Griffin Enright Architects

The Los Angeles-based firm of Griffin Enright Architects, established in 2000 by Margaret Griffin, AIA and John Enright, AIA, fuses interests in innovation and experimentation with a desire to explore cultural complexities relative to the built environment. Their versatile practice includes projects ranging from large-scale commercial and residential commissions to furniture design and gallery installations. Their work moves beyond the traditional scope of architectural practice, underscoring connections with the surrounding urban fabric and landscape by reinforcing existing conditions or creating new ones that allow architecture, urban context and landscape to be experienced in new ways. Griffin Enright’s comprehensive approach to design depends on the simultaneous blurring and exploitation of distinctions between inside/outside, built form/landscape, site/urban context and theory/practice. The firm is the recipient of over thirty awards for design excellence including the 2006 American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum. The firm’s work has also been published and exhibited extensively in national and international publications and exhibitions and their project ‘Paradox Box’ is part of the permanent collection at the MAK (Museum for Applied Art / Contemporary Art) in Vienna, Austria. In addition to guiding an emergent practice, Margaret and John are educators in design and technology at SCI_Arc and USC respectively.


2008, California Council AIA Honor Award, Keep off the Grass! Planar Landscape Phenomena

2008, California Council SARA Design Award of Honor, Point Dume Residence

2008, California Council SARA Design Award of Honor, (WIDE) Band

2008, California Council SARA Design Award of Honor, Keep off the Grass!

2008, 29th Annual Interiors Award for (Wide) Band – Nomadic Café Exhibition

2007, Long Beach AIA Merit Award for Rio Rancho / Garey Education Complex

2006, Winner, LA AIA 2nd Annual Restaurant Design Awards, (WIDE)BAND - Nomadic Cafe

2006, Winner, American Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum, Keep off the Grass!

2006, Winner of Vertical Garden Competition Schindler House sponsored by the MAK

2006, Winner, LA AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award, Keep off the Grass!

2005, Recipient, John Jerde Visiting Professorship from USC

2005, Winner, 26th Annual Interiors Awards, Keep off the Grass!

2004. Featured in DaCamera Society Chamber Music Series, Rustic Canyon Residence

2004, Finalist, MoMA / P .S. 1 Young architects Competition, Sun Rigor

2003, Notable Website Winner, Entablature Architecture Website Awards

2003, Semi-Finalist, Sci-Arc Cafe Competition, Mobile Exposure

2002, Winner, LA AIA Next LA Honor Award, Variety Boys' and Girls' Club

2002, Winner, California Council AIA Merit Award, Cal Arts Tatum Student Lounge

2001, Winner, LA AIA Next LA Honor Award, Chicago Public Schools Design

2001, Winner, LA AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award, Cal Arts Tatum Student Lounge

2001, Notable Design Winner, Chicago Public Schools Design Competition

2008, New York Times, Home Section, "Of the Sea and Air and Sky", by Sam Lubell, Nov. 27, 2008.

2008, Arc CA, “AIA CC Design Awards”, pp. 60,60.

2008, 1000 x Architecture of the Americas, by Michelle Galindo, Braun, pp. 163, 342, 469.

2008, Home, “Benedict Canyon Residence”, by Diane Tsang, Pace Publishing Ltd., pp. 198-203.

2008, 100 x 400 Vol. 1, “Griffin Enright Architects”, by Rihan, pp. 424-431, June.

2008, Focus, AIA CC Newsletter, Cover, 2008 Design Award Winners, Summer.

2008, Interior Design, “Malibu Modern” by Edie Cohen, pp.44, 220-229, June.

2008, FORM Magazine, “Workbook; St. Thomas the Apostle School”, by Jonathan Diamond, May/June.

2008, Contract Magazine, “The 29th Annual Interiors Awards - Showroom/Exhibit Winner”, by Amy Milshtein, Jan.

2008, 360 Architecture, “Rustic Canyon House & Benedict Canyon House”, by Wang Shaoqiang, Sandu Cultural Media.

2007, Library Design, “Private Libraries”, by Karen M. Smith & John Flannery, teneues.

2007, Architecture Highlights, “Griffin Enright Architects – (Wide)Band”, by Yanli Hu, ShangLin Edition.

2007, Display, “Keep off the Grass! & (WIDE)Band”, by Yan Yeung, Pace Publishing.

2007, DNA Radio Show on KCRW, John Enright interviewed by Francis Anderton for Herbert Mushamp’s Eulogy.

2007, California Home & Design, “Ten to Watch”, by Chloe Harris, October.

2007, Roof Design, “Benedict Canyon Residence & John Thomas Dye School”, by Sergi Duran, Loft Publications.

2007,  Design, “Rustic Canyon Residence”, by Katerina Feuer, Fusion Publishing.

2007, Hinge, Design in Focus, “Open up … Benedict Canyon Residence”, by Deborah Erwin, Vol. 145.

2007, Cybercafes; Surfing Interiors, “Wired” and “Envisioning the Future”, by Sergi Cosa Duran.

2007, Space Magazine, Display, “Keep off the Grass” and “Wide Band”, by Yan Yeung.

2007, Hinge, Design in Focus, “Plastic Elastic: Wide Band”, by James Saywell, Vol.141, April.

2007, SPA-DE, Space & Design, Vol.7 – International Review of Interior Design, “Flying grass carpet: can green be tamed?”, by Yasuhiko Taguchi.

2007, Archidom, “The Nature of Harmony”, by Anastasia Strebkova, #63.

2006, 360º Architecture Vol.2 - Residential Space, Commercial Space, by Wang Shaoqiang.

2006, SPA-DE Vol. 6, Space & Design - International Review of Interior Design, Yasuhiko Taguchi.

2006, DNA Radio Show on KCRW, Excerpt on the City f the Future, by Francis Anderton, December 19th.

2006, NoiThat, "Wide Band", by Ho Trung Chanh.

2006, Los Angeles Times Calendar, "City of the Future" by, December 14th.

2006, Home; New Directions in World Architecture and Design, by Helen Cooney & Linda Hart.

2006, LA Architect, "Progress Report; A Look at the "Eight Emerging Designers" of 2001", by Jennifer Caterino, Nov./Dec.

2006, LA Architect, "AIA/LA Awards - Design Awards", by Jennifer Caterino, October.

2006, 2000 Architects, "Griffin Enright Architects", by Robyn Beaver.

2006, Architektur & Bauforum, "Vertical Garden", June.

2006, Los Angeles Times Calendar, "Design Museums Build Themselves Up", June 27th.

2006, West, Los Angeles Times, "Why Size Doesn't Matter", May 21.

2006, Interior Design, "By Invitation Only", by Jan Belson, May.

2006, Architectural Record, "Griffin Enright Architects: More than Form", by Ingrid Spencer, May.

2006, Officeinsight, "Griffin Enright Architects: Interaction between users, Design and Designer", by Jonathan Katz, 4.24.06.

2006, Archidom, "Beyond the Glass", by Anastasia Strebkova, #58.

2006, Interior Design, "Raising the Roof", by Kathryn Harris, February.

2005, LA Women; Artists and Architects, by Eva Schlegel, Schlebrugge.

2005, Architecture Highlights, "Griffin Enright Architects", by Yanli Hu.

2005, LA Architect, "New Design - Exploring Movement", by Jesse Brinks, Sept./Oct.

2005, Contract, "Above Board", by Holly Richmond, August.

2005, LA Architect, "Inside / Outside", by Jesse Brinks, March/April.

2005, LOS ANGELES architecture & Design and;guide , "to see living", by Karin Mahle, teNeues.

2005, Praxis, "Complex - PS1 MoMA:Young Architects", by Michael Meredith, Issue 7.

2005, Contract, "Interiors Awards - Exhibit", by Diana Mosher, Jan.

2004, X-Tra, Contemporary Art Quarterly, "The Metaphysics of Lawn Maintenance", by Kristina Newhouse, Vol. 6, num. 4, Summer.

2004, Architectural Digest, "Into the Woods Los Angeles Style", by Peter Haldeman, April.

2004, AD Art + Décor, "Dogada Yasanan Huzur", by Burçin Y_lmaz, Turkey, April.

2004, Los Angeles Times Weekend Calendar, "Houses Opened", by Paul Brownfield, March.

2004, Metropolis, "Outdoor Living", by Paul Makovsky, March.

2004, Civil Engineering News, "Structure Key to ‘Floating' Plateau of Grass", by Greg Brower, Feb.

2004, Los Angeles City Beat, "7 Days in LA - Sod Story", by Rebecca Epstein, Vol.2, No. 2.

2004, Los Angeles Business Journal, "LA Stories - Keep off the Grass", by Daniela Drake, Dec.8-14.

2004, 1000 Architects, "Griffin Enright Architects", edited by Robyn Beaver, pg. 223.

2003, Architecture, "On the Boards - Variety Boys' and Girls' Club", by Anna Holzman, Dec.

2003, Brave New Houses, "Engaging the Landscape" by Michael Webb.

2003, LA Architect, "AIA/LA 2002 Awards", Jan-Feb, pp.47.

2002, Architectural Record, "Creative Uses of Lighting", by Bill Weathersby, May.

2002, Arc CA, "Sensuous Surfaces", by Tim Culvahouse, #4.

2002, LA Architect, "AIA/LA 2001 Awards", Jan-Feb.

2002, Architecture for Education, Notable Designs, Chicago Public School Competition, sec. 3.2,3.34.

2001, LA Architect, "Finding a Voice, 8 Emerging Designers", by Liz Martin, Dec.

2001, Casas Internacional Los Angeles, "Garden House", by Paulo Bransburg.

2008, AWA-LA Group Exhibit, the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, June.

2008, AWA-LA Group Exhibit, SCI_Arc, Los Angeles, May.

2008, Enadii Mexico 2008, Exhibited; Casa Saenz and Point Dume Rseidence, Exhibition sponsored by Grupo Freearq/Mexico, Mexico City, April.

2006, Exhibition at LACE Gallery, "Los Angeles: City of the Future", sponsored by the Julius Schulman Institute, LA, CA.

2006, Exhibition at LACMA, "City of the Future - LA" sponsored by the History Channel, Los Angeles, CA.

2006, Exhibition at MAK center, "VERTICAL GARDEN Project to protect the Schindler House", Vienna, Austria.

2006, Exhibition at The Royal Institute of Ireland "New World Architecture", Dublin, Ireland.

2006, installation at the A+D Museum, "(Wide) Band", 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

2006, Exhibition at SCI_Arc, "Vertical Garden Competition", Los Angeles, CA.

2006, Installation at NeoCon West, "(Wide)Band" , Los Angeles, CA.

2005, Exhibition at Barb Bondy BIGGIN Gallery, "Soft Boundaries" Department of Art, Auburn University, AL.

2004, Exhibition at MoMA , "MoMA / P.S. 1 Young Architects Program", Long Island City, NY.

2004, Exhibition at A+D Museum, "Communities Under Construction ", Los Angeles, CA.

2003-2004, Installation at Sci-Arc, "Keep of the Grass!: Planar Landscape Phenomena", Los Angeles, CA.

2003, MAK Center LA, "LA Women", Los Angeles, CA.

2003, Exhibition at University of Tennessee, "Recent Work", Knoxville, TN.

2002, Exhibition at Form Zero Gallery, "AIA Award Exhibit 2001", Los Angeles, CA.

2001, Exhibition at Form Zero Gallery, "AIA Award Exhibit 2001", Los Angels, CA.

2001, Exhibition at Chicago Architectural Foundation, Chicago School Competition, Chicago, ILL.

2001, Exhibition at Form Zero Gallery, "Models for the 21st Century,' Form Zero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2000, Exhibition at Pacific Design Center Gallery, "Millennium Models", Los Angeles, CA.

Cities Of The Future Competiton Sponsored By The History Channel, Short List

Highschool Competion Spsonsored By Thepomona Unified School District, Short List

Vertical Garden Competition For The Schindler House Sponsored By The MAK, Winner

Southern California Public Radio Competition, Short List

Moma PS1 Young Architects Competiton, Short List

SCI_Arc Café Competition, Semi-Finalist

Perth Amboy Highschool Competition

Entablature Architecture Website Awards, Notable Website Winner

San Jose State University Museum Of Art And Design

Chicago Public Schools Design Competition-North Side, Notable Design Winner

Chicago Public Schools Design Competition-South Side, Los Angeles AIA
Next LA Award

Venice Place Mixed Use Residential Project, Venice, CA

Café Cinch, Café, Bar & Nightclub, Ningbo China

Our Lady Of Bright Mount Church, Los Angeles, CA

St. Thomas The Apostle School, Los Angeles, CA

John Thomas Dye School, Los Angeles, CA

Boys' And Girls' Club, Los Angeles, CA

(Wide) Band - Nomadic Café, Los Angeles, CA

Keep Off The Grass! Planar Landscape Phenomena Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA

Paradox Box, West Hollywood, CA

Tatum Student Lounge & Café, Cal Arts, Valencia, CA

Chicago Public School, Chicago, IL

Pt. Dume Residence, Malibu, CA

Amalfi Canyon Residence, Los Angeles, CA

Topanga Canyon Residence, Topanga, CA

Mandeville Canyon Residence, Brentwood, CA

Ross Residence, Marin County, CA

Hollywood Hills Residence, Hollywood, CA

Brentwood Residence

Pacific Palisades Residence, Pacific Palisades, CA

Casa Saenz, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Benedict Canyon Residence, Beverly Hills, CA

Rustic Canyon Residence, Pacific Palisades, CA