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Featured in the weekly Union-Tribune
Coastal San Diego Homes Magazine

“Outside the Box”
June 2014

The New York Times
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What You Get…
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Featured article in the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network Chronicle

“Casabrava: Building a modern, light-filled, energy efficient house in half the normal time”
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See a La Jolla house get ‘stacked’
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Heather Johnston Architect wins a HOME OF THE YEAR
San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles

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San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine

“7 top architects and designers make an open-and-shut case
for window selection.”
February 2011

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three designs in one

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into an Airy Sunlit Showpiece

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View details (PDF) »

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