MEDIA

Working with the United Nations on renewable energy through IREO-SDC... read more
Richard Best joins IIMSAM to irradicate malnutrition around the world... read more
Richard Best donates winnings... read more
Richard Best wins Hydra Executive reality show series based in UAE... read more

HYDRA EXECUTIVES

In the Spring of 2009, Richard Best was selected to participate in a new television reality show, Hydra Executives. The show featured two teams: one from America and the other from Great Britain, each with eight members utilizing their skills in business, architecture and other endeavors to compete for a grand prize. Filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia, the show aired in the Fall of 2009.

Premiere Episode on YouTube
Finale on YouTube

ARTICLES

"Realtors See Value Of Going Green & Teaching Others," Beverly Hills Courier, 10/23/09"U.S. Architect Wins Reality TV Show-and $1 Million," Architect Magazine, 08/09
"Best Buys Into Abu Dhabi Through Reality TV," Los Angeles Business Journal, J07/20/09
"15 Minutes of Fahim,” The National, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 04/10/09
"Richard A. Best, Jr. – Richard Best Architect," Dream Homes Los Angeles, Panache Partners, 2008
"Hollywood Heights," Bedrooms and Private Spaces, PBC International, 1997
"Cliffhanger," Building Ideas, Better Homes and Gardens, 1995
"New Work by Young Architects," L.A. Architect, American Institute of Architects, June/July 1993
"Beverly Hills Civic Center," Charles Moore Building and Projects, 1949-1986, 1986
"Mercatale e Albergo al Pincio," International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design (ILAUD) Journal, Urbino, Italy, 1981

KCRW / DNA INTERVIEW

Richard Best was featured in a radio interview with Frances Anderton on Los Angeles public radio station KCRW discussing how he followed an unconventional path when the recession hit by joining a reality show. Hear his amazing story.

Hear the interview here (scroll down to August 2009)

AWARDS

Green Building of America Award August 2009: Rob B OPI Concept Salon, Studio City, CA
IREO “Best Practices Award” 2009: For career long commitment to eco-friendly building design
Beverly Hills Civic Center Design Competition: First Place Design Award (Entry by Charles Moore), 1983
Academic Fellowship: University of California Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1980
Academic Scholarship Award: University of California Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning – International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design, Urbino, Italy 1981