issues are re-distributed from one program and context to the next, the solutions achieve a uniqueness.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND RESEARCH
AWARDS
2012
Platinum Award
Stovall Villa
Professional Builder Magazine – 2012 Professional Builder Design Awards
Housing, Multi-family Award
Stovall Villa
Los Angeles Business Council – 42nd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards 2012
Citation – Multi Family Housing
The Courtyard at La Brea – MUTLOW + TIGHE
Westside Urban Forum, 2012
2005
Grand Design Award – Project of the Year, Senior Category
Fiesta House Senior Villas
Multifamily Executive, 2005 Awards Program
Grand Design Award
Fiesta House Senior Villas
Builder Magazine, 2005 Builder’s Choice Design and Planning Awards
2000
Grand Design Award
Villa Flores, Affordable Elderly Housing
Residential Architect, 2000 Awards Program
Merit Design Award
West Boulevard, Affordable Family Housing
Residential Architect, 2000 Awards Program
Urban Architecture Award
Villa Flores, Affordable Elderly Housing
Los Angeles Business Council, 2000 Awards Program
1999
Design Award (Citation)
Villa Flores, Affordable Elderly Housing
AIA/Los Angeles Chapter, 1999
1998
Design Award
M.T.A. Transit Tots East (Child Care)
AIA/San Fernando Valley, 1998
Merit Design Award
West Boulevard
1995
L.A. Winners
MOCA and AFLA
Museum of Contemporary Art, September, 1995
1991
Maxwell Award of Excellence
Rancho Sespe Farmworkers Family Housing
Fannie Mae Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1991
1989
Honor Design Award
Cabrillo Village
AIA/California Council, 1989
Design Award
Cabrillo Village
AIA/Ventura County Chapter, 1989
“In the Public Interest,” Award Program
Cabrillo Village
Architectural Record, 1989
1986
Design Award
Yorkshire Terrace, Affordable Housing
AIA/Los Angeles Chapter, 1986
1983
Honor Design Award
Plymouth Place – Elderly Housing
AIA/Los Angeles Chapter, 1983
Design Award
Low Cost Housing Projects, Los Angeles
Architectural Design, England, 1983
1982
The Best of 1982
Cabrillo Village Farmworkers Co-operative Housing
Selected as one of the ten best designs of 1982
Time Magazine
1976
Design Award
Pico Union Plaza, Low Income Family Housing
AIA/Los Angeles Chapter, 1976
