EHDD
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Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis (also known as EHDD Architecture) is a United States based architecture, interiors, planning and urban design firm. EHDD, ranked among the top 20 architecture firms in the San Francisco Bay Area where it is headquartered, is known especially for its sensitivity to place, technical innovation, and sustainable design that hark back to its very beginning. From its early residential work, to The Sea Ranch and Monterey Bay Aquarium, to more recent LEED® certified and net-zero buildings, the firm is recognized for its ethos of collaboration, commitment to innovation and investigation, and responsiveness to site, light and climate.
(1914–1998). Esherick began his career designing houses for the architect Gardner Dailey and maintained an interest in private residences throughout his life. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley (1952–1985), was among the influential faculty who supported William Wurster's founding of the College of Environmental Design
in 1959, and served as chair of the Architecture Department (1976–1982). Esherick received the AIA Gold Medal in 1989 and the first AIA California Council Maybeck Award in 1992.
In 1952, George Homsey joined the firm, followed by Peter Dodge in 1956, and Chuck Davis in 1962. In 1963 the firm became Joseph Esherick and Associates reflecting their partnership. The firm's early years were primarily devoted to residential work. By the mid-1960s the firm was taking on larger and more complex projects particularly in higher education but in other sectors as well. In 1972, Joseph Esherick and Associates became Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis.
In the late 1970s, the firm was commissioned to design Monterey Bay Aquarium
which opened in 1984 and won the National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects
(AIA) in 1988. This proved to be a seminal project, expanding the firm's involvement in large aquarium, zoo and museum projects. Through the 1980s and continuing to the present, the firm's work has expanded to include a wide range of building types and scales in both the public and private sectors. Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis was given the AIA California Council Firm Award in 1980 and the AIA National Firm of the Year Award in 1986. The AIA California Council awarded the Maybeck Award to Chuck Davis in 2003 and to George Homsey in 2006. Peter Dodge received the AIA Council Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service in 2008.
With Joseph Esherick's passing in 1998, the firm began to change its management structure and implement a succession plan. George Homsey and Peter Dodge had become independent consultants in 1995. In 2001, Duncan Ballash, Jennifer Devlin and Marc L'Italien became principals and Scott Shell became principal in 2006. While building on the legacy of the founder and original principals, in order to better reflect the changes in leadership, the firm adopted the name EHDD architecture.
Since its inception the firm has garnered more than 200 design awards and honors. In addition to 11 LEED® certified buildings, among them 5 LEED® Platinum certified projects, the firm has been awarded over 30 sustainable design awards including three Center for the Built Environment awards and three AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green Building awards.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Bermak House
California Science Center, Ecosystems Wing (with ZGF)
California State University, Monterey Bay, Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Globabl Ecology (Stanford, CA)
Cary House
Chartwell School
City College of San Francisco
, Chinatown/North Beach Campus (with Barcelon and Jang)
David and Lucile Packard Foundation (The) [2011]
Exploratorium
at Piers 15 / 17
F10 House
Lincoln Park Zoo, Pritzker Family Children's Zoo
Marin Country Day School
Mills College
, Betty Irene Moore Natural Sciences Building
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Napier House
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium (Taiwan)
One Hawthorne
Residences at Spanish Bay (The)
San Mateo Public Library
Schneider House (The Sea Ranch)
Sea Ranch (The)
Shedd Aquarium
Stanford University
, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
University of California
, Berkeley,Clark Kerr Campus Renewal
University of California
, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design (Wurster Hall)
University of California
, Berkeley, Main Library Complex, Doe
/Moffitt
Libraries
University of California
, Berkeley, Residence Halls Units I & II
University of California
, Merced, Science + Engineering Building
University of California
, San Diego, Supercomputer Center Expansion
University of California
, San Francisco, Kalmanovitz Library
University of California
, Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education Building [2011]
University of California
, Santa Cruz, Colleges 9 & 10 Residences and Dining Hall / University Center
University of California
, Santa Cruz, Science Library
University of California
, Santa Cruz, Biomedical Sciences Building [2012]
University of California
, Santa Cruz, Stevenson College
University of Utah
, Logan, Merrill-Cazier Library
Valparaiso University
, Indiana, Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources
AIA National Firm of the Year Award, 1986
AIA COTE Top Ten – Chartwell School [2009]
AIA COTE Top Ten – Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology [2007]
AIA COTE Top Ten – F10 House [2004]
AIA SF Honor Award, 2011 – Marin Country Day School, Step 2
CBE livable building awards honorable mention 2010 – Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
CBE livable building awards winner 2009 – Chartwell School
CBE livable building awards winner 2007 – Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design / The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies Design Excellence Award, 2007 – Lincoln Park Zoo, Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
History
EHDD grew out of a practice founded in 1946 by the late American architect Joseph EsherickJoseph Esherick
Joseph Esherick was an American architect.Esherick was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937, Esherick set up practice in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1953 and taught at University of California, Berkeley for many years...
(1914–1998). Esherick began his career designing houses for the architect Gardner Dailey and maintained an interest in private residences throughout his life. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley (1952–1985), was among the influential faculty who supported William Wurster's founding of the College of Environmental Design
UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design
The College of Environmental Design, also known as the or simply is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. The school is located in Wurster Hall on the southeast corner of the main UC Berkeley campus...
in 1959, and served as chair of the Architecture Department (1976–1982). Esherick received the AIA Gold Medal in 1989 and the first AIA California Council Maybeck Award in 1992.
In 1952, George Homsey joined the firm, followed by Peter Dodge in 1956, and Chuck Davis in 1962. In 1963 the firm became Joseph Esherick and Associates reflecting their partnership. The firm's early years were primarily devoted to residential work. By the mid-1960s the firm was taking on larger and more complex projects particularly in higher education but in other sectors as well. In 1972, Joseph Esherick and Associates became Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis.
In the late 1970s, the firm was commissioned to design Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located on the former site of a sardine cannery on Cannery Row of the Pacific Ocean shoreline in Monterey, California. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million visitors. It holds thousands of plants and animals, representing 623 separate named species on display...
which opened in 1984 and won the National Honor Award 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...
(AIA) in 1988. This proved to be a seminal project, expanding the firm's involvement in large aquarium, zoo and museum projects. Through the 1980s and continuing to the present, the firm's work has expanded to include a wide range of building types and scales in both the public and private sectors. Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis was given the AIA California Council Firm Award in 1980 and the AIA National Firm of the Year Award in 1986. The AIA California Council awarded the Maybeck Award to Chuck Davis in 2003 and to George Homsey in 2006. Peter Dodge received the AIA Council Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service in 2008.
With Joseph Esherick's passing in 1998, the firm began to change its management structure and implement a succession plan. George Homsey and Peter Dodge had become independent consultants in 1995. In 2001, Duncan Ballash, Jennifer Devlin and Marc L'Italien became principals and Scott Shell became principal in 2006. While building on the legacy of the founder and original principals, in order to better reflect the changes in leadership, the firm adopted the name EHDD architecture.
Since its inception the firm has garnered more than 200 design awards and honors. In addition to 11 LEED® certified buildings, among them 5 LEED® Platinum certified projects, the firm has been awarded over 30 sustainable design awards including three Center for the Built Environment awards and three AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green Building awards.
Notable Buildings
Aquarium of the Pacific
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Audubon Center at Debs Park
Bermak House
California Science Center, Ecosystems Wing (with ZGF)
California State University, Monterey Bay, Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Globabl Ecology (Stanford, CA)
Cary House
Chartwell School
City College of San Francisco
City College of San Francisco
City College of San Francisco, or CCSF, is a two-year community college in San Francisco, California. The Ocean Avenue campus, in the Ingleside neighborhood, is the college's primary location...
, Chinatown/North Beach Campus (with Barcelon and Jang)
David and Lucile Packard Foundation (The) [2011]
Exploratorium
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco with over 475 participatory exhibits, all of them made onsite, that mix science and art. It also aims to promote museums as informal education centers....
at Piers 15 / 17
F10 House
Lincoln Park Zoo, Pritzker Family Children's Zoo
Marin Country Day School
Marin Country Day School
Marin Country Day School is an independent coeducational day school serving grades K-8 located in Corte Madera, California. The student body is made up of 540 students who are expected to follow the school's core values of "Respect, Responsibility, and Compassion".-History:Founded in 1956 by...
Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
, Betty Irene Moore Natural Sciences Building
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located on the former site of a sardine cannery on Cannery Row of the Pacific Ocean shoreline in Monterey, California. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million visitors. It holds thousands of plants and animals, representing 623 separate named species on display...
Napier House
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium (Taiwan)
One Hawthorne
Residences at Spanish Bay (The)
San Mateo Public Library
Schneider House (The Sea Ranch)
Sea Ranch (The)
Shedd Aquarium
Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley,Clark Kerr Campus Renewal
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design (Wurster Hall)
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley, Main Library Complex, Doe
Doe Memorial Library
- External links :*...
/Moffitt
Moffitt Library
Moffitt Library is UC Berkeley's undergraduate library. It was named after James K. Moffitt.Moffitt Library used to have a two-week check out period for patrons regardless of status. Due to a new catalogue system and restructuring, however, many books can now be checked out under the same...
Libraries
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley, Residence Halls Units I & II
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Merced, Science + Engineering Building
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, San Diego, Supercomputer Center Expansion
San Diego Supercomputer Center
The San Diego Supercomputer Center is an organized research unit of the University of California, San Diego . Physically, SDSC is located on the east end of Eleanor Roosevelt College on the campus of UCSD....
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, San Francisco, Kalmanovitz Library
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education Building [2011]
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Santa Cruz, Colleges 9 & 10 Residences and Dining Hall / University Center
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Santa Cruz, Science Library
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Santa Cruz, Biomedical Sciences Building [2012]
University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Santa Cruz, Stevenson College
University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
, Logan, Merrill-Cazier Library
Merrill-Cazier Library
The Merrill-Cazier Library is an academic library serving the students of Utah State University and the community of Logan, Utah.-Motto and Mission:...
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
, Indiana, Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources
Christopher Center
The Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources is the newly constructed library on the campus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. As the intellectual center of campus, the Christopher Center was designed to bring all campus information services to a single location while...
Awards
AIA National Honor Award, 1988AIA National Firm of the Year Award, 1986
AIA COTE Top Ten – Chartwell School [2009]
AIA COTE Top Ten – Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology [2007]
AIA COTE Top Ten – F10 House [2004]
AIA SF Honor Award, 2011 – Marin Country Day School, Step 2
CBE livable building awards honorable mention 2010 – Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
CBE livable building awards winner 2009 – Chartwell School
CBE livable building awards winner 2007 – Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design / The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies Design Excellence Award, 2007 – Lincoln Park Zoo, Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo