Culture

At Omgivning, we’ve always believed that buildings tell stories. Sometimes those stories are about a city’s past, sometimes they’re about...

Omgivning made the trip down to San Diego to join colleagues, friends, and peers from across the design industry for the inaugural IIDA San Diego Pickleball Tournament.

Maybe you already thought of Ernie as a star? Well, this article makes it official.

In 2018, Morgan was recognized by the City of LA for his years of work on the Bringing Back Broadway initiative.

Ernie, Base, Darwin, Roxy (RIP), Rocky (also RIP).

Breaking down how our logo works: it's three shapes interacting with each other. We worked with Yummy Colours on this rebrand and the...

We're so fond of the Rendon Hotel in the Arts District that we had our holiday party there in 2018.

Thinking back with affection on our 2019 holiday party, which we held within a project site of ours, the Trust Building in downtown LA....

Omgivning teamed up with Design Camp for the Downtown Long Beach Art + Design Walk, transforming a parking spot into an interactive installation titled "Chat with an Architect." This welcoming space invited the community to engage in meaningful conversations about architecture, rebuilding, and placemaking.

When our friends at Nous Engineering invited us to join their beer-brewing competition, we decided to make a citrusy IPA using...

Three of our projects, all within walking distance, were opening this year. The Omgivning team took this opportunity to give clients a...

Our 2021 Staff Holiday party at OM Home, celebrating our team with a Secret Tomte (Swedish Elves/Gnomes) gift exchange and drinking hot...

Before grand opening of the Proper Hotel (2021) in DTLA, we take a tour to see final pieces of our work being put together.

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The City of West Hollywood's symposium on POPS & PARTS focused on the transformative power of public and private spaces in our rapidly...

2023 marked the first year the Omgivning Holiday party was thrown in the new headquarters, söm co-space. Food, music, drinks...truly a...

The team takes a construction jobwalk tour of the Lane Building on the corner of Spring St. and 8th St. in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Omgivning Team and members of söm co-space cheered WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks (against the Connecticut Sun). We even got the privilege...

The team took a jobwalk of the nearly completed Harbor House in San Pedro, CA. A former YMCA turned multi-family living in a 100 year-old...

Omgivning HQ is located in söm co-space , where we host Happy Hours, Vendor and Consultant Lunch & Learns, and a series of discussions...