PANELS AND SYMPOSIA
City of Palm Springs
HISTORIC SITES PRESERVATION BOARD
2014 - 2019
Panelist
“Heavy Hitters of Preservation”
Modernism Week 2017
Santa Barbara Conservancy
John Pitman, FAIA Memorial Award
“In grateful appreciation of your many years served on the City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission and your dedication to the importance of Historic Preservation and aesthetic architectural features to the heritage, character, and economic vitality
and beauty of Santa Barbara…
Therefore the Santa Barbara Conservancy hereby designates you. William R. La Voie, Architect.
a treasured and revered Santa Barbara Landmark.”
May 2019
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
designation
Life Honorary Member
January 2019
City of Santa Barbara
Historic Landmarks Commission
January 1993 – December 2018
Historic Sites & Structures Designation
Review of Historic Structure, Cultural Landscape, and Archeological Reports,
Design Review for compatibility with the El Pueblo Viejo Design Guidelines - Santa Barbara Spanish Colonial Revival Style
Review of Consistency with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation, Restoration, & Reconstruction
& California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Contributor to Guidelines – El Pueblo Viejo 2004 & 2009
Contributor to Historic Resource Design Guidelines 2015
Link to
El Pueblo Viejo Design Guidelines
Link to
Historic Resource Design Guidelines
DESIGN AWARDS
Santa Barbara Contractor’s Association Award for Residential Remodel, Andresen Residence, 1994
Santa Barbara Contractor’s Association Award for Residential Remodel, Staton Residence, 2000
Santa Barbara Beautiful President’s Award, Santa Barbara Inn, 2019
Began Independent Practice, 15 May 1993
Licensed to Practice Architecture in California, 7 June 1982
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Architecture
College of Environmental Design
University of California, Berkeley
1976
PARTIAL LIST OF PROJECTS
Proposed Residence
400 Avenida Cerca
Palm Springs, California
1923
for Charlotte Hedlund
Addition to Casablanca Adobe
A Designated Class One Historical Site
590 S. Indian Trail
Palm Springs, CA.
1923
for Paul Nihipali & Michael Martin
Master Plan for Chabad of Palm Springs
& Mikvah Schematic Design
250 East Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264
2020 - Present
Remodel of the:
Santa Barbara Inn
901 East Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
2017
Included in “Santa Barbara Guide to El Pueblo Viejo” 2016 Second Edition
SANTA BARBARA BEAUTIFUL PRESIDENT’S AWARD 2019
Restoration of
Eric & Teri Gabrielsen Residence
El Cerrito
2132 Mission Ridge Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
2017
Residence for:
1335 Lions Peak Lane
Cordevalle/San Martin, California
2010
Remodel of & Addition to the:
Residence of Mrs. Perri Harcourt
Isola Bella
778 Cold Springs Road
Montectio, California
Unbuilt
Remodel of & Addition to the:
Eric Andresen Residence
560 Arroyo Ave.
Santa Barbara, California
2009
Joseph & Susan Hartwick Residence
2399 Mount Calvary Road
Santa Barbara, California
2005
Remodel & Addition to the:
Dr. Richard & Barbara Chen Lowenthal Residence
1703 Paterna Road
Santa Barbara, California
2003
Remodel of a Residence
1812 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, California
2001
Remodel of the:
Mrs. Margaret A. Staton Residence
1638 Fernald Point Lane
Montecito, California
2000-2001
Promotional Drawings & Interior Design
Phase II – Homeless Shelter
Coalition to Provide Shelter to Santa Barbara Homeless
Santa Barbara, California
2001
Remodel of the:
Ted & Louise Gaylord Residence
2010 Birnam Wood Drive
Montecito, California
2000
California Mission Inns
San Juan Capistrano, California
Hogan Family Foundation
2000 – Conceptual Design
Remodel of & Addition to the:
Dr. Robert & Rana Rottenberg Residence
2420 Sycamore Canyon Road
Montecito, California
1999
Remodel of the:
Ted & Louise Gaylord Residence
1321 Danielson Road
Montecito, California
1999
Remodel of and Addition to the:
Residence of Robert & Sherry Gilson
5445 Vineyard Road
Paso Robles, California
1999
Pool Pavilion Addition to the:
Mary Staton Residence
1609 Posilipo Lane
Montecito, California
1998 - Unbuilt
Accessibility Master Plan & Labyrinth
Trinity Episcopal Church
1500 State Street
Santa Barbara, California
1998
Remodel of and Addition to the:
Residence of Robert Minton & Neil Spidell
4477 Avenue Del Mar
Carpinteria, California
1997 – 1999
Santa Barbara Contractor’s Association Award for Residential Remodel, 2000
Remodel of the:
Mrs. Margaret A. Staton Residence
1638 Fernald Point Lane
Montecito, California
1997 - 1998
Remodel of and Addition to the:
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Petersen Residence
739 Hot Springs Road
Montecito, California
1996 – 1999
Studio Addition to the:
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Lowenthal Residence
1703 Paterna Road
Santa Barbara, California
1996
Addition to and Remodel of the:
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gilson Jr. Residence
1160 Summit Road
Montecito, California
1996 - 1997
Remodel of the:
Mr. Winslow Maxwell Residence
2476 Bayshore Drive
Newport Beach, California
1995
Site Structures and Additions to the:
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Scott Residence
27777 Winding Way
Malibu, California
1994 –1997
Addition to the:
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Iovine Residence
26901 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California
1993 - 1995
Remodel of & Addition to the:
Eric Andresen Residence
560 Arroyo Ave.
Santa Barbara, California
1993
Santa Barbara Contractor’s Association Award for Residential Remodel, 1994
Remodel & Restoration of:
Ca’ di Sopra
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rovsek Residence
1050 Cold Springs Road
Montecito, California
1986-1993
(Altered)
Visitors Pavilion
Lotusland
Lotusland Foundation
695 Ashley Road
Montecito, California
1992
for Warner & Gray Architects, Inc.
Remodel of and Addition to the:
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Ketchum Residence
1156 Tower Road
Beverly Hills, California
1989
for Warner & Gray Architects, Inc.
Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Iovine
26901 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California
1987
for Warner & Gray Architects, Inc.
Residence for Spielman-Cohen Builders
Mr. Lee Iacocca Residence
10614 Chalon Road
Bel Air, California
1987
for Warner & Gray Architects, Inc.
Addition to, Remodel and Restoration of:
Il Brolino
Mr. & Mrs. Parker Montgomery Residence
669 Buena Vista Street
Montecito, California
1986
for Bob Easton Design Associates
Remodel & Restoration of:
Etcheonda
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bernstein Residence
1595 Ramona Lane
Montecito, California
1984
for Bialosky Associates, Architects
Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Young
450 Lambert Road
Carpinteria, California
1981
for Barry Architectural Design Group