Bruce D. Judd, FAIA, is an historic preservation architect based in Seaside

Seaside

-Places:* Seaside, California* Seaside, Florida* Seaside, Oregon* A mostly undeveloped coastal area in Perth and Kinross called Seaside* Seaside, Queens, a section of Rockaway Beach in New York City* Seaside Heights, New Jersey...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 and San Francisco, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. He is a principal in the Bruce Judd Consulting Group in Seaside and a "Consulting Principal" at the Architectural Resources Group in San Francisco. As a founding principal of Architectural Resources Group

Architectural Resources Group

Architectural Resources Group is a firm founded in 1980 by Bruce Judd and Steve Farneth in San Francisco. It began by providing professional services in the fields of architecture and urban planning with particular expertise in the area of historic preservation...

, Mr. Judd was actively involved in the assessment, recommendations, and design of the rehabilitation of over 200 historic buildings. He has directed high-profile projects, including the repair and restoration of the Conservatory of Flowers

Conservatory of Flowers

The Conservatory of Flowers is a greenhouse and botanical garden that houses a collection of rare and exotic plants in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. With construction completed in 1878, it remains the oldest building in the park, and the oldest municipal wooden conservatory remaining...

 in Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a...

, seismic upgrading and renovation to the Beaux-Arts style Pasadena City Hall

Pasadena City Hall

Pasadena City Hall, completed in 1927, serves as the central location for city government in the City of Pasadena and it is a significant example of the City Beautiful movement of the 1920s.-History:...

, and the restoration work at the Hotel Del Coronado

Hotel del Coronado

Hotel del Coronado is a beachfront luxury hotel in the city of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. It is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural genre: the wooden Victorian beach resort...

 in San Diego. Mr. Judd meets The Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Professional Qualifications Standards in Architecture, Historic Architecture, Architectural History, and History.

Honors & Memberships

In 1993, Judd was awarded “Preservationist of the Year” and was appointed as Fellow of the American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

 in the same year. In 1996, Judd was named by President Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 as an Expert Member to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the federal agency that oversees and advises on national preservation matters. He served on the First Lady’s Millennium Committee to Preserve America’s Treasures. He has served on both the San Francisco and California AIA Committees on Historic Preservation, was former Chairman of the National AIA Committee on Historic Resources, and is an Advisor Emeritus and Board of Trustees Member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Preservation

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities, including the publication of Preservation...

, a current Board member of Preservation Action, and a former President of San Francisco Architectural Heritage. In 2006 the Architectural Resources Group received the AIA California Council, Firm of the Year and in 2005 the Conservatory of Flowers received a National Honor Award for Architecture, from the American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

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Registrations

• Registered Architect, State of California, No. C-7910
• Registered Architect, State of Arizona, No. 30375
• Registered Architect, State of Nevada, No. 1249
• Registered Architect, State of Oregon, No. 4777
• National Council of Registration Boards, NCARB No. 21447

Publications

• “The Changing Architectural Practice in the Age of Lean - Are sustainability and preservation driving forces in the market, for now and the future? Traditional Building Magazine February, 2009 http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-09/FebruaryRoundtable09.html
• “Strategies for Historic Preservation: Where Public and Private Interests Meet.” Urban Land (April 2004): 78-79.
• Forum Journal Volume 14, Fall 1999 “Preservation Partners Look to the Next Century.”
• Co-author with Stephen J. Farneth, "Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation," published by the National Park Service, November 1995

Public Lectures

• American Institute of Architects 2009 Annual Convention, Public Architecture Design Workshop - The Public Architect’s Role in Creating Successful Historic Preservation Projects: Design Approach, Public Outreach and Sustainability, April 29, 2009
• Keynote Address: “Connecting Historic Preservation and Sustainability”, Sixth Annual Forum on Preservation Practice: Sustainability and Preservation, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, March 20, 2009
• “Recent Projects: Quintessentially California, Project: Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, CA”, Traditional Building Magazine, April, 2008, (http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-08/AprilProject08Pasadena.html)
• “Seismic Forces: the Architectural Resources Group has fostered a strong sense of tradition on the West Coast while dealing with a broad range of clients and problems – including earthquakes.” By Kim A. O'Connell (Traditional Building Magazine, October 2007 (http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-07/OctProfile07.htm)
• “Historic Preservation as Economic Development”, Joint Informational Meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission & the Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee, 2006
• "Historic Preservation Pitfalls to Avoid," AIA National Convention (Las Vegas, NV, 2005)
• "Design Issues for New Construction Downtown," Urban Design Forum (Pasadena, CA, 2004)
• "Future Directions in Historic Preservation," AIA Annual Preservation Recognition Program (Cleveland, OH, 2003)
• "Architecture That Moves You: Relocating 12 Victorians in the Western Addition," San Francisco Architectural Heritage Fall Symposium (San Francisco, 2003)
• "Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Programs: National and State Success Stories," AIA National Convention (Charlotte, NC, 2002)
• "Security Challenges and Working with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation," National Park Service and General Services Administration Conference on Balancing Public Safety and Protection of Historic Places (San Francisco, CA, 2002)
• "Architecture of the Great Society – Assessing the GSA Portfolio of Buildings Constructed During the 1960s and 1970s," General Services Administration Symposium (Washington, DC, 2000 – 2001)
• "The Art and Science of Preservation," Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA, 2000)
• "Thoughts on Urban Design and Historic Preservation," Pasadena Mayor’s Urban Design Forum (Pasadena, CA, 2000)
• "The Future of the Recent Past in Architecture." National Park Service Conference. (Mt. Ranier, October 1999)
• "Impacts of Controlled Environment on Building Fabric." AIA National Conference. (San Francisco, May 1998)
• "Solving Design Issues in Historic Development," Tax Incentives for Developing Historic Properties Conference (San Francisco, April 1998 and Chicago, July 1997)
• "The Presidio: The Typical and the Unique in Preservation Planning," Historic Preservation Short Course, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, August 1996 and 1997)
• "Tourism Potential of Historic Resources," National Association of Installation Developers, Annual Conference, Military Base Reuse: the State and Local Response (Sacramento, August 1996)
• "Challenges & Opportunities of Redeveloping Historic Properties at California Base Closure Sites," Historic Preservation Conference, Governor's Office of Planning & Research (San Diego, May 1996)
• "Planning for the Presidio's Future," Preserving the Spirit of the West, Preservation '95 Conference (San Francisco, December 1995)
• "The Mission Inn Rehabilitation, A Case Study in Preservation Philosophy," American Institute of Architects 1994 National Conference (Los Angeles, May 1994)

Selection Panels and Design Juries

• Member 2008 GSA National Design, Art and Construction Awards Jury, 2008, Washington, DC
• Member GSA Selection Panel for the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Historic Preservation, Adaptive Use and New Construction Project within a National Historic Landmark, National Capital Region, GSA, Washington, DC, 2008
• Member, AIA National Design Awards Jury, 2006
• Save America’s Treasures Grant Program Juries, Washington, D. C., 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
• GSA Tariff Commission Building Design Jury, Washington, D.C., September 1997
• Great American Homes Awards Program Jury, Washington, D.C., 1987-1996
• Design Awards Jury, the American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., August 1989

Selected Projects

• California Institute of Technology, Linde + Robinson Laboratory Global Center for Environmental Studies, Pasadena, CA
• Lincoln Place Apartments Renovation, Venice, CA 2008 – present
• Palladium Theater Exterior Restoration, Los Angeles, CA 2007 – 2008
• Sacramento Railyards, Central Shops, Conceptual Design for Rehabilitation, Sacramento, CA
• Conservatory of Flowers, Preservation and Damage Repair of Historic Greenhouse in Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA
• Jewish Museum San Francisco, Rehabilitation of and Addition to Willis Polk-Designed Structure San Francisco, CA
• Goldman School of Public Policy, Seismic Strengthening and New Addition, University of California, Berkeley, CA
• Pasadena City Hall, Disabled Access, Restoration, and New Addition, Pasadena, CA
• Sunset Center Theater for the Arts, Rehabilitation and Expansion, Carmel, CA
• One Colorado Boulevard Commercial, Buildings Rehabilitation, Historic Preservation Consultant, Pasadena, CA
• Hotel Del Coronado, Rehabilitation and Restoration of National Landmark Hotel, Coronado Island, CA
• Mare Island Naval Station, Historic District Re-Use Plan, Vallejo, CA
• Mission Inn, Rehabilitation and Restoration, Riverside, CA

External links

• http://:www.brucejudd.com

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