The Team:
A Convergence of Creativity

The Design Center, home to Futuro Space, is currently occupied by design firms: architecture, planning and interiors firm, RDC, and landscape architecture and urban design firm, McCullough Landscape Architecture.

These design firms are working together to offer and manage Futuro Space as a hub for community meetings, creative collaboration and other design-focused gatherings with the intent of creating a space focused on the advancement of San Diego’s arts and design community.

“The San Diego Design Center is not just a building, but a place where history and creativity meet. Together with Blue Sapphire Holdings LLC, McCullough and Frank Wolden, RDC is working to make this special place a community hub for creative discourse.”

– Sean Slater, AIA, Senior Principal with RDC

Founded in 1979, RDC is a full-service, award-winning architecture firm dedicated to making everyday places extraordinary. Practice areas include placemaking, retail, store planning, entertainment, hospitality, office, residential, interiors, and procurement. Headquartered in Long Beach, CA, the firm has 200 staff members working in offices located in Washington, DC, Rogers, AR, San Diego, CA, and Shanghai, China.

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Campus at Horton   |   San Diego, CA

Skydeck   |   Del Mar, CA

“Ruocco’s original intention for the Design Center was for the space to be a hub of creativity and innovation, a space dedicated to new ideas and devoted to pushing the envelope and improving the city it served and our intention is to further that mission.”

– David McCullough, ASLA, PLA, Principal at McCullough Landscape Architecture

Founded in 1999, McCullough Landscape Architecture, Inc. is an award-winning landscape and urban design firm. The company is certified by the State of California Department of General Services as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). For over 20 years, the firm has worked on many private development, civic, and military projects – including retail, mixed-use, and entertainment facility master plans. Its work has been recognized with many regional and national awards.

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Sorrento Valley Boulevard   |   San Diego, CA

Takeda   |   San Diego, CA

“The San Diego Design Center is more than just a place. It is a symbol of San Diego’s artistic and creative history and a space where minds and ideas thrive. It is aa place for productivity, collaboration, and innovation, and a forum where ideas that will shape the future of an Diego can be explored and illustrated.”

– Frank Wolden, Urbanist, RDC