The second phase of the University of San Diego, California, 9500 Gillman Drive, recently completed one of the year’s most impressive local architectural projects, according to the San Diego Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). “The Student Center has a very unique design and an eclectic and diverse student population,” said James Brown, principal architect of the project. “The Price Center is more official in a way, and so the architecture expresses a high degree of formality.” The AIA also honored the Price Center with a Citation Award for its warmth and authentic setting and the jury voted its award to the Public architecture and planning firm for maintaining the existing character and feel of the new structures in the 1970s center. “The Student Center has counter-culture aspirations, and it wants to be not so slick,” Brown said. For more information, visit www.ucsd.edu.