Joe and Liz Yamda in Design StudioSan Diego Design Center 1952-19803601-3635 5th Ave. Lloyd Ruocco-Architect
Dennis Otsuji - 1970’s
Studio Photos
Student Tours in the Studio and WYAC Staff
A plethora of awards accorded Wimmer Yamada Associates, now Wimmer Yamada and Caughey, have come from local, national and international sources. The firm especially prizes the Collaborative Arts Awards from the American Institute of Architects (biennial, 1960 – 1968).
Other recognition includes numerous ASLA Merit and Honor awards; multiple local Orchid Awards; and APA Planning and AIA Design awards. The firm was also awarded the ASLA Landmark Award in 2011 for the first San Diego River Improvement Project that was completed in the late 1980s.
To see the work of Wimmer Yamada and Associates and now Wimmer Yamada and Caughey is easy, just pick a spot to stand in Downtown San Diego and look in every direction; you will see the Gaslamp Quarter; Hotel Solmar, The Meridian; The Mark; The 5th and Laurel, the Chinese Historical District; The Bank of America; and many more.
Walking along the harbor, their work includes Seaport Village; Marina Embarcadero Park; the Old Police Headquarters; the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina; the “Kiss Statue” (Unconditional Surrender) at the USS Midway and parks around the bayfront.
In Balboa Park, their talents are associated with the addition of the Reuben H. Fleet Museum; Sefton Plaza; the Palisades fountain in front of the Natural History Museum; and the second edition of the Old Globe Theater, after the fire in 1978.
Back in the day, Wimmer Yamada was the landscape architecture firm of choice for many of San Diego’s premier architectural firms. Today, with three principals recognized as ASLA Fellows, Wimmer, Yamada and Caughey remains one of the most highly regarded firms in the San Diego region.
A legacy park project for the firm will be the design of the new Freedom Park at the Burnham Navy Pier next to the USS Midway Museum.
Wimmer Yamada and Caughey Design Studio516 5th Ave 1981-1999
WYA Staff in the 1980’s
Staff Photo 1970’s