Historic Rancho Los Amigos building earns architectural award

The Harriman Building was recognized at the 53rd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards in the preservation category. (Photo by Alex Dominguez)

DOWNEY – The Harriman Building at Rancho Los Amigos was announced as a winner at the 53rd Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards, hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council.

Winning projects were selected from a pool of hundreds of submissions in categories ranging from adaptive reuse to landscape architecture, recognizing over four dozen projects for design innovation.

The Harriman Building received honors in the preservation category.

Fashioned after the Mission San Luis Rey and completed in 1931, the Harriman Building stands as the oldest facility on the Rancho Los Amigos campus. It was renovated as part of the $418 million Rancho Rising 2020 renovation and beautification project, and reopened in February of this year.

Winners from a pool of hundreds were selected by a jury panel of industry experts, including architects, construction firms, owners and developers.

“This year the LABC is honoring projects that improve communities and neighborhoods in substantial and intentional ways,” said Mary Leslie, president of the Los Angeles Business Council. “Our honorees embody innovative designs that were not only crafted to reflect the needs and dreams of the people they were designed for, but created as spaces that facilitate progress.”