How can you spot a SOHO member? It's not that easy. We're a pretty diverse group of people, but a sure give-away is often a bumper sticker that reads: "The greenest building is the one that is already built." Whenever I see one on the road or in a parking lot, I know I'm in ... Read more

SOHO is joining eleven other cultural organizations in San Diego County to celebrate Irving Gill, the architect and his work from September 2016 through March 2017. 

Don't miss SOHO's kickoff weekend, which begins with Milford Wayne Donaldson's lecture, Irving Gill: Architect, Poet & Humanist  on Friday, September 23 at 5pm at First Church of Christ, Scientist, which Gill designed in 1910 in Bankers Hill ...Read  more

Balboa Park's grand and iconic entrance across the Cabrillo Bridge offers visitors one of the most breathtaking park entrances in the country. Designed a century ago by the famous New York architect Bertram G. Goodhue, this entry is a carefully planned sequence of stirring sights and experiences that celebrates panoramic natural beauty, art ... Read more

Recently a team of landscape savvy volunteers from the American Society of Landscape Architects San Diego Chapter and Save Our Heritage Organisation documented the historic gardens at the George White & Anna Gunn Marston House using the federal program known as HALS, Historic American... Read more

Help with the LGBTQ Context Statement

The Planning Department for the City of San Diego held two workshops in late August to get community feedback about theLGBTQ context statement, a project that began earlier this year and will be completed by the end of September....Read    more

It is historic landmark number 239 on the City of San Diego Register of Historical Sites. But one day it simply vanished! Poof! Gone! How does a historic landmark suddenly disappear? 

Historic neon signage is a particularly vulnerable type of cultural resource. What if a new storefront tenant or building owner, not realizing they...Read more

The La Jolla Historical Society, in collaboration with the California Preservation Foundation, sponsored a workshop on July 23 titled How Bikeable, Walkable and Accessible is La Jolla? Not only was this a free workshop, but some participants were eligible to receive...Read  more

About 300 volunteers turned out on a Saturday in August to help clean up Starlight Bowl, the 80-year-old outdoor theater in Balboa Park that became well-known for both musical theater and having to stop performances when airplanes headed to Lindbergh Field flew overhead. It has been six years since its last production. A new...Read more

The 1970 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires agencies undertaking building projects to identify environmental impacts and mitigate them when possible. Recently, BAE Urban Economics, a national, award-winning consulting...Read more

SHOP SOHO

As SOHO launches our six-month celebration of the life and work of Irving Gill September 23, we thought you might like to add our special exhibition catalog to your architecture library. Called Irving Gill: Progress & Poetry in Architecture, the lavishly illustrated, over 130-page publication includes essays by Erik Hanson, Paul and Sarai Johnson, and Roy McMakin, with the foreword by Bruce Coons, and introduction by Ann Jarmusch. We have also gathered the most important...Read   more

COMMUNITY

New Julian Back-Country Antique Trail Map

Leads to SOHO Stores

Summer's winding down, fall is in the air. It's time to start thinking about a drive to San Diego's backcountry. To make the trip even more enjoyable this year, take advantage of the new Julian Back-Country Antique Trail map! It draws attention to some of the antiques and...Read    more

View interiors of six private homes The Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego features a rich variety of early 20th century architectural styles built during the neighborhood's rapid growth. This year, Mission Hills...Read more