City Fabrick

10/13/2026

Canvas Fremont is moving forward!

We're excited to see our work with Community Development Partners (CDP) featured in Urbanize SF as Canvas secures financing and moves closer to bringing 92 affordable homes to Fremont, California!

Designed as an intergenerational community for households earning 30–70% of the Area Median Income, Canvas will include 15 homes reserved for individuals and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

City Fabrick helped shape the project's early vision through initial conceptual design and creating a brand identity rooted in connection, belonging, and community.

Congratulations to CDP and the entire project team on this major milestone! We're excited to see Canvas take shape.

10/12/2026

What a week at APA California 2026!

From exploring the future of the LA River to celebrating award-winning projects and connecting with planners from across the state, this year's conference gave us plenty to celebrate!

Our own Yami Yamilet Lara co-facilitated a mobile workshop along the LA River, while two City Fabrick projects, Cudahy Together Strategic Plan with City of Cudahy and Zone In: City Core with Long Beach City, received APA California awards!

Our planning team spent the week exchanging ideas with colleagues from across California, and Executive Director Brian Ulaszewski closed out the conference with “The Stories We Tell Ourselves,” a thought-provoking conversation about taking stock of planning's impact and the narratives shaping our profession.

We left inspired by the connections made, ideas shared, and possibilities ahead!

10/05/2026

Everyone deserves a place to call home.
 
This World Architecture Day, “Housing is a Human Right. Build It.” challenges our profession to turn that principle into places people can afford and feel proud to call their own.
 
Our work puts that commitment into practice, from motel conversions like Mesa Vista and Avon River to new multifamily housing like Spark at Midtown, Archways, and La Placita Cinco. At a broader scale, master-planned communities like West Los Angeles VA and One San Pedro envision whole neighborhoods rooted in housing stability.
 
Together, these completed and planned projects represent thousands of permanently affordable homes. Alongside our partners, we help shape welcoming shared spaces that support everyday life and connect residents to their communities.
 
Design has a role in making the right to housing a reality. Let’s keep building toward it.

10/01/2026

From the plenary stage to the LA River, City Fabrick is joining the conversation at the APA California 2026 Conference, October 3–6!

Attending the conference? We hope to see you there!

Yamilet “Yami” Lara, Planner I on our Urban Design + Planning team, will co-facilitate a mobile workshop alongside LA Metro. Through a guided walk along the LA River in Downtown Los Angeles, attendees will explore how this infrastructure corridor is being reimagined as a community connector that supports active transportation and expands access to public space.

Our Principal and Executive Director Brian Ulaszewski will join Richard France for the closing plenary, “The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Taking Stock of Planning’s Impact,” reflecting on how we communicate planning’s value and recognize what our work makes possible.

09/23/2026

Long Beach, let’s get moving! 🚶‍♀️🚌

Join the Zone In: 10th to Broadway and Everyone’s Coast Walk Audit this Sunday from 9:30–11 a.m. Meet at 212 Cherry Ave. at Bixby Dog Park to learn about upcoming projects and share your ideas for future buildings, transportation options, and placemaking.

Then keep it rolling at Busfest 2026, from 12–3 p.m. at 5000 E. Ocean Blvd. Celebrate transit, connect with transportation partners, and enjoy an afternoon of family fun!
Bring your voice, curiosity, and a good pair of sneakers. We look forward to seeing you this Sunday!

09/22/2026

Summer is officially behind us, but the places we visited are still sparking ideas.

Our team went out of office and found inspiration in how other places shape everyday life. From Bologna’s shaded porticoes to Pigeon Forge's playful architecture, our summer travels offered lessons worth bringing home.

Swipe through to see what caught our eye. What’s one place you visited this summer that changed how you think about your own neighborhood?

09/21/2026

We’re proud to have partnered with the City of Long Beach on Zone In: City Core, recognized with an APA California Award of Merit in Advancing Diversity and Social Change. Congratulations to the planning team and the residents who helped shape the plan!

From APA Los Angeles to APA California! 🏆

Congratulations to our planning team for their work on Zone In: City Core! After receiving recognition from APA Los Angeles, the project has now advanced to the state level, where it has been selected for an APA California Award of Merit in Advancing Diversity and Social Change.

Covering the area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, 10th Street, Magnolia Avenue and Ximeno Avenue, Zone In: City Core put the community at the center of the planning process. The project prioritized the voices of those most impacted by planning decisions, including young people, renters and people of color, and used community input to help shape the plan.

Through years of community engagement, residents and partners helped shape a plan focused on safety, open space, mobility, housing and creating a more connected and pedestrian-friendly community.

👏 We’re incredibly proud of our planning team and grateful to the residents, community leaders, City Fabrick and all of our partners who helped make this work possible. Congratulations, team!

09/08/2026

We’re adding two more APA California honors to this year’s awards roster!

Zone In: City Core, developed with the City of Long Beach, received an Award of Merit for Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff. The project creates a more inclusive and equitable vision for Downtown Long Beach.

Cudahy Together: A Strategic Plan for a Thriving Community, developed with the City of Cudahy, earned the Transportation Planning Award of Excellence. The community-driven plan connects mobility, public space, health, and neighborhood investment to shape Cudahy’s future.

We’re proud to share these honors with our partners and the communities whose ideas helped shape both projects.

09/02/2026

We recently completed a new Signage Field Guide for the City of Riverside, CA - City Government, transforming complex regulations and design guidance into a clear, graphics-forward resource for applicants.

The guide streamlines content from the City’s General Sign Provisions, Sign Design Guidelines, and Sign Permit Process into an intuitive format that is easier to understand and use. Illustrated diagrams, dimensional standards, materials guidance, and visual examples help clarify requirements while also highlighting best practices for effective, high-quality sign design.

By pairing policy clarity with practical design guidance, the Field Guide helps applicants make more informed decisions and navigate the sign approval process with greater confidence.