BCA Architects' Top Ranking in Silicon Valley Business Journal Adds to Successes in 25th Year of the Architectural Firm

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Business Journal has ranked BCA Architects the 12^th architectural firm in its annual rankings list, featuring its work in the assisted living market. This classification underlines a very successful year for BCA Architects and reflects how it is now celebrating its 25^th anniversary.

With offices in San Jose, Sacramento, Orange County and Los Angeles, the team at BCA Architects has become a recognized thought leader in education within the state of California.  They successfully master planned six of the school districts that passed bond measures earlier this month, which was recognition of their team's ability to work with various communities on bringing 21^st Century Education to their classrooms.

BCA has continued to expand over the past 25 years, most recently with the addition of Trevor Smith, the firm's first-ever Commercial Studio Project Manager. Mr. Smith brings with him fourteen years of experience as a commercial design professional and is excited to be leading BCA into the commercial market.  This hire highlights BCA's expansion in the commercial space in California.

"As we celebrate our 25^th anniversary, this affirmation from the Silicon Valley Business Journal encourages us to continue our work with clients needing expertise in the assisted living, 21^st Century Learning Environments, and reuse of commercial spaces for charter schools in California," said Paul Bunton, AIA, President, BCA Architects.

Among the other noteworthy achievements this year for BCA Architects:

1. The Los Angeles Times featured the approach BCA takes to safer school design as part of its 21^st Century Learning Environment aesthetic philosophy.
2. The City Council and Planning Commission of the City of San Jose selected BCA's design for an assisted living space across from the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center that will cater to seniors and their families in a community space.
3. As a keynote speaker at a conference held at the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), Brian P. Whitmore, AIA, NCARB, LEED®AP, Associate Principal/Vice President of Design at BCA Architects explained the advantages of reusing commercial spaces for charter schools.

"BCA continues to broaden its portfolio beyond educational design with anticipated growth in the assisted living, commercial, and civic design markets from eager clients and ambitious projects which will push it among the top design firms in architecture in 2014 and more," said Whitmore.

For more information about BCA's work in these areas or others, please contact Kate Connors at 202-449-9804 and Email.

BCA Architects partners with clients in a mission to achieve excellence in design. Since 1989, BCA strives to strengthen communities through projects built whether it's to design, to help define partnerships, to locate financing, to save energy or to present alternate delivery methods. BCA goes above and beyond the task at hand to ensure their clients succeed. For more information, visit: www.bcaarchitects.com.

CONTACT: Kate Connors 202-449-9804

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