John Kaliski, FAIA, NCARB | President, Managing Principal
Education
Master of Architecture
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts, Architecture
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Registrations
Professional Architect California #C17945
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles
Member, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Member, American Planning Association
Member, Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing
Member, Wilshire Park, Country Club Park, and Windsor Village Historic Preservation Overlay District Advisory Board
Since graduating from Yale Architecture School in 1982, John Kaliski has had a diverse career as an architect, urban designer, teacher, and writer. Before starting his own practice, his professional work included five years as a designer at Skidmore Owings Merrill, first in Houston, then in Los Angeles, followed by five years as Principal Architect of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles. He commenced his private practice in 1993 as a principal of AIJK. In 1994, he was recognized by TIME as one of fifty leaders who will shape the twenty-first century. Four times a Fellow of The Mayor’s Institute on City Design, he served as President in 2009 of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). His writings on cities and architecture have appeared in Design Book Review, the Harvard Graduate School of Design Magazine, ARCA, California Architect, Log and Cite, as well as the co-authored book, Everyday Urbanism, published in 1999 and 2009. He has taught history, theory, and studios at UCLA, USC, Cal Poly Pomona, SCI-Arc, The University of Houston, and The University of Michigan.
Since founding John Kaliski Architects in 2000, John’s work has included design guidelines for the Hollywood Boulevard District, a vision plan for Los Angeles’ Crenshaw community, the Ocean Park Boulevard Complete Green Street, design of affordable small lot subdivision townhomes for Enterprise Foundation, continuing design of non-profit medical clinics for Mission City Community Network, the urban design of Metro’s East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project, six automobile dealerships, private homes, and over 400 units of multi-family housing. His design work and writings have been recognized with awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Planning Association (APA).
On both urban design and architecture projects John seeks to critically integrate client as well as public concerns and aspirations into practicable design outcomes. His ability to facilitate design processes has led to his leading numerous workshops and charrettes in cities including Des Moines, Kansas City, and throughout Southern California. With three decades of experience working with and for clients and communities, John has developed the insight to constructively celebrate multiple viewpoints into constructible architectural languages that celebrate enduring community making.