Blake Stephens

M.A., NewSchool of Architecture, San Diego, December, 2009
B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, May,1979

Classes Frequently Taught:
Arch 10: Introduction to Architecture
Arch 12: History of Architecture
Arch 124: A,B,C Drafting/ Design Studios
Arch 126: Materials and Methods of Construction (Fall only)
Arch 189: LEED and Sustainable Architecture (Summer only)
Arch 218: Foundation Course in Architecture (Fall only)
Arch 219: Space Planning Studio (Spring only)

Blake Stephens AIA is an award winning architect with a specialty in residential practice. He has designed more than 220 custom homes in California in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo, Hermosa, Huntington, Laguna, Long, Manhattan and Newport Beaches, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, and San Clemente as well as homes in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Bellevue and Washington State, New York, Pennsylvania and in Europe. Other projects include retail stores on Rodeo Drive and in multiple shopping malls, condominiums in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Redondo Beach, West Hollywood, Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Seattle. He has also designed schools and churches in Los Angeles. He was part of the project team for the Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA, on Bunker Hill in Los Angeles as well as California Plaza, One Rodeo, The Beverly Wilshire Hotel Renovation, and the expansion of the Pacific Design Center. His architectural career spans 39 years.

LEED A.P. 2009
NCIDQ Certificate since 2004
Capistrano Unified School District Foundation President 2001- 2006
CUSD Foundation Board Member 1998 - 2010
Hayden Film Institute Board Member 2010
Long Beach Historical Society Project of the Year: Bixby Residence Historic Renovation - 1992
Los Angeles Times Volunteer of the Year in Education 1987
American Institute of Architects: Home Tour Featured Architect
American Institute of Architects Member since 1987
California Licensed Architect, C15703, since May, 1985

Research Interests
Housing the Poor in Third World Countries
California Craftsman Architecture
Urban Density and Sustainable Architecture
California History and Spanish Land Grants

Blake Stephens AIA joined Saddleback College in August 2008 . His responsibilities include Architecture and Drafting Department Chair and faculty board member of the Saddleback Foundation.

Prior to joining Saddleback College, Blake Stephens was in professional architectural practice at the following firms:
Blake Stephens AIA Architect, Laguna Niguel, CA 1989 - Current
Johannes Van Tilburg and Associates, Santa Monica, CA 1987 - 1989
Urmston Stiehl Associates, Bel Air, CA 1985 - 1987
Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, CA 1983 - 1985
Young and Associates, Redondo Beach, Ca 1981 - 1983
Waldron, Pomeroy, Polk and Smith, Seattle, WA 1979 - 1981

In Blake Stephens' spare time, he enjoys travel, construction projects big and small, hyper-miling, and serving as a member on non-profit foundation boards.