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OCTOBER 13 , 2017 INTERCONT INENTAL MARK HOPK INS HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO

CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION AWARDS

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

President Andrea Galvin, El Segundo

Vice President, ProgramsKyle Normandin, Pasadena

Vice President, DevelopmentChris Wasney, AIA, Palo Alto

TreasurerChristine Lazzaretto, Pasadena

Secretary Amy Minteer, Esq., Redondo Beach

Matthew Berkley, MA, GlendoraAdrian Scott Fine, Los AngelesG. Taylor Louden, AIA, Los AngelesNaomi Miroglio, FAIA, San FranciscoGreg Mix, DanvilleDeborah Rosenthal, Esq., IrvineBill Schaeffer, NapaKurt Schindler, AIA, BerkeleyAndrew Wolfram, LEED AP, AIA, San FranciscoSally Zarnowitz, AIA, San Jose

STAFF

Executive DirectorCindy L. Heitzman

Field Services DirectorJonathan Haeber

Administrative Services Xavier Melendez

CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONThe Hearst Building5 Third Street, Suite 424San Francisco, CA 94103-3205

415.495.0349californiapreservation.org


THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INVITES YOU TO THE 34TH ANNUAL

CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION AWARDS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017

InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel999 California Street, San Francisco

6:00–7:00 pm Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

7:00–7:45 pm Dinner

7:45–8:45 pm Presentation of the 34th Annual Preservation Design Awards & President’s Awards

All proceeds fromthis event supportthe CaliforniaPreservationFoundation’sstatewide educationand advocacyprograms.

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ANNUAL SPONSORS

CORNERSTONE

PEDIMENT

Spectra Company, Pomona

Cello & Maudru ConstructionCompany, Napa

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.,Pasadena

CORNICE Architectural Resources Group, Inc.,San Francisco

Carey & Co. a TreanorHL Company,San Francisco

CAW Architects, Inc., Palo Alto

ELS Architecture & Urban Design,Berkeley

EverGreene Architectural Arts,Brooklyn

GPA Consulting, El Segundo

Historic Resources Group, Pasadena

IS Architecture, La Jolla

Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture,Long Beach

Page & Turnbull, Los Angeles

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, San Francisco

TEF Design, San Francisco


5 California Preservation Awards 2017

PRESERVATION DESIGN AWARDS SPONSORS

CAPITAL Ferry Building, San Francisco

Plant Construction Company, LP, San Francisco

PILLAR CAW Architects, Palo Alto

TEF Design, San Francisco

ZFA Structural Engineers, Santa Rosa

SUPPORTING McCloud River Mercantile, McCloud

Port of San Francisco

Rudolph and Sletten, Roseville

FOUNDATION Critchfield Mechanical, Inc., San Jose

CYS Structural Engineers, Inc.,Sacramento

Indow, Portland

Joni L. Janecki and Associates, Santa Cruz

Kaplan Chen Kaplan, Santa Monica

Redwood Electric Group, Inc., Santa Clara

Sebastian & Associates, LandscapeArchitecture, Laguna Beach


2017 PRESERVATION DESIGN AWARDS JURY


Kurt Schindler, FAIA, LEED APPrincipal, ELS Architecture and Urban Design

Awards Chair and PDA Jury Chair

Kurt Schindler is a principal at ELS and directs the firm’shistoric and seismic renovationprojects. Over his professionalcareer he has been involved in master planning, program-

ming, design, and feasibility studies fordozens of historic and cultural facilities. Hepossesses a special expertise in assessingthe adaptive reuse or upgrade potential ofexisting buildings. His award-winning historicrenovation projects include the renovationand restoration of the national landmark1903-33 Mission Inn, in Riverside, California,the 1939 Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Centerin Berkeley, California, the 1929 ArleneSchnitzer Concert Hall at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the 1923Union Pacific Railroad Station in Anaheim,California, the 1912 16th Street Train StationRe-Use Plan in Oakland, California, the 1904 Temple Sherith Israel Seismic Upgradein San Francisco, California, and the 1923Grand Theater Center for the Arts in Tracy,California, the 1928 Oakland Fox Theatre,the 1927 California Theatre renovation andexpansion, the 1929 Pleasanton FirehouseArt Center in Pleasanton, and the 1894 St.Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco. He recently completed renovation of the1915 Old Administration Building at Fresno City College and the 1934 CivicAuditorium in San Jose.

Mr. Schindler received his Bachelor ofArchitecture and Master of Architecturedegrees from the University of California,Berkeley. Mr. Schindler is active with theCalifornia Preservation foundation and the United States Institute of TheatreTechnology, and has presented at theLeague of California Cities.

Josh CallahanJamestown, San Francisco

Josh Callahan is a Senior VicePresident of Asset Manage-ment at Jamestown. He leadsthe West Coast portfolio fromJamestown’s San Franciscooffice. Prior to joining

Jamestown, Mr. Callahan was a ProjectManager at Wilson Meany LLC, where heworked on notable redevelopment projectsincluding 140 New Montgomery, and the reuse of Naval Station Treasure Island. Prior to Wilson Meany, he held developmentand finance roles with Community HousingDevelopers, a non-profit provider of low-income housing, and Catellus DevelopmentCorporation. Mr. Callahan volunteers withthe San Francisco Produce Market. Hereceived a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the Huntsman Program atthe University of Pennsylvania, and a Masterof Business Administration from HarvardBusiness School.

Jeff GherardiniPlant Construction, San Francisco

Jeff is a Vice President andProject Executive for PlantConstruction Company. In1998, his first project as anAssistant Project Manager wasto renovate the landmark

Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Since then,Jeff has continued to gain experience in therenovation, seismic upgrade, and adaptivereuse of historic structures while working onprojects like the Walt Disney Family Museum,the Palace Hotel, the ACT-Strand Theater,the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite NationalPark, and a variety of buildings in the Presidio.Prior to Plant, Jeff obtained a Bachelor ofArts in Architecture from WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis and a Master’s degreein Architecture from UC Berkeley. In betweenattending those institutions, he served with

the Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa,building sustainable housing using mudbricks and middle-eastern constructiontechniques. Jeff is a registered architect andhas previously served as a director for AIASan Francisco. Currently, he is a boardmember with the City of Hope Real EstateCouncil, the Olympic Club BuildingCommittee, and San Francisco Heritage.

Lisa Gimmy, ASLA, LEED APLisa Gimmy Landscape ArchitectureLos Angeles

Lisa began her landscapearchitecture career with anextensive background in artand art history, and her passionfor art and architecture con-tinue to inform her work. Since

founding her firm in 1992, she has directedthe design of landscapes for campuses,schools, hotels, multi-family housing, andmany private gardens. Lisa’s in-depthknowledge of design history has led to herselection to renovate landscapes for manynotable houses, including modernist homesby Carl Maston, Richard Neutra, Rob Quigley,and Eugene Kinn Choy, and the creation of a courtyard garden for a historic home inAntigua, Guatemala, a World Heritage Site.Most recently, she developed and oversawthe landscape restoration for Heineman andHeineman’s Hindry House, with its historicswimming pool designed by Courtland Paul.Her work has been recognized by the LosAngeles Conservancy, California PreservationFoundation, Docomomo, and ASLA SouthernCalifornia. Lisa is a founding member of TheCultural Landscape Foundation’s Steward-ship Council and has helped build awarenessof Southern California’s cultural landscapesthrough her participation in ‘What’s Out There’weekends and Garden Dialogues. She is alifetime member of the Society of Architec-tural Historians, Southern California Chapter.She earned her MLA from Harvard GraduateSchool of Design.



Diane Kane, PhDLa Jolla

Diane Kane is retired from theCity of San Diego, where as aSenior Planner to the HistoricalResources Board, she handledlarge-scale historic surveys aspart of the long range planning

process. Previously, she was the HeritageResources Coordinator for Caltrans, District 7in Los Angeles, where she conducted Sec.106 and CEQA review of historic propertiesfor over twenty years. Dr. Kane has taughtarchitectural history and planning at severalsouthland universities, including UCSD,SDSU, the NewSchool of Architecture, theDesign Institute, UCLA and Cal Poly,Pomona. As Vice-President of Programs forthe California Preservation Foundation, she is a frequent contributor to CPF conferencesand workshops. She is also a Board Memberof the La Jolla Historical Society, where she chairs the Preservation Committee and she is a member of the DevelopmentPermit Review Committee of the La JollaCommunity Planning Association.

Susan McComb, AIA, LEED APBAR Architects, San Francisco

Susan McComb, AIA, LEED AP, brings over 25 years ofexperience designing andplanning a diverse group ofhistoric renovation andadaptive reuse, university,

mixed-use, entertainment, retail andhospitality projects. Since joining BAR in1989 she has worked on a variety of projectsthroughout the US and internationally.Experienced in the rehabilitation of historicbuildings, Susan has worked with thePresidio Trust and others on multipleadaptive reuse projects, tax creditapplications and various feasibility andplanning studies. Additional experienceincludes the adaptive reuse of a historic

San Francisco building into a 87,000 sf, 200-key concept hotel, the historicrenovation of the Sainte Claire Hotel (built in 1926) and the historic rehabilitation andadaptive reuse of San Francisco Shriner’sHospital to an assisted living facility. Susancontributes generously of her time andenergy to environmental advocacy andeducation. She has designed projects tomeet all levels of LEED certification includinga recently certified LEED Platinum building.Susan received her Bachelor in Architectureat the University of Texas at Austin in 1987,and is currently pursuing her Master of Artsin Historic Preservation, from the SavannahCollege of Arts & Design.

Steven H. OliverPresident, Oliver & Company, Richmond

Steven H. Oliver is President ofthe award-winning constructionand development firm Oliver &Company based in Richmond,CA, which has built over athousand buildings in the Bay

Area, including the California College of theArts in Oakland and San Francisco, BerkeleyRepertory Theatre, and the Charles M. SchulzMuseum in Santa Rosa. A well-known artsphilanthropist, advocate, and civic leader inthe Bay Area, Mr. Oliver is the formerChairman of the Board of the San FranciscoMuseum of Modern Art and currently servesas Chairman of the Board for the UnitedStates Artists and Chairman of the Board forCommunity Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST).He’s also served as Former Chairman (andcurrently as a Board Trustee) for theCalifornia College of the Arts, the NationalEndowment for the Arts and the OaklandMuseum of California. Mr. Oliver has alsoserved on the boards of the Smithsonian’sHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gardenand the Artists’ Legacy Foundation. StevenOliver and his wife, Nancy, are respectedcollectors of contemporary art. They displayone of the nation’s most renowned private

collections of site-specific art at theirnorthern California home, Oliver Ranch. The Oliver Ranch Foundation website iswww.oliverranchfoundation.org

H. Ruth Todd, FAIA, AICP, LEED APPrincipal, Page and Turnbull, San Francisco

Ruth Todd is an architect andurban designer and principal at Page & Turnbull, a SanFrancisco-based architecture,planning and research firm with offices in Los Angeles and

Sacramento. In every phase of Ruth’s career,she has been involved with communicatingand encouraging protection of culturalheritage in contemporary settings. Shebegan her career as a Main Street Architect,providing designs and training to propertyowners of historic buildings in downtowns in South Carolina and California. Shecontributed to downtown revitalization andeconomic development projects in excess of $523 million. Prior to joining Page &Turnbull, Ruth was responsible for enhancingthe historic character of the Frederick LawOlmsted designed campus as StanfordUniversity’s Associate University Architect,where she assisted with the implementationof a capital program that exceeded $150Mper year. Ruth is an emeritus trustee of theCalifornia Preservation Foundation andcurrently serves on the board of directors of the Architectural Foundation of SanFrancisco. She is a Fellow of the AmericanInstitute of Architects and a 1994 recipient of the American Architectural Foundation’sRichard Morris Hunt Fellowship.


Construction and Design

· General Contracting

· Design Build

· Building Facade Restoration

· Structural/Seismic

· Lead/Asbestos Abatement

· Mold Remediation

Preservation Consulting

Budgets/Cost Estimating

Waterproo ng/Roo ng

Materials Restoration

· Stone/Marble/Granite/Terracotta

· Masonry/Brick/Adobe/Concrete

· Bronze/Brass/Copper/Ornamental Metal

· Ornamental Plaster

· Ornamental Woodwork/Finish Carpentry

· Decorative Tile/ Pavers/Terrazzo

· Wood and Steel Doors and Windows

· Decorative Paint Conservation

· Gilding/Faux Finishing

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Matthew R. Berkley, deasy/penner&partners, Glendora

Deborah Blake, Sullivan ThompsonMasonry & Restoration, San Francisco

Claire Bogaard, Pasadena

David Bramante, Los Angeles

Dale W. Brown, Onyx Architects,Pasadena

Simon Carter, Thameside Masonry,Inc., San Francisco

Ginnie Crane, Walnut Creek

Mark Davis, Palm SpringsModernism Week, Palm Springs

M. Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, Fair Oaks

Alan R. Dreyfuss, Wiss, Janney,Elstner Associates, Emeryville

Burton Peek Edwards, Siegel &Strain Architects, Emeryville

Cathy Garrett, PGAdesign, Inc.,Oakland

Anthea M. Hartig, PhD, CaliforniaHistorical Society, San Francisco

Chuck Hasz, Isleton Restoration,Isleton

Todd A. Hays, Podley Properties,Pasadena

Keith and Barbara Force Johannes,Dana Point

Susan Lassell, ICF International,Sacramento

Christine Lazzaretto, HistoricResources Group, Pasadena

G. Taylor Louden, Louden HistoricalArchitecture, Los Angeles

Janice Lyle, PhD, The AnnenbergFoundation Trust at Sunnylands,Rancho Mirage

Bridget Maley, Architecture +History, San Francisco

Leo Marmol, FAIA, Marmol Radziner,Los Angeles

David Marshall, HeritageArchitecture & Planning, San Diego

Amy Minteer, Chatten-Brown &Carstens, Redondo Beach

Greg N. Mix, Danville

Simin Naaseh, Forell/ElsesserEngineers, Inc., San Francisco

Jan Ostashay, Ostashay &Associates Consulting, Long Beach

James Robbins, RJC Architects, San Diego

Deborah Rosenthal, FitzGerald Yap Kreditor LLP, Irvine

Trudi Sandmeier, USC HeritageConservation, Pacific Palisades

Stephen Schafer, Schaf Photo &Design, Ventura

Lannette Schwartz, Historic SignConservation, Los Angeles

Cassandra Walker, Napa

Timothy Whalen, GettyConservation Institute, Los Angeles

Loring Wyllie, DegenkolbEngineers, San Francisco

Sally Zarnowitz, City of Berkeley–Planning & Development Dept., San Jose

Tom and Shirley Butt, InteractiveResources, Inc., Point Richmond

Irving Chase, S & A Management,LLC, Costa Mesa

Thomas Cleys, Santa Monica Conservancy, Santa Monica

Michael Courtney, Giampolini/Courtney, Emeryville

Elizabeth Edwards Harris, PhD,Boston

Diane G. Kane, PhD, La Jolla

Carol Lemlein, Santa Monica Conservancy, Santa Monica

Richard E. Patenaude, M-Group,Hayward

Ruth Todd, FAIA Page & Turnbull–San Francisco, Fairfax

Andrew Ian Wolfram, TEF Architecture & Interiors, Inc., San Francisco

Steade Craigo, FAIA, Sacramento

HERITAGE BENEFACTOR

PRESERVATION SUPPORTER

PRESERVATION FRIEND

PRESIDENTS CIRCLE MEMBERS

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS


LEVEL 4Spectra Company, Pomona

LEVEL 3Architectural Resources Group, Inc.,San Francisco

Carey & Co. a TreanorHL Company,San Francisco

CAW Architects, Palo Alto

Cello & Maudru Construction Company, Napa

Eagle Restorations Group Inc., Arcadia

ELS Architecture & Urban Design,Berkeley

Environmental Science Associates(ESA), Santa Monica

EverGreene Architectural Arts,Brooklyn

GPA Consulting, El Segundo

Historic Resources Group, Pasadena

IS Architecture, La Jolla

Kelly Sutherlin McLeodArchitecture, Long Beach

MKM & Associates, Santa Rosa

Page & Turnbull, Los Angeles

Pfeiffer Partners Architects, Inc., Los Angeles

Plant Construction Company, LP,San Francisco

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, San Francisco

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates,Inc. (WJE), Pasadena

LEVEL 2AMG Structural Engineers, Los Angeles

ASM Affiliates, Pasadena

Brandt-Hawley Law Group, Glen Ellen

Christopher Buckley Consulting,Alameda

Elite Concrete Restoration, Inc.,Downey

Ellinger Architects & Associates,Pasadena

Evans & De Shazo, LLC, Napa

Garavaglia Architecture, Inc., San Francisco

Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles

JANUS | robert imboden, assoc. aia,Orange

Jerri Holan & Associates, AIA,Albany

John Fidler Preservation TechnologyInc., Marina Del Rey

MATT Construction, Santa Fe Springs

Mead & Hunt, Inc., Sacramento

Melvyn Green & Associates,Torrance

Norhausen Inc., San Jose

PGAdesign, Inc., Oakland

ZFA Structural Engineers, Santa Rosa

LEVEL 1Appleton Partners LLP, Santa Monica

Buehler & Buehler StructuralEngineers, Sacramento

Cahill Contractors, San Francisco

Cervantes Design Associates, Inc.,San Francisco

CFC Distinctive UrbanDevelopment, Pasadena

Chapman University, Orange

Chattel, Inc. | Historic PreservationConsultants, Sherman Oaks

Chatten-Brown & Carstens,Hermosa Beach

Critchfield Mechanical, Inc., San Jose

CYS Structural Engineers, Inc.,Sacramento

Frederick Fisher and PartnersArchitects, Los Angeles

Heritage Architecture & Planning,San Diego

HGA, San Francisco

ICF International, Sacramento

Indow, Portland

ISEC, Greenwood Village

Joni L. Janecki & Associates, Santa Cruz

Judson Studios, Los Angeles

Kaplan Chen Kaplan, Santa Monica

Kerman Morris Architects LLP, San Francisco

Knapp Architects, San Francisco

Linchpin Structural Engineering Inc.,Truckee

Liz’s Antique Hardware, Los Angeles

M2A/ Milofsky & Michali Architects,Los Angeles

May & Burch Conservation, Inc., Los Angeles

Morley Builders, Inc., Santa Monica

Perkins + Will, San Francisco

Provenience Group, Santa Ynez

Redwood Electric Group, Inc., Santa Clara

RHAA Landscape Architects, Mill Valley

Rinne & Peterson, Inc., Palo Alto

Rudolph and Sletten, Roseville

Rutherford + Chekene Structural + Geotechnical Engineers, San Francisco

Structural Focus, Gardena

SWCA Environmental Consultants,Pasadena

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates,Inc. (WJE) , Emeryville

Wooden Window Inc., Oakland



34TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION AWARDS

Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology Salk Institute for Biological Studies Teak Window Conservation Project ................................14

Seismic Strengthening of Hibernia Bank Building..15

Contextual InfillFerry Building North Arcade Retail Kiosks..............16

Morgan Phoa Library and Residence......................17

The Filbert Cottages...............................................18

Cultural Resource StudiesCultural Landscape Report and Treatment Plan for the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.......................................................19

Sierra Coach #2 ......................................................20

The Gamble House Cultural Landscape Report .....21

Union Iron Works National Register Nomination ...22

PreservationTrefethen Historic Winery .......................................23

University of Southern California HistoricResources Restoration and Maintenance ..............24

RehabilitationBayview Opera House ............................................25

Children’s Day School.............................................26

E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts ......27

Hay Barn Rehabilitation, Cowell Lime Works Historic District .......................................................28

McCloud River Mercantile Co. Store and Hotel .....29

New Mission Theatre..............................................30

Old Chem (The Sapp Center for Science Teaching & Learning)..............................................31

The Carson Block Building Rehabilitation ..............32

RestorationHome Front at Camp Anza.....................................33

Trustees Award for Excellence in HistoricPreservation & Restoration Sacramento Valley Station Sacramento..................34

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Recipients of the 2017 President’s Awards

Lifetime Achievement AwardChristy Johnson McAvoy, Los Angeles ..................................36

Legislator of the Year/Milton Marks AwardRepresentative Mike Thompson, St. Helena..........................37

2017 President’s Awards Charles Loveman, Heritage Housing Partners, Pasadena......28

Salk Architecture Conservation Program, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla ...............................................38

SurveyLA—City of Los Angeles’ Citywide Historic Resources Survey ...................................................................39

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The Salk Institute is listed as a locallandmark and the Salk’s leadership teamdecided to take steps to ensure thelongevity of the original teak windowassemblies. Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc. was retained toinvestigate the causes of the varyinglevels of deterioration, to evaluate thestructural capacity of the wood, and todevelop a construction repair programincorporating some results from GettyConservation Institute studies that metthe Salk’s goals. WJE carried out adetailed assessment of the windows,documented the existing conditions,and using the California HistoricalBuilding Code, developed repairdocuments and protocols that retainedmuch of the Burmese teak selected byLouis Kahn and Jonas Salk originally.

Senior Director, FacilityServicesTim Ball Salk Institute for BiologicalStudies, La Jolla

Associate PrincipalKyle Normandin Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Pasadena

Historical ArchitectKen Itle Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois

Lead Structural EngineerAnn Harrer Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Pasadena

Historical Structural EngineerTim Crowe Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois

Historical LandscapeArchitectLiz Sargent Liz Sargent HLA,Charlottesville

Historic Preservation AdvisorDeborah Slaton Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois

General ContractorRick Guinn Rudolph and Sletten, San Diego

Specialty Sub-ContractorsGeorge Visscher ISEC, San Diego

Jeff Walker ISEC, San Diego

Conservation CollaboratorsSusan Macdonald Getty Conservation Institute,Los Angeles

Sara Lardinois Getty Conservation Institute,Los Angeles

Salk Institute for BiologicalStudies Teak Window Conservation ProjectLa Jolla

California Preservation Awards 2017

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The Hibernia Bank Building, designed by Albert Pissis, remains one of SanFrancisco’s most significant commercialbuildings. After being abandoned for morethan a decade, a seismic retrofit andrehabilitation project was completed tobring this URM building into compliancewith applicable codes and to allow for ahigher building occupancy. The building,which survived the 1906 earthquake withlittle structural damage, was analyzed usingcomputer modeling, and its inherentstrengths were identified. An overridinggoal was to not drastically alter its dynamicbehavior, but to leverage it to protect thishistoric resource during the next largeearthquake. This was wholly compatiblewith the overarching goal of preservation,which extended beyond the finishes to therealm of the structure itself whereby thefunctionality of the existing archaic seismic-resisting system was continued andre-implemented within the updated seismicdesign. The ornamental plaster interiorsand classical stone exterior were leftvirtually intact.

ClientSeamus Naughten Dolmen Property Group, San Francisco

Project LeadTerrence Paret Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Emerville

ArchitectJonathan Pearlman Elevation Architects, San Francisco

Structural Report AuthorTerrence Paret Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Emerville

Historic ArchitectAlan Dreyfuss Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Emerville

Lead EngineerKelly Cobeen Wiss, Janney, ElstnerAssociates, Inc., Emerville

Historic PreservationConsultantChristopher VerPlanck VerPlanck HistoricPreservation Consultants, San Francisco

ContractorNigel Black Landmark Construction, Inc.,San Francisco

Frank Rollo Rollo & Ridley, Inc., San Francisco

Seismic Strengthening of Hibernia Bank BuildingSan Francisco


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Seventy-five years after the lastcommuter passengers purchased theirferry tickets in the North Arcade of thelandmark Ferry Building, its archedopenings are once again alive with therobust pedestrian and commercialactivity of its zenith in the early half of the 20th century. This project repurposesstatic space fronting the EmbarcaderoPromenade into a lively retail program of local food artisans by replacing anexisting storage wall with five retail kiosks.

The free-standing, “modular” steel, glass and bronze design—a compatible,modern interpretation of the building’sindustrial steel trusses—maintains thehistoric openness and circulation patternwithin the Arcade. The transformationengages the Promenade, invitingpedestrians into the building, andprovides flexible, highly-functional retailspace while meeting stringent regulatoryconcerns about open-air food service. It also advances the original vision for the 2002 Ferry Building rehabilitation andprovides a model for replication in theSouth Arcade.

ClientJane Connors Equity Office Management,LLC, San Francisco

Lead ArchitectAndrew Wolfram TEF Design, San Francisco

Structural EngineerAlan Kren Rutherford + Chekene, San Francisco

Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical EngineerToby Lee MHC Engineering, San Francisco

Lighting DesignFaith Jewell Horton Less BrogdenLighting, San Francisco

Specialty Sub-ContractorRon Taylor Terra Nova, Walnut Creek

ContractorStockham Construction,Cotati

Ferry Building North Arcade Retail KiosksSan Francisco


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Work included the interior renovation ofthe family room, restoring the ceilingarchways and demolishing its north facingwall for a new entry way. A carefullydesigned palette of hardscape introduceda balanced outdoor area, and a pooladdition, lined with tiles from the historicJackling House, designed by GeorgeWashington Smith and once owned bySteve Jobs, gave reason to further enjoythe southern California climate.

A new two-story building, consisting of agarage on its first level and a private libraryon the second level, includes storage, areading area and a powder room. Thebuilding addition’s most distinct feature isits metal screen façade. The screens openlike shutters for clear views of the property,and when shut, allows for privacy, sunshading and environmental control.

The screen panels are made of bronzeanodized aluminum—water jet cut for aprecise and patterned variable apertures,referencing the original home’s precastconcrete window grilles. Although this is acontemporary design for the historic site,the building’s form and exterior materialsmatch the historic home.

OwnersMargaret Morgan Los Angeles

Wesley PhoaLos Angeles

Project LeadZoltan Pali Studio Pali Fekete architects[SPF:a], Culver City

Historic ArchitectMatt Dillhoefer MGD Environmental Design,Pasadena

Structural EngineerJim Margulies Margulies ConsultingEngineers, Calabasas

Civil EngineerKarl Fekete, Topanga

Landscape ArchitectAmy Korn KornRandolph LandscapeArchitects, Pasadena

ContractorBill Gorton William Kent Development,Tarzana

Specialty Sub-ContractorJohn Dorius JDA, Inc., Calabasas

Alex Antonio A&F Consulting Engineers,Reseda

Tom Nasrollahi Tom Nasrollahi & Associates,West Hills

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Built by William Bush to provide modestrental housing in the year after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the four cottages at 1338 Filbert Street haveprovided a home to many residents,including, in the 1940’s, serving as homefor the School of Basic Design and Colorrun by Marian Hartwell, the secondowner of the property. Hartwell left the California School of Fine Arts and ran her own art school at this location.Subdivided into as many as ten apart-ments at one point, the cottages hadfallen into disrepair. Around 2000, thesite was awarded San Francisco CityDesignated Landmark status so that itscharacter would be preserved. The newowners purchased the property in 2007and after five years of planning and fiveyears of construction have added to andrestored the cottages for a new era ofSan Francisco residents.

OwnerDominique Lahaussois, San Francisco

Project ArchitectJerome Buttrick, AIA, LEED APButtrick Projects A+D, Oakland

Landscape ArchitectMarta Fry Marta Fry LandscapeAssociates, San Francisco

Landscape ContractorMark Congdon Garden Route Company,South San Francisco

Lead EngineerKris Johnson GFDS Engineers, San Francisco

Civil EngineerPeter Bekey KCA Engineers, San Francisco

Geotechnical EngineerFrank Rollo Rollo + Ridley GeotechnicalEngineers, San Francisco

Shoring EngineerKevin O’Connor K.O’C Engineering, San Francisco

Mechanical PlumbingEngineerBrad Hollub Randall Lamb, San Francisco

Historic PreservationConsultantMark Hulbert Preservation Architecture,Oakland

ContractorJames Gallagher Achill Beg Construction, San Francisco

Greenpoint ConsultantPeter WaringFairfax

Accoustical ConsultantPablo Daroux Wilson Ihrig, Emeryville

Waterproofing ConsultantBrian Neumann Neumann Sloat ArnoldArchitects, Oakland

Real Estate AttorneyAndrew Junius Reuben + Junius, San Francisco

The Filbert CottagesSan Francisco


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The Los Angeles County Arboretum &Botanic Garden recognized the need fora master planning document to guidemanagement decisions and to identifybest practices going forward.

The Cultural Landscape Report andTreatment Plan provides an in-depthanalysis of the 127-acre site’s complexhistory, including Rancho days,metamorphosis into a botanic garden,and a modern destination used by500,000 visitors annually. It may be the first CLR created for an arboretum,fully acknowledging the significance of historic resources as part of anarboretum.

ClientRichard Schulhof, CEOLos Angeles CountyArboretum & Botanic Garden,Arcadia

Project LeadPeyton Hall, FAIAHistoric Resources Group,Pasadena

Historic ArchitectPeyton Hall, FAIAPasadena

Landscape ArchitectMatt Randolph kornrandolph, Inc., Pasadena

Historic PreservationConsultantLaura Janssen Historic Resources Group,Pasadena

Historic ConsultantSandy SniderDuarte

ArchitectKelly Sutherlin McLeod, FAIAKSM Architecture, Inc., Long Beach

Cultural Landscape Report and Treatment Plan for the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic GardenArcadia


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The Sierra Coach No. 2 has had a long,varied history as a both a passenger carand an early Hollywood movie prop. Thecoach was originally constructed in 1869for the Central Pacific Railroad. By the1890s, it was serving as a commuter railcar in the San Francisco Bay, andcontinued to be used as a passenger carfor other railroads through the 1920s. Bythe end of that decade the car began itslong career as a coach for motionpictures. The car, also known as the“Movie Coach,” subsequently was usedfor a number of motion pictures andtelevision shows.

The team created the car’s constructionchronology and analyzed the car’s currentcondition. Two historic contexts wereidentified related to this work, includingthe car as an early passenger car, andlater, as a film set and prop used in theHollywood television and film industry in the twentieth century.

ClientMatthew Bellah California State Parks,Northern Service Center,Sacramento

Project Lead, Author &Historic PreservationConsultantMichael A. Garavaglia, AIA,LEED AP BD+CGaravaglia Architecture, Inc.,San Francisco

Project ManagerKathleen Kennedy California State Parks,Northern Service Center,Sacramento

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The Gamble House, a National HistoricLandmark, has been celebrated for itsmeticulous preservation and the carefulstewardship which guides its mission as ahouse museum, sharing its masterwork Arts and Crafts architecture with thousandsof visitors annually. Though the house and garage have benefitted from extensivedocumentation and planning, the land-scape had not been studied in detail priorto this project.

Recognizing the imperative that goodstewardship must address not only aproperty’s buildings but also its site andsetting, The Gamble House conductedyears of planning and fundraising tocommission this painstakingly detailedexamination of the history, characteristicsand features of its landscape. The resultingrecommendations for treatment containedin this report are intended to maintain andrestore the site’s character as it maturedfrom 1908 to 1929, while accommodatingits current use as a historic house museumhosting thousands of visitors annually.

ClientEdward R. Bosley, James N.Gamble DirectorThe Gamble House,Pasadena

Project Lead & TitlePaul Travis, PrincipalHistoric Resources Group,Pasadena

Report AuthorHeather Goers, Architectural HistorianHistoric Resources Group,Pasadena

Landscape ArchitectsMatt Randolph kornrandolph, Pasadena

John Griswold Griswold ConservationAssociates, Culver City

Isabelle Greene Isabelle Greene & Associates,Santa Barbara

Michael Krakower Krakower & Associates,Arcadia

Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, FAIAKelly Sutherlin McLeodArchitecture, Long Beach

Greg Hindson Mollenhauer Group, Glendale

Chris Gray Mollenhauer Group, Glendale

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Union Iron Works is the oldest shipyardin continuous operation in the WesternUnited States. At 65 acres, with over 50 buildings, structures and objectsbuilt over a 61-year period ofsignificance, the shipyard is a large,complex resource. The client, a publicagency, understood that this was asignificant historic resource, andcommissioned a National Registernomination to study the property. Thiswas the first step in planning develop-ment at the site. Given that most of the buildings had been vacant for manyyears, appropriate development andadaptive reuse is the best preservationstrategy over the long term. NationalRegister status is also a prerequisite for Rehabilitation Tax Credits, which willact as an important funding tool forrehabilitation. Finally, the nominationinformed master planning for thedevelopment of the site.

ClientMark Paez Port of San Francisco, San Francisco

Project LeadNancy Goldenberg Carey & Co., a TreanorHLCompany, San Francisco

Labor HistorianMarjorie DobkinSan Francisco

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On August 24, 2014 the three-story,18,000- square-foot historic barn structureof the Eshcol/Trefethen Winery Buildingwas severely damaged during the SouthNapa Earthquake leaving it resting in aprecarious tilt, with the upper floorsrotating and shifting approximately fourfeet to the west.

The severely damaged building wastemporarily shored before straightening,followed by strengthening and rehabili-tation. Exterior straight sheathing andhistoric windows were repaired andreinstalled to the original aesthetic, whileinterior redwood sheathing was preserved.Historic mortared stone foundations were also preserved and utilized in therestoration and retrofit.

A “Remembrance Post”, remaining in itsdamaged post-earthquake orientation andsupported by new steel framing, serves asa tribute to the earthquake illustrating themagnitude of destruction. Not only did thehistoric building survive, it has been madestronger to continue its legacy as a pieceof winemaking history in Napa Valley.

Owner & Project LeadHailey Trefethen Trefethen Family Vineyards,Napa

Architect/LandscapeTom Taylor Taylor Lombardo Architects,San Francisco

Historic Architect &Preservation ConsultantMark Hulbert Preservation Architecture,Oakland

Lead EngineerKevin Zucco ZFA Structural Engineers,Santa Rosa

ContractorDave Kincaid Facility DevelopmentCorporation, Santa Rosa

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The University of Southern California(USC) has an extensive set of historicbuildings dating to 1880 representingmany eras of history and design both oncampus and in the surroundingcommunity. These buildings which arealso eligible for the National andCalifornia Register were nominated byUSC and received City of Los Angeleshistoric designation They all have specialfeatures such as decorative paintedceilings, carved doorways, murals,railings, light fixtures, decorative caststone, patterned stone flooring, woodand metal doors and windows andmodern aluminum fins that are virtuallandmark elements themselves. For alarge institution with a wide collection ofresources there is an enormous task tomaintain historic features and provideappropriate treatment. Ensuring thatFacilities Managers who oversee an arrayof issues across campus and at buildingsin the surrounding neighborhood haveinformation, recognize preservationissues and have access to specialists hasbeen an important part of the effort. This process has allowed for a successfulrestoration and maintenance program for historic resources.

ClientBrian League University of SouthernCalifornia, Los Angeles

Lloyd SilbersteinUniversity of SouthernCalifornia, Los Angeles

Project LeadDavid Kaplan Kaplan Chen Kaplan, Santa Monica

Restoration ContractorSteve Lehne KC Restoration, Gardena

Materials ConservationJohn Griswold Griswold Conservation,Culver City

Paint ConservatorTantyana Thompson Thompson and Associates,Santa Monica

Lighting RestorationJustin Wright ELA Lighting, City of Industry

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Built in 1888, the Bayview Opera Househas been a performance venue and culturalcenter since the late 19th century. Its locallandmark and national historic statusrecognizes it as one of the oldest of itskind. Despite its continuous use, age,economic depression, minimal mainte-nance, and multiple alterations took its toll, leaving the Victorian gem damaged,inaccessible, and fragmented.

The culmination of a ten year effort, therehabilitation unifies the building and site by removing barriers; creating aninteractive landscape; and sensitivelyachieving compliance upgrades and repairswhile preserving the historic character.Floating walkways provide access aroundthe building for the first time, connecting itto a new outdoor community performancearea and “Bayview Gardens” in place ofbrick and concrete hardscape.

The transformation reinforces the connectionbetween an important community symboland a long-struggling neighborhood,restoring the vibrancy of its historic role asthe heart of the Bayview.

ClientJudy Nemzoff San Francisco ArtsCommission, San Francisco

Owners’ RepresentativeDeborah Frieden Cultural Project Planning,Oakland

Client PartnersPrestor Wilson San Francisco MunicipalTransportation Agency, San Francisco

Rommel Taylor San Francisco Public Works,Building Design andConstruction, San Francisco

ArchitectDouglas Tom, FAIATEF Design, San Francisco

JV Architect &Historic PreservationRuchira Nageswaran Knapp Architects, San Francisco

Artist in Residence/Landscape DesignWalter Hood Hood Design Studio,Oakland

Civil EngineerBry Sarte Sherwood Design Engineers,San Francisco

Structural EngineerGerard Madden SOHA Enigneers, San Francisco

Mechanical/PlumbingEngineerMeng Hsu Chen MHC Engineers, San Francisco

Electrical EngineerMunson Fong F.W. Associates, Inc., San Francisco

Building Envelope EngineerEric Shroter Simpson Bumpertz & Heger,San Francisco

Geotechnical EnigneerFrank Rollo Rollo & Ridley, Inc., San Francisco

Cost EstimatorMartin Lee M. Lee Corporation, San Francisco

ContractorKevin Dang MH ConstructionManagement Co., San Francisco

PhotographyDavid Wakely David Wakely Photography,San Francisco

PhotographyDennis Anderson Dennis AndersenPhotography/BluewaterPictures, San Diego

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Children’s Day School is an adaptivereuse of the former Mission ParkCongregational Church at 601 DoloresStreet. The project is an exercise inarchitectural grafting. In some areas newand old elements remain distinct and inothers they fuse together, blendingmodern sensibility with historic character.Throughout the building, transparencyand compatible finishes allow spaces to flow freely between one another. In keeping with the middle school’senvironmental mission, the rehabilitationincorporated various sustainabilityfeatures, such as a central naturalventilation chimney and a rooftop gardenthat reinforces the school’s farm andgarden program. The former sanctuaryspace is transformed into the Founders’Hall, a new focal point for arts andcommunity life. An array of flexiblelearning spaces, such as the tech-savvyInnovation Lab, provides opportunitiesfor hands-on experimentation. What was once a neglected building is now a vibrant community resource with adirect connection to Dolores Park.

Client & Head of SchoolMolly Huffman, Children’sDay School, San Francisco

Architect & PrincipalMark Jensen, JensenArchitects, San Francisco

Architect & Project ArchitectLaura Messier, JensenArchitects, San Francisco

Architects/Project TeamJensen Architects, San Francisco:Anthony DiazAndrew BallardFrank MerrittEllen Fuson

Senior DesignerChris Kalos, JensenArchitects, San Francisco

Project ManagerNick Bucci, Tipping StructuralEngineers, Berkeley

Historic PreservationConsultantChris VerPlanck, VerPlanckHistoric PreservationConsulting, San Francisco

Contractor & ProjectManagerMitch Magoshi, Plant Con-struction Co., San Francisco

Project/ConstructionManagerValerie Veronin, Owner’sRepresentative, San Carlos

Geotechnical EngineerChris Ridley, Rollo & Ridley,San Francisco

SurveyorBen Ron, Martin M.Associates, San Francisco

Civil EngineerBrian Shick, Sandis, Oakland

Structural EngineerMarc Steyer, TippingStructural Engineers, Berkeley

Mechanical EngineerHolly BrinkWSP, San Francisco

Electrical EngineerBen NoggleWSP, San Francisco

Plumbing EngineerJoji Thomas WSP, San Francisco

Waterproofing ConsultantAlan Burnett, Gale Associates,Mountain View

Acoustical ConsultantTim Schmidt, Acoustic Arts & Engineering, Berkeley

Audio Visual ConsultantBlake Forbes WSP, San Francisco

PhotographyCesar Rubio, Cesar RubioPhotography, San Francisco

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Built in 1921, the Fremont School hostedmany Sacramento students. Shuttered in 2012, this historic building seemeddoomed. The Sacramento Ballet needed a new home with sufficient clearance fordancers to practice and perform. Restoringthe school economically while achievingproject goals required innovation;especially in regard to the structuralengineering. Converting second-floorclassrooms into ballet studios whilesupporting the existing floor and roof was not easy. Twelve interior, two-storyconcrete columns were removed and loadsredistributed using steel, post-tensionedcable strung below existing beamsattached to four steel columns betweenthe studios. A first for historic buildingadaptive reuse, this solution not onlyenabled the design to meet the Ballet’sobjectives, the school’s original exteriorwalls, roof, windows, and character-defining architectural features could bepreserved. The Sacramento Ballet and localcultural arts groups were home at last.

OwnerRichard Rich Mosaic Development,Sacramento

ArchitectJohn Webre Dreyfuss + BlackfordArchitecture, Sacramento

Consulting EngineerMarti Martin Buehler & Buehler StructuralEngineers, Inc., Sacramento

Original ArchitectsDean and Dean

Lead EngineerEric Fuller, SEBuehler & Buehler StructuralEngineers, Inc., Sacramento

Consulting EngineerSoli Sorabji, SEBuehler & Buehler StructuralEngineers, Inc., Sacramento

Landscape ArchitectMarq Truscott Quadriga, Sacramento

ContractorJohn Home Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.,Roseville

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The 1860s Hay Barn, one of the mostprominent buildings in the Cowell LimeWorks National Register Historic District,was used for as storage and maintenanceafter the Cowell Ranch became the siteof UC Santa Cruz, but had partiallycollapsed by the time donors enabledthe University and the Center forAgroecology and Sustainable FoodSystems to rehabilitate it. The CowellLime Works complex is significant underCriterion A at the local level. Patternedgenerally on the New England barn type,but with a steeper roof pitch, and thetwo-bay-wide interior layout of Englishbarns, this post-and-beam barn is alsonotable for its 6 inch x 8 inch ridge beamwith step-lapped connections and wedgedovetail tying joints. It was dismantledand reassembled piece-by-piece, witheach salvageable member individuallyrelocated, while features and systemsrequired for University use were insertedstrategically using contemporarymaterials and details to maximizecompatibility and differentiation.

Project LeadsLaura Hartman, AIAFernau + Hartman, Berkeley

Henry Hooker UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Dennis Diego, AIADennis Diego Architect,Santa Cruz

Senior EnvironmentalPlannersAlisa Klaus UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Karl Bareis Santa Cruz Timberframes,Santa Cruz

Executive Director, Centerfor Agroecology andSustainable Food SystemsDaniel Press UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Alec Webster, Bonny Doon

Claudia Webster, Bonny Doon

Architect/LandscapeJoni Janecki, ASLAJoni L. Janecki & Associates,Inc., Santa Cruz

Historic ArchitectFrederic Knapp, AIAKnapp Architects, San Francisco

Lead EngineerEugene Tuan, SE, PETuan & Robinson, San Francisco

Consulting EngineerJon Ifland Ifland Engineers, Santa Cruz

ContractorWiktor Kluzniak Cen Con Inc., Santa Cruz

Specialty Sub-ContractorBill Hurley Dos Osos Timberworks, Inc.,Los Osos

Design PrincipalRichard Fernau, AIAFernau + Hartman, Berkeley

Project ArchitectTimon Covelli Fernau + Hartman, Berkeley

MEP/Lighting EngineerShannon Allison Integral Group, Oakland

Feasibility StudyMichael Garavaglia, AIAGaravaglia Architecture, San Francisco

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This project was about saving a localhistoric landmark for the town of McCloudin Siskiyou County. Its history dates back tothe late 1800s, at the time of the greattimber, newspaper and rail barons.

Besides providing merchandise, theMcCloud River Mercantile also provided aplace to enjoy each other’s company or seecelebrities during the 1930s-40s HollywoodEra. Many old townfolks have fondmemories of William Randolph Hearst andMarion Davies at the soda shop sippingmilkshakes. They have fond memories ofthe Mercantile because they also coulddepend on having a Company chargeaccount during times of need. “MotherMcCloud” was what they called her. Thereare not many Company stores and townsleft because many were taken down orabandoned when the “Company” left.

The McCloud River Mercantile Co. Storeand Hotel Project rehabilitated the entirestructure in phases. From the exterior tothe basement, first and second floors, theproject removed non-historic finishes;upgraded all utilities; seismic upgrade; andrestored and/or replaced historic finishes.Compatible businesses now housedinclude: tenant retail spaces; office spaces;diner; espresso café; mercantile store;candy store; meat market and tavern; event space; and hotel rooms.

Owner and Project LeadKevin and Darlene Mathis Mother McCloud, LLC,McCloud

Lead EngineerChuck Schlumpberger Chuck SchlumpbergerEngineering, Mt. Shasta City

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The New Mission Theatre wasrehabilitated to create a contemporarymulti-theatre venue with restaurantservice, a bar open to the public, andinventive community based programming:

• Restoration and rehabilitation of thehistoric promenade lobby, auditorium,main coffered ceiling, plaster wall andceiling ornamentation, marquee, andArt Deco blade sign

• Seismic strengthening of thePromenade Lobby, the original 1916vaudeville theatre unreinforcedmasonry structure (URM)

• Introduction of new sensitively designedelements to create a fully functioningcontemporary movie theatre includinginserting four small theatres in thebalcony made possible by extendingthe lower balcony, adaptation of theoriginal projection room into a bar withopenings into the historic “Patron’sLounge” that is open to the public withno ticket purchase, and insertion of thekitchen into secondary spaces

• Detailed paint analysis of extensiveArt Deco decorative finishes that hadbeen overpainted, which provided the basis for the new decorativepainting scheme

ClientsTim League Founder, CEO AlamoDrafthouse, Austin, TX

Tim Reed Developer/Operator, AlamoDrafthouse, Austin. TX

Architect of RecordGeorge DeHaven Hodges and Associates,Dallas. TX

Design/Entitlement ArchitectToby Morris Kerman/Morris Architects,San Francisco

Historic ArchitectNaomi O. Miroglio Architectural ResourcesGroup, San Francisco

Structural EngineerAlan Burr Murphy Burr Curry, San Francisco

M/E/P EngineerDavid Coburn Larson Binkley, Kansas City,Missouri

ContractorRob Porter Robinson Construction Co.,Hillsboro, Oregon

Plaster Sub-ContractorDavid Roccosalva EverGreene ArchitecturalArts, New York, New York

Kitchen ConsultantVince Simms Simco Design Company,Dallas, Texas

Low-Voltage ConsultantJohn Weston Unified Network Consulting,Dallas, Texas

Signage and WayfindingTrent Zagorsky Dimensional Innovations,Overland Park, Misoouri

PhotographyDavid Wakely David Wakely Photography,San Francisco

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The 60,000-square-foot, four-story brickand sandstone veneer structure received its first ever comprehensive overhaul,enabling a renewed life as the ScienceTeaching and Learning Center. The projectincluded all new building systems and acomplete seismic retrofit of grand propor-tions. All interior structure was removed,brick and sandstone shell braced, and newshotcrete walls installed. Floor slabs werereplaced to preserve the original soaringceiling heights that historically definedinterior spaces.

A semi-subterranean addition at the backof the building houses an auditorium andlecture hall while maintaining a deferentialrelationship to the original H-shapedmassing of the building. The additiongracefully connects to the original structureby a slender “slot of light”—a continuousskylight that floods the student gallery with daylight.

Interior features that were preserved include:the grand scale of spaces, particularly atexterior walls; ornamental iron stairs andadjacent columns; volume of centralclassroom space; and the sky-lit inhabitedattic space. The exterior sandstone wascarefully cleaned and repaired, and allwood windows were restored.

ClientHelena Cipres-Palacin Stanford University, Palo Alto

DonorThe Sapp Family

Architect of RecordChristopher Wasney, AIACAW Architects, Inc., Palo Alto

Architect & Project LeadKaori Abiko, AIACAW Architects, Inc., Palo Alto

Design ArchitectJeremy Oberec EYP, New York, New York

Structural EngineerRaymond Pugliesi Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco

Landscape ArchitectSebastian & Associates,Laguna Beach

Civil EngineerMacKay & Somps, Pleasanton

Mechanical Design BuildRoger Ladich Critchfield Mechanical, San Jose

Electrical Design BuildMike Guarino Redwood City Electric, Santa Clara

Plumbing Design BuildClark Lowe Therma, San Jose

ContractorDarrell Petray Plant Construction Company,San Francisco

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Built in 1892 by lumber baron WilliamCarson and designed by architect Samuel Newsom, the three-story CarsonBlock Building was regarded as one of the grandest buildings in Eureka.Constructed mostly from Californiaredwood, the commercial building is symbolic of redwood’s role inCalifornia’s development.

Beginning in the 1920s, the buildingunderwent insensitive alterations, mostnotably the installation of cement plasterover the ornate redwood cladding. Workbegan in 2010 to evaluate the building’shistoric significance and existingconditions. 2013 marked the beginningof a two-phase rehabilitation, returningthe exterior to its original appearance.The rehabilitation extends the life of this Eureka icon by executing necessarystructural repairs, implementing acces-sibility upgrades, repairing deterioratedmaterials, and replacing the missingelements with local materials to matchthe original. Funding for the projectcame from multiple sources including aCommunity Development Block Grantand the 20% Federal HistoricRehabilitation Tax Credit.

ClientTerry Coltra Northern California IndianDevelopment Council, Eureka

Project Lead & ArchitectJoe Monteadora John Sergio Fisher &Associates, Tarzana

Historic ArchitectJohn Lesak Page & Turnbull, Los Angeles

Structural EngineerKen Luttrell CYS Structural Engineers,Sacramento

Construction ManagerJason Baugh SHN Civil Engineer, Eureka

Local Historic PreservationConstruction MonitorBill Hole Creative Home Construction,Eureka

General ContractorNick Lucchesi Pacific Builders, Arcata

Exterior RestorationContractorTroy Parry Spectra Company, Pomona

MillworkersEric Hollenbeck Blue Ox Millworks, Eureka

Tim Thorton Mad River Woodworks,Arcata

Historic WindowReplacement ManufacturerCliff Jones CJ’s Sash, McKinleyville

Interior Plaster Restorationand Decorative FinishesPeter Santino,Eureka

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The Home Front at Camp Anza projectrealizes a four-year vision to honor our pastand provide a quality place for disabledveterans of today to live comfortably,safely, and affordably with their families.The $14.5 million endeavor included therestoration and rehabilitation of a WorldWar II Officers Club surrounded by 30 newresidential units in compatible bungalowclusters and site improvements like a pool,tot lot, and community garden on 2.16acres. The project ensured retention,repair, and restoration/rehabilitation ofimportant features of the Officers Club’soriginal design, including shape, massing,footprint, wood siding, wainscoting,hardwood flooring, wood trusses, anddouble hearth brick chimney. Missing ordamaged features were replaced in-kind,including the main entry, facade aquamedia, and wood windows. Now eligiblefor listing in the National Register, theOfficers Club provides on-site amenities,support services, benefits coordination,and History Room for commemoration and display.

ClientsKen Sauder, WakelandHousing and Development,San Diego

Rebecca Louie, WakelandHousing and Development,San Diego

Project LeadsDavid Hetherington,Wakeland Housing andDevelopment, San Diego

Shonda Herold, WakelandHousing and Development,San Diego

Architect & Historic ArchitectCarlos Rodriguez, AIARodriguez AssociatesArchitects & Planners, Inc.,San Diego

Report Author & HistoricPreservation ConsultantJennifer Mermilliod, MA, JM Research & Consulting,Riverside

Lead EngineerDan O’Rourke, PE SB&O, Inc., Temecula

Consulting EngineerPaul Klingenberg, PE, BWE Engineers, San Diego

Consulting EngineerHormoz Rezaei, Del MarEngineering, San Diego

Electrical EngineerMike Bowden Fard Engineers, San Diego

Mechanical EngineerBijan Nikravesh Fard Engineers, San Diego

Plumbing EngineerMatt Constant Fard Engineers, San Diego

Landscape ArchitectHarry MestyanekIvy Landscape Architects, San Diego

Landscape ArchitectMike Vail, Ivy LandscapeArchitects, San Diego

ContractorDaryl McFarland, Sun CountryBuilders, Vista

Specialty Sub-ContractorsRay Adamyk, SpectraCompany, Pomona

Christine Coates Coates Murals, Redlands

Shonda Herold, HousingAuthority of the City ofRiverside, Riverside

Juan Garcia, Riverside CountyEDA, Housing Division,Riverside

Larry Haynes, Mercy House,Santa Ana

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When Southern Pacific Railroad openedthe depot in 1926, Sacramento ValleyStation was one of the company’s mostprominent stations in the West, and wasdesigned to showcase the importance of Southern Pacific and the City ofSacramento, the seat of the StateCapitol. The building is significant as an example of 20th century revivals, andas a notable work of master architects Bliss and Faville.

In addition to modern reinforcedconcrete and brick construction, finishessuch as California marble and travertinefloors, decorative chandeliers, and amber glazed arched steel windowscollectively impart a warm Mediterraneanaesthetic to a classical building. The east wall of the waiting room features amural by John A. MacQuarrie entitled“Breaking Ground at Sacramento,January 8, 1863, for First TranscontinentalRailroad” portraying Leland Stanford,Mark Hopkins, Collis Huntington andCharles Crocker of the Central PacificCompany responsible for the rail linebetween Sacramento and PromontorySummit, Utah.

As was the experience with all railstations across the country, SacramentoValley Station endured the downturn ofrail passenger ridership and lack ofmaintenance over the subsequentdecades. When the City acquired the

property in 2006, the facility was in poor condition and required seismicstrengthening, fire protection, codeupgrades, and accessibility improve-ments. The upper floors of the buildingcould not be occupied, and Amtrakoperations were dispersed andinefficient. Heat gain in the Main Waiting Room required doors to bepropped open and pigeons invaded the public space. The Station lackednecessary infrastructure to serve theprojected increase in train ridership,multi-modal transit, and complementaryretail programs.

Initiation of the planned improvementsbegan with a multi-phase developmentplan with the Station as the anchor to the Sacramento Transit IntermodalFacility (STIF). Phase 1 of the plan wascompleted in 2012, including a seismicupgrade to the Station. The rehabilitationof the Station, part of Phase 2, began in 2012 upon successful securement of a federal transportation grant andmatching local sales tax funding.Completed in 2016, the station remainedopen during construction.

The project included the rehabilitation of the Station, site improvements in thevicinity of the building, construction of anew warehouse structure, a new canopy,and new signage. The Station’s importantcharacter-defining materials consisting ofbrick masonry, terra cotta, steel windows,bronze-clad and mahogany doors,marble, travertine, plaster, concrete,decorative metals, linoleum and wood

were all addressed. Existing buildingsystems such as structural pile founda-tions and steel, and concrete and woodframing were upgraded, while newrequired systems such as fire suppressionand alarms, elevators, mechanical,electrical, security, WiFi, and plumbingwere introduced.

System upgrades and added featuresincrease sustainability and reduce energy and water consumption withoutcompromising the original design.Strategies include a sophisticatedtemperature regulation system, high-efficiency equipment, low-flow waterfixtures, solar panels, rainwater reuse fortoilets and landscaping, material reuse,and LED lighting. In addition, as much as95% of the demolition and constructionwaste was diverted from a landfill byrecycling, reselling, or donating materials.

The Sacramento Valley Station acts as agateway to the City and connection toexpanding and ever changing local,regional, and national transportationnetworks. It fronts the City’s downtownand edges the major rail corridor servingpassenger and freight connections acrossthe country. Immediately north of the rail tracks is the Sacramento Railyards, a240-acre, a privately-held and historicallysignificant industrial district to beredeveloped with mixed use, commercial,residential, and cultural amenities. TheCity-owned property surrounding theSacramento Valley Station, site of theSacramento Transit Intermodal Facility, iscurrently being planned as an expanded

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regional transportation center, includingtransit-oriented development. The areais envisioned to become a revitalizedurban center and expansion to theCity’s downtown core.

Today, it is the seventh busiest railstation in the nation and serves as thefirst and most enduring building of the city’s intermodal transit network. As ridership continues to increase, anestimated two million people will passthrough the revitalized station annuallyin future years including: users ofAmtrak, light rail, buses, bicycles, taxis,and more. The facility has, and willcontinue to serve, a broad section of the local and regional populationfrom all slices of life. It embraces that charge, and provides a place of dignity for everyone.

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ClientGreg Taylor, AIA, LEED APCity of Sacramento,Sacramento

Architect/LandscapeChris Frost, RA, LEED APZGF Architects LLP, Seattle

Mark Foster, PrincipalZGF Architects LLP, Portland

Historic Preservation ArchitectRuth Todd, PrincipalPage & Turnbull, Inc., San Francisco

Melisa Gaudreau, AIAPage & Turnbull, Inc.,Sacramento

Structural EngineerJohn Sumnicht, ManagerSimpson Gumpertz & HegerInc., San Francisco

Ben Weaver, EngineerSimpson Gumpertz & HegerInc., San Francisco

Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical EngineerPeter Alspach, ManagerArup USA, Inc, Los Angeles

Betsy Price, Electrical EngineerArup USA, Inc, Los Angeles

Jon Franzese, PlumbingArup USA, Inc, Los Angeles

Daniel Spencer, MechanicalArup USA, Inc, Los Angeles

David Okada, MechanicalArup USA, Inc, Los Angeles

Civil EngineerDan Fenocchio, PrincipalCunningham EngineeringCorporation, Sacramento

Conservation ConsultantJeff Greene, PrincipalEverGreene Architectural Arts,New York

SignageJulie Vogel Kate Keating Associates, Inc.,San Francisco

ContractorJohn Home, ManagerRudolph and Sletten, Inc.,Irvine

Construction ManagerHank Doll, PrincipalVail Cooper & Associates, Inc.,Sacramento

Jennifer Bryant, ManagerVail Cooper & Associates, Inc.,Sacramento

Building EnvelopeCeCe Louie, ManagerSimpson Gumpertz & HegerInc., San Francisco

Lex Campbel, EngineerSimpson Gumpertz & HegerInc., San Francisco

Hardware & DoorsMike Rice, PrincipalOpening Consultants, Inc.,Dana Point



Christy Johnson McAvoy is an expert andpractitioner in many facets of historicpreservation in both the private and non-profit arenas. She has been at the forefrontof historic preservation in California sincethe 1970s. In 1989 she co-founded HistoricResources Group, a Los Angeles-basedhistoric preservation planning firm, workingwith real estate developers, architects, publicagencies and non-profit organizations tohelp them meet their preservation-related

planning, educational and economic needs.Prior to founding Historic Resources Group,she was the principal owner of JohnsonHeumann Research Associates. Both firmsfocused on cultural resource studies,National Register nominations, historic taxcredit projects, and historic resourcesurveys for cities such as Beverly Hills,Huntington Beach, and Los Angeles.

Ms. McAvoy holds a Bachelor of Arts inAmerican Social and Cultural History fromthe University of California, Santa Barbara;and a Master of Arts in Humanities/Architectural History from California StateUniversity, Dominguez Hills. She regularlyspeaks at conferences and workshops,including those for the National Trust, the American Planning Association, theCalifornia Preservation Foundation, and the Urban Land Institute. For over adecade, she served as Adjunct Professor in the USC School of Architecture, inaddition to helping found its program in historic preservation.

Throughout her career, she has been highlyinvolved in national, state and local historicpreservation organizations. She served onthe Advisory Board of the National Trust forHistoric Preservation and the Board of theNational Center for Preservation Trainingand Technology. She is an honorarymember of the American Institute ofArchitects, California Chapter. She servedon the Board of Trustees for the CaliforniaPreservation Foundation from 1985 until1991 and was past president of CPF from1989 to 1991. She is also a past presidentof the Los Angeles Conservancy from 2001to 2002, and a co-founder of the non-profitorganization, Hollywood Heritage.

Some of Christy’s signature projects includeHotel Casa del Mar, Standard Hotel, FoxStudios, Universal Studios, Graumann’sChinese Theatre, Egyptian Theatre, LosAngeles Memorial Coliseum, WallisAnnenberg Center for the Performing Arts,Annenberg Community Beach House,Scripps College, Mount St. Mary’s College,USC, Wattles Estate and Gardens, andExposition Park Rose Garden. She has beeninstrumental in developing hundreds ofunits of low-income housing in historicbuildings, including Mary Andrews ClarkeYWCA, St. Andrews Bungalow Court, andthe Downtown Women’s Center.

Her work has received multiple awards overthe years from the National Trust for HistoricPreservation, the American Institute ofArchitects, the California PreservationFoundation, the Cultural Heritage Commis-sion of the City of Los Angeles, the LosAngeles Conservancy, the Los Angeles CityHistorical Society, the Governor of California,the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and the Hollywood Arts Council.

Ms. McAvoy was also instrumental in definingthe role of the preservation consultant overthe past forty years. Throughout her tenurein the field, she demonstrated the need ofpreservation as a planning tool to localgovernments and helped shape the fieldthrough developing local public policiesand standards for historic preservation.

Now retired from Historic Resources Group,she is still actively involved in planning and supporting events and organizationsfor the further development of historicpreservation statewide.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Christy Johnson McAvoyLos Angeles



Representative Mike Thompson representsthe 5th Congressional District in California,covering parts of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa,Solano, and Sonoma counties and is asenior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means. In August 2014, theSouth Napa earthquake struck, damaging a number of historic structures in NapaCounty. The Franklin Street Post Office inthe heart of downtown Napa was amongthe most severely damaged in theearthquake. In June 2015, the United StatesPostal Service (USPS) submitted a letter tothe State Historic Preservation Officer,signaling its intention to demolish thebuilding. Constructed in 1933 as a WPAproject, the Franklin Street Post Office isone of a handful of Art Deco style buildingsin Napa County and is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.

Representative Thompson led the effort to save the post office, discussing thealternatives with the Postmaster Generaland meeting with USPS officials in hisWashington, DC office. He led the effort toengage the Advisory Council on HistoricPreservation as a consulting party in the106 process. “The Franklin Street PostOffice is one of our community’s crownjewels. It’s a beautiful part of our historyand no one wants to see it destroyed,” saidThompson. “By selling the post office we

can make sure this wonderful structure isaround for many generations to enjoy.” The building was ultimately sold to a party that will repair and adaptively reusethe building.

The South Napa earthquake also took a toll on historic neighborhoods in Napa,damaging over 1500 homes. After theearthquake, the homeowners that tookadvantage of the California Bolt + Braceprogram found that the grant to earthquake-proof their homes was subject to federaltaxes. In March 2017, RepresentativesThompson and Paul Cook (R-CA 8th district)introduced legislation that would exemptthese grants from federal taxes to encourageprotection of homes in future earthquakes.

Representative Thompson worked forpassage of other tax incentives to promoteadaptive reuse of existing buildings. In2013 he co-authored a bill that expands theNew Markets Tax Credit program byauthorizing up to $100 million per year fordistressed communities with closed orrealigned military installations (H.R. 3439)As a member of the Ways and Means Com-mittee, he co-sponsored the Historic TaxCredit Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 1158).

In July 2015, President Obama signed aproclamation declaring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument inNorthern California. RepresentativeThompson worked for nearly a decade tosecure National Monument status for SnowMountain. He ultimately gained the supportof 65 elected officials, 200 businesses, 29 landowners and farmers, and over 35conservation groups to secure National

Monument designation of Snow Mountain.He has stated that he will “oppose anyeffort to undermine the Antiquities Act, gut protections for federal lands, oroverturn the designation of Berryessa Snow Mountain as a National Monument.”

Representative Mike Thompson has been a leading advocate to protect historic andnatural resources, to build stronger andmore resilient communities in his districtand beyond.

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Representative Mike ThompsonSt. Helena



Charles Loveman President and CEO, Heritage HousingPartners, Pasadena

Charles Loveman has been involved withthe rehabilitation and adaptive reuse ofhistoric buildings in Southern Californiasince the late 1990s. He was a principal incharge of finance and planning at GilmoreAssociates, the firm that developed thehistoric buildings that were later brandedthe “Old Bank District,” which kick-startedthe residential renaissance of DowntownLos Angeles.

In 1997, Charles acquired the funding andentitlements for the rehabilitation of the OldBanking District in downtown Los Angeleswhich became the model for developmentfinancing by others in the early 2000’s. Thiscluster of buildings included four large,historic commercial buildings which satvacant for a number of years. The Old Bank

District was completed in 2001 and was thesubject of a case study prepared by TheUrban Land Institute. In 2001, Charles tookhis experience to the non-profit sector atHeritage Housing Partners (HHP). When hejoined HHP the organization was orientedtoward single-family housing. Charlesoversaw the transition of the organization to develop larger residential developmentsthat typically combined rehabilitation ofhistoric buildings and new construction.

The first large project was Fair Oaks Court,developed in 2008. This project included a large number of existing homes on theproperty. The majority of the existing historichomes were relocated on the property tofacilitate additional development, while afew were moved elsewhere in the neighbor-hood and rehabilitated. Fair Oaks Courtwas one of the first projects in the countryto use New Market Tax Credits for affordablehousing and it became a model for otherhousing developments.

What makes HHP unique, regardingaffordable housing, is that most developersconsider how many units to squeeze ontothe lot, without consideration of goodplanning. Charles always considers what “isthe right thing to do for the neighborhood.”He is unique in the development world inthat he sees historic buildings as oppor-tunities not obstacles.

His skill, vision, and leadership facilitatedthe adaptive reuse program in Los Angeleswhich was a catalyst for revitalization of the Downtown and a national model forfinancing adaptive reuse projects on a largescale. The same attributes that advancedhistoric commercial adaptive reuse arebeing used to provide affordable housing in Southern California.

Salk Architecture Conservation ProgramSalk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla

In late June 2017, the Salk Instituteannounced the establishment of an architec-tural endowment entitled the ArchitectureConservation Program, designed to addressthe ongoing preservation of the nearly 60-year-old Modernist structure consideredto be a masterwork of American architectLouis Kahn. The establishment of theArchitecture Conservation Program is anoteworthy advancement for the SalkInstitute for Biological. The program createsand builds an endowment that will ensureresponsible stewardship going forward inthe future. The Salk Institute is taking aleadership role and setting an example forother institutions and owners of historicproperties in the ongoing and long termcare of important architectural complexes.The Salk Institute is recognized for itsleadership to safeguard the iconic SalkInstitute, setting an example for otherorganizations and professionals responsiblefor the stewardship of the cultural heritageof California and the world.

Recently, the Salk Institute unveiled thesuccessful results of a multi-year effort toconserve the building’s signature teakwindow systems, work which is expected toextend the life of the wood for another 50to 70 years. The $9.8 million constructionproject was carried out in 2015–2017 byWiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., inPasadena, California, together with the SalkInstitute, which partnered with the GettyConservation Institute under its ConservingModern Architecture Initiative. “Throughthe careful planning of everyone involved,the restoration effort was able to reuse overtwo- thirds of the original Southeast Asianteak,” says Tim Ball, senior director of

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Facility Services at Salk. “The teak

will last a minimum of 50 to 70 years more,thanks to the conservation plan.”

The Institute is looking ahead to additionalconservation efforts to maintain otheraspects of the structure, such as repair ofthe historic concrete facades. Continuedphilanthropy under the ArchitectureConservation Program will help ensure thatthe iconic building, commissioned by JonasSalk and brought to life by Louis Kahn, willendure. Elizabeth Blackburn, Salk president, noted, “Despite the wonderful success ofthe teak restoration, the Salk Institute willcontinue to need care as the years go on.Generous gifts like these help us tomaintain this scientific and architecturallandmark.” “Our next project will berestoring the concrete of the buildings,which is beginning to wear.”

Jonathan Salk (Jonas Salk’s son) and his wifeElizabeth Shepherd have made the lead gift for the new program to address future con-servation needs, launching the fund for thehistoric preservation of this landmark com-plex. “The Salk Institute is not only a vitalpart of the legacies of Jonas Salk and LouisKahn, it is a legacy of the highest ideals ofhumankind,” says Salk. “Its timeless spiritand breathtaking form refer to our distantpast while looking forward to the future.”

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.,together with consultants Peter Inskip +Peter Jenkins Architects (I+J), also recentlycompleted a comprehensive conservationmanagement plan for long-term care of theinstitute’s buildings and site, funded by agrant from the Getty Foundation’s“Keeping it Modern” initiative.

SurveyLA—City of Los Angeles’ Citywide HistoricResources SurveySurveyLA, the Los Angeles HistoricResources Survey, is the largest and mostcomprehensive survey initiative evercomplete in an American city. It representsa 10-year public/private partnershipbetween the City of Los Angeles and the Getty (including both the Getty ConservationInstitute and Getty Foundation) to identifyand record historic resources that reflect thecity’s rich architectural, social, ethnic, andcultural history. This unprecedented projectcovered a vast city of 880,000 legal parcelsand almost 500 square miles. Surveyedresources cover a wide range of themesrelating to residential, commercial,industrial and institutional development of Los Angeles. Property types identifiedinclude apartment houses, religiousbuildings, coffee shops, ranch houses,theaters, schools, bridges, agriculturallandscapes, signs, air raid sirens,streetlights, residential districts, andresources associated with the entertainmentindustry, resources with ethnic/culturalassociations, and a wide range ofarchitecturally significant properties fromthe Victorian era through Late Modernism.

The concept of a citywide survey wasinitiated by the Getty Conservation Institute(GCI) in 2000 and resulted in their five-year study which looked at best practicesnationwide and produced a framework for how the survey could be conducted.This blueprint provided the basis for the2005 survey project grant agreementbetween the City and the Getty Founda-tion. The new Office of Historic Resourceswas established in the Department of City Planning as a place for the citywidesurvey to live and be managed.

The sheer magnitude of the surveynecessitated development of a projectmethodology which was specificallydesigned to streamline data collection,provide baseline information to supportplanning processes and policies, engagethe public, and make findings available in a meaningful format. SurveyLA hascontributed substantially to the field of historic preservation through thedevelopment of innovative and replicabletools include the citywide historic contextstatement, public outreach program, andHistoricPlacesLA, Los Angeles’ cutting-edge historic resources inventory andmanagement system.

The completion of SurveyLA represents an important milestone—a coming-of-agefor historic preservation in Los Angeles. The multiple uses of this rich survey dataare coming fully into fruition, both in LosAngeles and as a model for other localgovernments to achieve the long-heldpromise of fully linking historic preservationwith sound local planning.


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