Edward Clyde Malone

Edward C. Malone was born in Oakland on June 1, 1930 to Ruth Holmes Malone and John E. Malone, an Irish immigrant to the United States who was naturalized after serving in the U.S. Merchant Marines in World War II. He graduated from Los Angeles High School and enrolled in Los Angeles Community College, where he played basketball. One of his games against the Marines at Camp Pendleton inspired him to enlist in the Marine Corps. Sargent Malone served in the US Marines and participated in the Inchon Landing in Korea and as an artillery scout at the Chosin Reservoir.

Mr. Malone secured his BA in Architecture from USC in 1958 where he studied Advanced Architectural studies under an Albert C. Martin Grant. During his time at USC the young student served fellowships with Victor Gruen (1957) and at A.C. Martin (1957).

Prior to launching E.C. Malone Architect (in 1961), Mr. Malone worked for Paderewski Mitchell & Dean (1958) and Deems Martin Associates (1959) while moonlighting as Jones & Malone (1958-1960). Early projects included working on the El Cortez Convention Center, San Diego County Hospital, and UCSD Muir College housing.

In 1960, Ed worked as a Project Architect for Tavares Development and joined the San Diego Chapter of the AIA in 1961. As an architect for Travares, he led the master planning for Sunset International - overseeing the design and construction of hundreds of homes in four planned communities -- San Carlos in San Diego, Sunset Hills in Los Angeles, Sunset in Sacramento, and San Marin in the Bay Area.

Ed partnered with Dale Naegle to form Naegle and Malone Architects in 1966, which provided architectural services for developments in Mission Viejo, Pikes Creek Village, and Calabasas.

In 1968, Ed joined with Donald Bren to design and build Valencia Homes, an 840-unit community in Santa Clarita.

He then founded The Malone Company, in 1970, to build La Jolla Corona and Hidden Valley neighborhoods. Subsequent projects included Los Paseos in San Jose, Park Place in Cardiff, and Valencia View in San Diego as well as multifamily projects along Genesee Avenue (Canyon Park) and in the Golden Triangle/UTC area of San Diego.

Partial List of Projects

Allen Residence
Escondido

Buena Park School
Buena Park, CA

County General Hospital (1960-1963)
West Dickinson Street, San Diego
While working for Paderewski, Mitchell and Dean

Drielsma Residence (1961)
Escondido

El Cortez Convention Center (1957)
While working for Paderewski, Mitchell and Dean

Hidden Valley Development (1970)
Hidden Valley Road, La Jolla Parkway and Via Capri

Hidden Valley Ranch (1970)
Poway

La Paz Homes (1966)
Mission Viejo
With Dale Naegle

Los Paseos 'The Pathways' (1968)
Santa Clarita, California
Ed Malone & Richard Shea

Malone, Ed and Barbara Residence I (1961-1962)
845 Lamplight Drive

Malone, Ed Residence II (1970)
La Jolla

Moreland, Donald & Ruby Residence (1956-1957)
2840 Angus Street, Los Angeles

Navy Enlisted Men's Housing (1977)
Tierrasanta

Owens, Si Residence (1960)
Los Angeles

Park Place (1972)
Cardiff by the Sea

Proposed Medical Center (1956)
With Richard Leitch

Proposed Office Building

Proposed San Fernando School
With George T. Kirkpatrick

Sacramento Tennis and Swim Club (1962)
Sacramento

Sunset International - Homes and Residential Sales Office (ca. 1962)
San Carlos

Tennis Club
Escondido

Valencia Housing Development - Valencia Patio Homes (1967-68)
Valencia, CA
This walled-lot subdivision for Donald Bren secured an Award of Merit with Homes for Better Living in 1968