publications/awards

Publications / Awards
BIBLIOGRAPHY / AWARDS
Roger P. Kurath Assoc. AIA

2010
Ecobuild America Conference
Guest Speaker, December 6 2010
Washington, D.C

2010
Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 2
Publication Concrete House in Santa Monica, CA

2010
Best Custom Home Under 5000 Sq. Ft. Award
PCBC Award of Merit Honors in Recognition of Excellence for Prefabricated Concrete House, Santa Monica CA

2010
World’s Greenest Homes Episode: Eco Deep House
TV-Show aired January 21, 2010, Channel Planet Green
Reitz Residence, Culver City, CA

2009
GRAND AWARD Winner 2009: 29th Annual Builder’s Choice Design and Planning Awards
For Concrete Panel House, Santa Monica, CA
Presented and given in Washington, DC on October 8, 2009

2009
“Builder” Magazine Publication, October 2009, page 54
For Concrete Panel House, Santa Monica, CA

2009
Publication in “Hochparterre” No. 10, Swiss Magazine for Architecture and Design
October 2009, pages 50-51, by Lilian Pfaff
Makineni Residence and Townhomes in Long Beach, CA

2009
University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland
Lecture / Guest speaker, opening exhibition night, October 2, 2009

2009
World’s Greenest Home Series, TV-Show, Toronto
Next Film Productions Inc., film-shoot May, 2009
Reitz Residence, Culver City, CA

2009
Ljubljana-based HISE Magazine, special awards issue No. 53, May 12, 2009
Some of the best single-family house projects realized/completed
Anywhere in the world over the past two years

2009
Best House Design, February 16, 2009
The best collection of prefabricated modular residential projects
From architects and home designers

2009
“Architecture+Kitchen” , Book publication, pages 98-115
LEICHT Kuechen AG, Waldstetten, Germany

2008
“1000xArchitecture of the Americas”, page 561
Verlagshaus Braun, Germany

2008
“Dwell on Design LA”
Guest Speaker, June 2008
Convention Center, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

2007
“Contemporary Prefab Houses” , Book Publication on pages 218-225
Daab gmbh publication, Cologne, Germany

2007
“Schoener Wohnen” Magazine“, Issue November 2007
Publication Concrete House in Santa Monica, CA

2007
House of the year 2007 Award by “Schoener Wohnen”
Magazine in Germany, July 2007
Concrete House in Santa Monica, CA

2007
Venice Art Walk, Private Homes & Art Collections Tour
Special Exhibit, Glass Residence, May 19, 2007

2006
CASH-TV, Switzerland “sendung 559”
TV-Portrait about Roger Kurath Architect in Los Angeles, CA
October 30, 2006, Switzerland


2006 .
Publication in “944” Magazine, October 2006
Page 68, On the market, Concrete House in Santa Monica, CA

2006
Linda Immedio “Green without envy”
LA-WEEKLY, September, 2006, page 36-40
Centeno Residence, Santa Monica, CA

2006
Frances Anderson “Off the Grid”
dwell Magazine, September, 2006, page 89-92
Reitz Residence, Culver City, CA

2006
Guest Speaker “what is sustainability?”
Sustainable LA , July 15, 2006
Reitz Residence, Culver City, CA

2006
Santa Monica Green Home Tour
3rd annual AltBuild, alternative building materials & design expo
Stockman Residence, Santa Monica, CA

2006
CA BOOM 3 “The West Coast independent Design Show”
March 23-26, 2006, one of 10 leading prefab designers/manufacturers
Reitz Residence, Culver City, CA

2005
Susan Freudenheim “spreading the word”
Los Angeles Times Magazine, September 25, 2005, page 40-42
Reitz Residence, Culver City, CA

2005
Steve Irsay “Family gets okay to develop Temple Lot”
Grunion Gazette “Long Beach’s favorite community Newspaper, May 26, 2005, page 3A-4A
Makineni Residence and Town homes, Long Beach, CA

2005
UCLA Guest Critic
Prof. Juerg Lang, Spring 2005, Second Semester March.1
Final Critic for Studio “Urban Living”

2004
UCLA Lecture “Prefabricated Steel / Concrete Houses”
Prof. Juerg Lang, Fall 2004, Second Semester March.1
Stokman Residence, Santa Monica, CA

2004
UCLA Guest Critic
Prof. Juerg Lang, Fall 2004, Second Semester March.1
Final Critic for Studio “Single Residence Venice Beach, CA”

2004
UCLA Alumni Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
Ward Residence, Marina Del Rey, CA

2003
University Munich, Germany “Living at the Beach”
Lecture / Field Trip
Prof. Silvia Braun Dipl. Ing. Wiss. Assistentin
Ward Residence, Marina Del Rey, CA
Ryffel Residence, Marina Del Rey, CA
Stephan Residence, Manhattan Beach, CA

2003
Architektin Silvia Braun. “Excursion nach Los Angeles“
Architekturbuchhandlung L.Werner Muenchen, Germany, June 2003, page 4+5
Ward Residence, Marina Del Rey, CA
Stephan Residence, Manhattan Beach, CA

2002
Jil Peters. “Perceived Space,”
Sunset Magazine, September 2002, page 128
Kelsey Residence, Hollywood, CA

2002
Friedbert Landkammer. “Roger Kurath, der Architekt fuer das Besondere Design”
Neue Presse, July 3, 2002, page 9
Stephan Residence, Manhattan Beach, CA

2002
Jil Peters. „Plastic chairs indoors,“
Sunset Magazine, May 2002, page 148
Kelsey Residence, Hollywood, CA

1999
Dennise Nicholls. „Viva la Esperanza,“
River Journal, December 28, 1999, page 9
Hempstead Commercial Building, Idaho, USA

1998
Awarded Third Prize, „Genetic Bastards, Architecture in the Forth dimension”
Germany, in Partnership with Graft Design, Los Angeles / Berlin (Germany)

1997
Awarded First Prize, “IKEA (Furniture Manufacturer)”
Studying Abroad at UCLA, CA Granted SFR. 50’000.-
Zurich, Switzerland

1997
Awarded First Prize, “Paula Ruef Foundation”
Outstanding Accomplishment for Progressive Architecture in Switzerland
Granted SFR. 10’000.-
Zurich, Switzerland

1997
Awarded First Prize, “Swiss Government”
Grant for Studying at UCLA, CA Granted SFR. 30’000.-
Bern, Switzerland

1996
Awarded Second Prize, “High-School and Sport Center” in Trimmis, Switzerland
Partnership with Juerg Erni, Architect ETH/SIA, Chur, Switzerland
Published “Werk Bauen und Wohnen”, September 1996

1995
Awarded Third Prize, “Retirement Center in Untervaz, Switzerland
Partnership with Juerg Erni, Architect ETH/SIA, Chur, Switzerland
Published “Werk Bauen und Wohnen”, September 1995

1994
Awarded Third Prize, “Powerplant in Ilanz, Switzerland
Partnership with Juerg Erni, Architect ETH/SIA, Chur, Switzerland
Published “Werk Bauen und Wohnen”, September 1994