FUNG + BLATT Architects

09/09/2024

A rare opportunity to visit the Schmalix Residence — hope you can join us!

02/07/2024

https://fungandblatt.com/ Our new website is now LIVE! Designed by the talented Michael Aberman of IN-FO.CO, the site plays with the phenomenon of dispersal and coalescence — something that happens with ideas in design processes; with every project. Please check it out!

01/17/2024

Thank you for including our work, Archinect!

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Houses. Tip: Use the handy FOLLOW feature to...

06/17/2023

Looking forward to another pop-up by Moonbeam Kitchen at our studio garden next Saturday 6.24, 12 to 4!!

under the sun I collaborated for a second time with my friend Kai Blatt on the cooking and menu planning of this pop-up. We wanted the menu and...

02/14/2023

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/memorial-to-the-victims-of-the-1871-chinese-massacre-finalist-presentations-tickets-538061354997?aff=esfb&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing&fbclid=IwAR249fhIleYw2F7mZUI3E7_B_RcTVFUIPr_1m89JW2f4DIFMfppFZRxoRSY

Join the six shortlisted teams for a presentation of their design proposals and a lively public discussion.

01/24/2023

We’re honored to be among the six finalists, selected by Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, for the Memorial to the Victims of the 1871 Chinese Massacre in Los Angeles.

The Memorial is an overdue acknowledgment of a dark chapter in US history; a mass lynching that took place in Los Angeles in which 18 Chinese men were tortured and killed.

Our proposal builds upon the gestural experiences and spatial metaphors in the raising and lowering of one’s head and the feelings that they elicit.

We rely on the elements in our design to engage the participant at the visceral, physical and poetic levels; to inspire personal interpretation, contemplation and deeper engagement.

See our proposal here:
https://culturela.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/fungandblatt_boards.pdf

Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Chinese American Museum

01/19/2023

This newly completed remodel involves a delicate re-calibration of material, texture, light and space.

01/18/2023

Revisiting a project completed two decades ago is like having a conversation with our younger selves.

12/14/2022

Kinfolk’s Winter Issue releases today - a special featuring the Blodgett-Calvin residence! “California Cool: A mid-century post-and-beam house that blends with the nature around it.” Written by George Upton, photographed by Justin Chung.

07/20/2022

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of SCI-Arc, founded on this day July 19, 1972, the following is a letter written by Founding Director Ray Kappe. Addressed to SCI-Arc students of the future, the letter is shared generously by SCI-Arc founding faculty, Professor Emeritus of Architectural History, and wife of the late Ray, Shelly Kappe, passing along these ten tenets to SCI-Arc students of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

"1. Think positively, not negatively.
2. Accept structure but know that it is to be questioned and broken when necessary.
3. Always be willing to explore, experiment, and invent. Do not accept the status quo.
4. Know yourself and be consistent with who you are and how you think.
5. Maintain good moral and social values.
6. Be humble, honest, compassionate, and egalitarian.
7. Have conviction about your work.
8. Be open and say yes to most ideas and requests. The good ones will be valuable, the bad ones will cease to exist.
9. Allow employees and fellow workers freedom and the ability to work to their strengths. Avoid hierarchy.
10. Money should be the residual of work, not the goal. But do not compromise your worth.

Sincerely,
Ray Kappe, FAIA
Founding Director, SCI-Arc
Quoted by Shelly Kappe, Hon. AIA
Founding Faculty, SCI-Arc"