International architectural firm founded in San Francisco in 1940
Anshen and Allen Architects Company type Private Industry Architecture Founded 1940 (1940 ) San Francisco , California Founder Bob Anshen Headquarters , Number of locations
4 offices (2010) Area served
Worldwide Key people
Roger Swanson, CEO Website Anshen.com
Anshen and Allen was an international architecture , planning and design firm headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Boston , Columbus , and London .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Architect magazine in 2010.[ 4] Interior Design 2010.[ 5]
History
Anshen and Allen was founded by Samuel Robert "Bob" Anshen (1910-1964) and William Stephen "Steve" Allen Jr. (1912-1992) in San Francisco in 1940. Anshen was born in Revere, Massachusetts , in 1910 to Louis Joseph Anshen and Sarah Jaffee, both of whom were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. At the time of his birth, they owned a jewelry shop and were prosperous enough to afford a servant.[ 6] Neptune Township, New Jersey , in 1912.[ 7]
Their relationship began while they were studying at the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture. Upon graduation, they both received a traveling fellowship that eventually led them to San Francisco in 1937.[ 8]
Keck Science Center at Pepperdine University , designed by Anshen and Allen Their first project was the Davies House, a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2 ) Tudor Gothic inspired mansion in Woodside, California , commissioned by Ralph K. Davies, a senior vice-president of Standard Oil of California . The house was completed on November 30, 1941. After the end of World War II , as a generalist practice, the firm developed gas station prototypes for Standard Oil, parking garages and interior naval architecture .
Joseph Eichler and John Calder Mackay , both residential real estate developers , commissioned Anshen and Allen to build the initial Eichler homes and Mackay Homes in the California Modernist style beginning in the 1950s.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] tract housing until 1962.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, under the leadership of Derek Parker, the firm was transformed into a modern international architectural practice.
During the mid-2000s, Anshen and Allen adopted the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM).[ 12] Integrated Project Delivery by serving on the IPD Definition Task Group of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) California Council.[ 13]
Anshen and Allen used shipping containers in their design for clinics for Containers 2 Clinics (C2C), a nonprofit organization that provides access to healthcare for women and children in rural areas.[ 14]
In 2009 the firm was identified as specializing in sustainable designs for the healthcare and academic markets.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Anshen and Allen was acquired by Stantec in 2010.
Legacy
The Anshen and Allen papers are kept in the Environmental Design Archives at the University of California, Berkeley .[ 18]
Selected projects
1950: Various Eichler Homes Developments Bay Area, California
1956: Chapel of the Holy Cross , Sedona , Arizona , United States
1957: Quarry Visitor Center , Dinosaur National Monument , Utah (razed)
1961: 601 California Street , San Francisco, California
1963: University of California, Berkeley , Latimer Hall, Berkeley, California
1964: Central United Methodist Church, Stockton, California
1965: Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose , California
1966: University of California, Berkeley, Samuel Silver Space Sciences Laboratory , Berkeley, California
1966: University of California, Berkeley, Hildebrand Hall, Berkeley, California
1967: Bank of California Building , San Francisco, California
1968: University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science , Berkeley, California
1969: Bank of California Tower (now Union Bank Tower), Portland, Oregon
1987: University of Nevada System - Claude Howard Administration Building; Reno, Nevada [ 19]
1988: Clovis Community Hospital, Clovis, California
1991: Stanford University Medical Center , Lucile Packard Children's Hospital , Palo Alto, California
1993: Stanford University , Green Earth Sciences Building, Palo Alto, California
1993: University of California, Berkeley, Tang Center - Health Services Building, Berkeley, California
1994: Children's Hospital, Ambulatory Services Building, Oakland , California
1994: Stanford University, Landau Center for Economics and Policy Research, Palo Alto, California
1998: Oregon Health and Science University , Doernbecher Children's Hospital , Portland, Oregon
1998: Stanford University, Alway Building Genetics Department Lab, Palo Alto, California
1999: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Main Hospital and Specialty Center, San Jose , California
1999: King's College , New Hunt's House, London, United Kingdom
1999: Beijing Hospital, Inpatient Pavilion, Beijing , China
2000: King's College, Franklin-Wilkins Building, London, United Kingdom
2000: Seattle Children's , Pediatric and Infant Intensive Care Unit, Seattle , Washington
2001: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center , Ambulatory Care Center, Radiology Clinic and Pediatrics Clinic, San Francisco, California
2002: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital , Norwich , United Kingdom
2002: Asian Hospital and Medical Center , Filinvest, Alabang , Philippines
2002: MESA Industries, MESA Women's Health Center, Ankara , Turkey
2002: Diablo Valley College , Business and Language Building, Pleasant Hill, California
2002: University of Kentucky , Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Building, Lexington, Kentucky
2002: University of California, Berkeley, Hildebrand and Latimer Hall Seismic Upgrades, Berkeley, California
2002: University of California, Davis , Contained Research Facility, Davis, California
2003: Intermountain Healthcare , Dixie Regional Medical Center, St. George , Utah
2003: Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center, Ambulatory Care Center, Martinez, California
2003: California State University, Monterey Bay , Chapman Science Academic Center, Seaside, California
2003: Occidental College , Hameetman Science Center, Los Angeles, California
2004: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children , New Botnar Building, London, United Kingdom
2004: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Weston House - Patient Hospital and Education Center, London, United Kingdom
2004: Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Research and Education Building, Boston, Massachusetts
2004: University of Missouri , Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri
2004: De Anza College , Science Center, Cupertino , California
2004: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester, United Kingdom
2005: University of Cambridge , Hutchison Cancer Research Centre, Cambridge , United Kingdom
2006: Meyer Children's Hospital , Florence , Italy
2006: University of Manchester , Sir Henry Wellcome Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Manchester , United Kingdom
2006: University of California, Santa Cruz , Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, California
2006: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2006: University of Utah , Warnock Engineering Building, Salt Lake City , Utah
2007: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, California
2007: Fenway Community Health Center , Health Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts
2007: Intermountain Healthcare, Intermountain Medical Center , Murray, Utah
2008: PeaceHealth , Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend , Springfield, Oregon
2009: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, Royal Victoria Infirmary , Newcastle , United Kingdom
2009: Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, Outpatient Center, Redwood City, California
2009: City and County of San Francisco Department of Health, Laguna Honda Hospital Expansion, San Francisco, California
2009: Palomar Pomerado Health , Palomar Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital, San Diego , California
2010: Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame, California
2015: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Mission Bay Campus, San Francisco, California (Under construction)
Awards
Concrete Masonry Design Award, 2005[ 20]
Building Design & Construction Best AEC Firms to Work For, 2007[ 21]
Camden Building Quality Awards for Large Commercial - Octav Botnar Wing, Great Ormond Street Hospital, 2007 Interior Design Best of Year Merit Award for Healthcare - Jon & Karen Huntsman Cancer Center, Intermountain Medical Center, 2007 Interior Design Best of Year Merit Award for Education - Sir Henry Wellcome Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, 2007 International Interior Design Association Northern California Chapter Honor Award - Sir Henry Wellcome Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, 2008[ 22]
Building Better Health Care Award for Best International Design - Intermountain Medical Center, 2008 Building Better Health Care Award for Best Hospital Design - Northern Centre for Cancer Care and Renal Services Centre, The Freeman Hospital, 2008 Building Better Health Care Judge's Special Award Highly Commended - The Bexley Wing, St. James's Institute of Oncology, St. James University Hospital, 2008 U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver Certification for Columbus Office, 2009 .[ 23] American Society of Healthcare Engineering Vista Award for New Construction - Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend, 2009 [permanent dead link ] [ 24] Healthcare Environment Award for Ambulatory Care Facilities - Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 2010 [ 25]
References
^ Building Design & Construction. July 7, 2009. "Top 75 International Design Firms." Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine ^ Tulacz, Gary J. Engineering News-Record. April 21, 2010. "The Top 500 Design Firms."
^ Dickinson, Elizabeth Evitts (28 April 2010). "Top 10: Green" . Architect . Retrieved 2010-05-06 . ^ Hurley, Amanda Kolson (28 April 2010). "The 2nd Annual Architect 50" . Architect . Retrieved 2010-05-06 . ^ Davidsen, Judith (1 January 2010). "2010 Giants: A Spoonful of Sugar" . Interior Design . Retrieved 2010-04-18 . [permanent dead link ] ^ "Samuel Robert Anshen (Architect) ". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Accessed 18 March 2021.
^ "William Stephen Allen Jr. (Architect) ". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Accessed 18 March 2021.
^ Cleper-Borkovi, Felicia et al. (2007). Modernity in Healing and Learning: The Architecture of Anshen + Allen.
^ Arbunich, Marty. (2002). Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream.
^ Ditto, Jerry et al. (1995). Eichler Homes: Design for Living.
^ "Mid-Century Mackay Homes Deserve Respect" . The Eichler Network . Retrieved 2017-02-26 .^ Barista, Dave. Building Design & Construction. July 28, 2009. "BIM Adoption Rate Exceeds 80% Among Nation's Largest AEC Firms" Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine .
^ Integrated Project Delivery Definition Task Group, May 15, 2007. Integrated Project Delivery: A Working Definition Archived August 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine .
^ Nicholas Tamarin (25 March 2010). "Anshen + Allen Turns Containers Into Clinics". Interior Design . ^ Engineering News-Record . July 6, 2009."The Top 100 Green Design Firms" .^ Building Design & Construction. July 7, 2009. "Top 100 Healthcare Design Firms." Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine ^ Building Design & Construction. July 7, 2009. "Top 100 University Design Firms." Archived 2009-12-26 at the Wayback Machine ^ Anshen & Allen Collection , Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.^ University of Nevada, Reno. Facilities Services. Campus Architectural Drawings Collection; AC 0645. University Libraries; University of Nevada, Reno
^ Beautyman, Mairi. Interior Design. June 27, 2005. "Anshen + Allen Architects Receives AIA Award."
^ Fabris, Peter. Building, Design and Construction. May 1, 2007. "Nurturing a Passion for Healthcare."
^ Beautyman, Mairi. Interior Design. February 14, 2008. "IIDA Northern California Bestows Honor Awards."
^ Tamarin, Nicholas. Interior Design. October 5, 2009, "Anshen + Allen Snag LEED Silver for Columbus Office."
^ Tamarin, Nicholas. Interior Design. April 16, 2009. "Northwestern Health-Care Facility Wins Vista Award." Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Editorial staff (1 October 2009). "To Your Health" . Contract . Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 10 November 2010 .
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