News

Santa Monica Beach House featured on Lonny.com

August 1, 2017

Before & Afters You Need to See to Believe details some extensive architectural makeovers that included our Santa Monica Cottage project.

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2011 KAA Design Art Exhibit + Sale

October 24, 2011

Mark your calendars for December 2nd! We are excited to announce that KAA Design will once again be hosting its annual Art Exhibit + Sale. Now in its fourth year, this year’s show is being held in partnership with and benefiting The HeArt Project.
Our Newest Associate - Duan Tran, AIA

October 18, 2011

KAA Design is proud to announce the promotion of Duan Tran, AIA to Associate. We would like to recognize and thank Duan for his exemplary talent, leadership, and commitment the firm.
Milestone Anniversary

August 21, 2011

Congratulations to staff members Patricia Baker and Todd Paolillo! Today marks both of their 10-year anniversaries with KAA!
KAA Featured in LA Design Issue

May 24, 2011

Our Rusa Collection for Design Within Reach is now their #1 selling outdoor line. In related news, we wanted to share this mention about the line in the May Design Issue of LA: The LA Times Magazine.
Join Erik Evens for "Advanced Shades and Shadows"

May 16, 2011

Presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, join principal Erik Evens as he teaches an advanced course in the classic art of hand rendering.
Welcome Michael McGowan

April 29, 2011

KAA is proud to announce that celebrated landscape architect, Michael McGowan, has joined our landscape architecture practice as a Senior Project Manager.
Support Vistamar School And Own A Piece Of The Rusa Collection!

April 25, 2011

Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to own a beautiful piece of the Rusa Collection and support one of our local schools.
Happy 23rd Birthday KAA!

April 12, 2011

Today KAA Design celebrates 23 years in business! We have come a long way since founder Grant Kirkpatrick established the company in his dining room in 1988. Now with 48 staff members and over 250 projects under our belt, KAA Design continues to evolve and seek new opportunities to build awareness about the power of design. Happy 23rd Birthday KAA!
The HeArt Project Welcomes New Board Member Grant Kirkpatrick

March 18, 2011

Principal, Grant Kirkpatrick, has been welcomed as the newest member of The HeArt Project's Board of Directors. The HeArt Project is a Los Angeles-based organization whose mission is to combat the epidemic high school dropout crisis with a long-term, sequential arts program.
Save The Date: USC School of Architecture XED Program

March 7, 2011

As a part of the USC School of Architecture's Summer 2011 XED Program, KAA's own Grant Kirkpatrick along with fellow course-coordinators Gerard Furbershaw (LUNAR) and Mark Rios (Rios Clementi Hale Studios) will be teaching a two-day course entitled Design Creates Value: Leveraging, Diversifying and Monetizing Design Through Alternative Design Practice Models.