Hargreaves Associates - News
BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW WINS AIA EAST BAY HONOR AWARD
Hargreaves Associates, in collaboration with Ratcliff Architects, has received the AIA East Bay Honor Award for design excellence for the recently completed UC Berkeley School of Law project. The project includes a major new library addition which will house high efficiency archival stacks, classroom and lecture facilities, student center, and an at-grade caf� pavilion. The centerpiece pavilion is flanked by two shaded courtyards with custom benches that are configured for multiple scales of group gathering in support of the school�s unique team study curriculum. Atop the pavilion is a 6,000sf rooftop garden, including outdoor dining areas, teaching and event space, and drought tolerant succulent plantings, all oriented to maximize western views to the Golden Gate Bridge.
REMEMBERING GLENN ALLEN, PRINCIPAL OF HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our Principal, Glenn Allen. Glenn was a leader at Hargreaves Associates for nearly 25 years, and was one of the original Principals at the founding of the firm.
Glenn was a significant contributor to major award-winning landscape architecture projects including the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas; Shaw Center in Baton Rouge Louisiana; Villa Zapu in Napa, California; Candlestick Point in San Francisco, California; and 21st Century Waterfront Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition to these projects, he led the Louisville Waterfront Park Phase III and the University of Cincinnati UC/21 Master Plans. Glenn also was Principal for such international projects as the London 2012 Olympics in the United Kingdom, the Sydney 2000 Olympics in Australia, and Parque do Tejo e Tranc�o in Lisbon, Portugal.
Glenn received his Master of Landscape Architecture degree from LSU in 1977, and held a bachelor degree from the University of Virginia. He lectured extensively around the world and served as visiting juror for numerous universities. He has received dozens of honors, including several awards of excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Institute of Architects. He recently left his full-time practice with Hargreaves Associates to assume a tenured position at LSU�s Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, filling the Marie H. Bickham Endowed Chair for the 2009-2010 academic year.
A memorial scholarship has been established in Allen�s name through the College of Art & Design and the LSU Foundation. Those wishing to contribute can make checks payable to the LSU Foundation (memo line: Glenn Allen Memorial Scholarship) and send to the LSU Foundation, c/o Michael D. Robinson, College of Art & Design, 102 Design Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Glenn was an integral part of Hargreaves Associates and Louisiana State University; he will be truly missed.
In honor of Glenn, the LSU Media Center - LSU Landscape Architecture Professor Chester Glenn Allen Passes Away at 60 and the Louisville Courier Journal - Waterfront Park�s Landscape Architect published stories in Rememberance. For additional information regarding Glenn's accomplishments, please visit his Hargreaves Associates' Resume and his LSU Academic Profile.
GEORGE HARGREAVES TO DELIVER INAUGURAL JELLICOE LECTURE
Geogre Hargreaves will be delivering the inaugural Jellicoe Lecture at the Landscape Institute in London on Thursday October 13th 2011.
Details regarding the event will be posted in the near future. For more information, please visit the Landscape Institute.
HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES DESIGNING EXXONMOBIL'S NEW OFFICE COMPLEX IN HOUSTON
Hargreaves Associates are the landscape architects and collaborating master planners for ExxonMobil�s new office complex that will be developed in north Houston, Texas. The campus has been designed to high standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship, and particularly capitalizes on the possibilities of creating indoor and outdoor places that will foster interaction and collaboration amongst employees in their daily work, as well as support their health and well-being.
Hargreaves Associates is part of a team that includes Pickard Chilton as Design Architects, PDR as Program Manager and Interior Architect, and Gensler as Record and Interior Architect. The complex, which is comprised of multiple low-rise buildings, is designed with sustainability and site restoration as key features of the plan for this wooded site. Construction and ongoing operations will create thousands of jobs, substantial state and local taxes and significant benefits to the Texas and Houston-area economy.
For more information on ExxonMobil�s new office complex, please see Hargreaves Associates Press Release.
CRISSY FIELD CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Hargreaves Associates is joining the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of San Francisco's Crissy Field. May 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the $34 million restoration of the 1.3-mile stretch of shoreline. Since its May 2001 opening, Crissy Field has become a top draw, hosting more than 1 million visitors per year.
The park is extensively used, beyond any local expectations, and is beloved as an icon of San Francisco its residents and visitors. Whether used for individual recreation and reflection, family reunions, or large special events the park retains its dramatic refection of history, culture, and its environmental setting.
We invite you to explore the history, vision, transformation and legacy of Crissy Field:
Crissy Field 10th Anniversary
For more information on Crissy Field's 10th Anniversary Calebrations, please visit:
San Francisco Chronicle - 10th Anniversary Member's Day
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Crissy Field: Before, After & Forever
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Members's Day
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Earth Stroll 2011
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Earth Stroll 2011
The Big Green Bus.Org - Happy Birthday Crissy Field
Crissy Field Member's Day Video 1
Crissy Field Member's Day Video 2
HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES GETS CONTRACT FOR RICHMOND RIVER PLAN
The city is preparing to award a $490,000 contract to Hargreaves Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a design plan for land along the James River in downtown.
The design plan, a follow-up to the Downtown Master Plan, is expected to look at ways to improve and expand public access along the riverfront, which could include Mayo Island and the site of the proposed Echo Harbour development. The plan will focus on the north and south banks of the river from the Robert E. Lee Bridge to the Henrico County line and Ancarrow's Landing.
For more information on the Richmond River Plan, please visit Richmond Times Dispatch.
DESIGN FOR A VULNERABLE PLANET: FREDERICK STEINER FEATURES HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES
Drawing on his own and others' experiences across three continents, Frederick Steiner advocates design practice grounded in ecology and democracy and informed by critical regionalism and reflection. Steiner explores precedents for human ecological design provided by Hargreaves Associates and other architects / developers while discussing their planning for William J. Clinton Presidential Center, the Trinity River Cooridor, and the University of Cincinnati Master Plan. Steiner then focuses on emerging Texas urbanism and extends his discussion to broader considerations beyond the Lone Star State, including regionalism, urbanism, and landscape in China and Italy. He also examines the lessons to be learned from human and natural disasters such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the BP oil spill. Finally, Steiner offers a blueprint for designing with nature to help heal the planet's vulnerabilities.
For more information about Design for a Vulnerable Planet, please visit the University of Texas at Austin and Amazon.com.