Process: Belmont Beach Aquatic Center

Since founding RoTo Architects in Los Angeles in 1991, Michael Rotondi has led diverse projects that include restaurants, retail spaces, and private residences both locally and internationally. Taking a closer look at projects from across forty years, these process books span the time between conception and creation - from sketch to renders and beyond - providing a deeper glimpse into an integrative process that combines constant trans-disciplinary learning and adaptation with realization and practice. "Our approach is to know the place, the people, the resources, and then the architecture emerges. Life gives Form to Architecture."

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Belmont Beach Aquatic Center

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A replacement facility for competitive aquatic sports and community recreation on an iconic beach site, serving as a centerpiece for a new public urban space.