New Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Office and Archive wins coveted Orchid Award

The County of San Diego's new Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office & Archive building in Santee has a new record to file – 2020 Orchid award winner for outstanding architecture.

The ARCC Office was one of 14 projects honored with a coveted "Orchid" award last week by the San Diego Architectural Foundation at its yearly "Orchids and Onions" gala. The event honors the best and worst in local architecture, historic preservation, interior design, urban planning and landscape architecture.

Judges' comments for the county building included: "An incredible, sustainable and thoughtful project that...