This In The Archives includes a small portion of UCSB's larger architectural history. Located in the art and design collection at the AD&A are the original renderings of many of the buildings making up UCSB's campus, including the one displayed below of the AD&A building itself.

For today's In the Archives, we are highlighting Californian born Edla Muir, also known by her married name, Edla Muir Lambie. Muir focused on designing modern private homes and her designs were featured in Sunset magazine, Architectural Digest, and other publications.

For this week’s In The Archives we have highlighted the esteemed architect Lutah Maria Riggs. Riggs was the first FAIA architect in California and second in the country overall. Read more about this architect via the link associated with the image below.

We present Elizabeth Kellam and Lockwood De Forest. Both prominent individuals in Santa Barbara’s architectural history, the de Forests aided in the rebuilding of Santa Barbara’s Spanish Colonial Revival as well as founded The Santa Barbara Gardener in 1925. #inthearchives

For this week’s In The Archives, we are highlighting Roland E Coate Sr. Papers within the ADC collections. Coate Sr. was a significant and influential architect of the early to mid 20th century, designing primarily in the Monterey and Colonial Revival style.

Born in 1889, Mary McLaughlin Craig is one of the ADC’s hidden gem architects whose contribution has shaped Santa Barbara’s urban and residential spaces. Image Credit: “In the Company of the Craigs” Santa Barbara Historical Museum Volume 54 No. 4, 2015 and News from the ADC

For the first In The Archives, we present an architect from our collection, Paul R Williams. Raised and educated in Southern California, Williams is considered the first certified African-American architect to become a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Harmonia Rosales: Entwined

Did you catch ⁦@thelindalindas⁩ ⁦@ucsantabarbara⁩ ⁦@ArtsandLectures⁩ this weekend? 🙏 for stopping by ⁦@ADAMuseum and the #IshiGlinsky exhibition⁩! You never know who you’ll see in our galleries. ❤️🎸

Los Angeles artist Ishi Glinsky, who blends Native American culture and contemporary art concepts, makes his museum exhibition debut, in a season-opening show at UCSB’s @ADAMuseum.

Welcome back, students! Stop by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum on Wed, 9/21, 12–2 pm for free snacks, drinks, and art. Fuel up as you move in, and get ready for classes. We’re next to UCEN, the Lagoon, and Storke Plaza. @adamuseum @ucsantabarbara @AS_UCSB #weekofwelcome

Open now! #IshiGlinsky: Upon a Jagged Maze; #GodsGloryandSpirituality & #MomentaryStillness exhibitions @ADAMuseum @UCSantabarbara, Join us @ 5-7:30 for the opening reception!

Doctor Syntax & the Bees: A Satirical Analysis

New Media in Local Museums

The Art of Janice Lowry

Visual Literacy Interactive Workbook

Artists, Then and Now: Reflecting on the Past, Present, and Future of UCSB’s MFA Program

Huichol Mexican Mask

New blog post: "Women Are Beautiful" by Garry Winogrand

In Less Than No Time: Virtual Exhibition Curated by Irene Suh