What is CRAN?
The Custom Residential Architects Network(CRAN®) Knowledge Community develops knowledge and information to benefit architects who are engaged in, or who are interested in learning more about, custom residential practice. CRAN® presents information and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and expertise to promote the professional development of its members via discussion forums, national symposia and conventions, publications, and local activities.
Coastal CRAN is focused on the unique aspects of our Southern California coastal cities.
Why CRAN?
- A network for residential architects who want to help each other.
- Not every project is suitable for every architect & not every architect is suitable for every project.
- We can all work together by sharing resources and experiences to better the built environment in our coastal cities and the architecture profession.
Coastal CRAN Programming:
- The Bend House: A Case Study in ADU Integration and Innovative Residential Design (June 12, 2025)
- QUIETLY BOLD: A Multigenerational Compound in a Historic Neighborhood (May 29, 2025)
- Coastal CRAN Presents: A Conversation with the California Coastal Commission (March 20, 2025)
- Coastal CRAN Presents: City Conversations (October 16, 2024)
- A Conversation with Top Coastal Realtors (February 15, 2024)
- Living on the Edge – Coastal Residential Design Awards (2024)
- Coastal Craftsmen – a Conversation with Chris Lombardi & Dave Baldwin (September 14, 2023)
- Inaugural Coastal CRAN program, Local Legends – a Conversation with Grant Kirkpatrick FAIA & Dean Nota FAIA (May 18, 2023)