California
2026 Top Mountain Architects

For a couple’s Ketchum, Idaho, retreat, Howard Backen, Tony Selko and Dusan Motolik of the architecture firm Backen & Backen designed a structure with clean lines and rustic materials. | Backen & Backen. Photo: John Merkl
Costa Mesa
Brandon Architects
714-754-4040
*July/Aug. 2025
La Hoya
Arista Architects
858-454-4555
*Jan./Feb. 2026
San Francisco
DLR Group BraytonHughes
415-777-4770
Sausalito
DNM Architecture
415-348-8910
* March/April 2025
St. Helena
Backen & Backen
707-967-1920
* May/June 2025
