Ayers Saint Gross
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Ayers Saint Gross, or Ayers/Saint/Gross, is a national architectural firm
specializing in academic planning and design, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was known for institutional and residential projects until the 1980s when it specialized in the "design and planning for non-profit institutions, with a specific focus on higher education." The current chairman is Richard A. Ayres, AIA.
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The three original partners were succeeded in c.1953 by Richard W. Ayers (joined in 1948). Subsequent partners included: Kelsey Saint, Ayers' son, Richard A. Ayres, (joined 1969) and Adam A. Gross (joined c.1983).
The firm has offices in Baltimore, Maryland, Phoenix, Arizona
, and Washington, D.C.
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Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
specializing in academic planning and design, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was known for institutional and residential projects until the 1980s when it specialized in the "design and planning for non-profit institutions, with a specific focus on higher education." The current chairman is Richard A. Ayres, AIA.
History
The predecessor firm (Taylor & Fisher) was established in 1915 "when three young Baltimore architects won a design competition for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond" Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Baltimore Branch OfficeFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond Baltimore Branch Office
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Baltimore Branch Office is one of the two Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond branch offices. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Baltimore Branch is an operational and regional center for Maryland, the metropolitan Washington D.C. area, Northern Virginia, and...
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The three original partners were succeeded in c.1953 by Richard W. Ayers (joined in 1948). Subsequent partners included: Kelsey Saint, Ayers' son, Richard A. Ayres, (joined 1969) and Adam A. Gross (joined c.1983).
The firm has offices in Baltimore, Maryland, Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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