Shepley Bulfinch
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Shepley Bulfinch is an international architecture, planning, and interior design firm with offices in Boston and Phoenix. It is the successor firm to the architecture practice formed in Boston in 1874 by the famed American architect Henry Hobson Richardson
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Shepley Bulfinch is one of the oldest and most notable architecture firms in continuous practice in the United States and was recognized by The American Institute of Architects
with its highest honor, the AIA Architecture Firm Award, in 1974. The firm was profiled in the April 2009 issue of Traditional Building magazine .
Following Richardson's death in 1886, the firm existed as Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
through 1915, then became Coolidge and Shattuck from 1915 through 1924, Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott from 1924 through 1952, and Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott from 1952. In 2009 Shepley Bulfinch merged with [merzproject]http://www.merzproject.com/team.php, a small design studio located in Phoenix, Arizona. The office is now Shepley Bulfinch's Phoenix studio.
The firm today is a leader in the design of sustainable, energy-efficient buildings and collaborative learning and healing environments, with a client base substantially drawn from healthcare, education, and civic institutions.
Notable Projects
The firm's major projects include the Inner Quadrangle of Stanford University (1891); the Art Institute of Chicago (1893); Harvard Medical School (1906); Harvard University's River Houses (1913–1972); New York Hospital-Cornell Medical School (1934); the campus plan for Northeastern University (1936); the South Quadrangle museums of the Smithsonian (1986); Gilmore Music Library at Yale University); and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven (2010).
The Main South Building (now Berthiaume Family South Building) for Children's Hospital Boston was profiled in the July 2007 issue of Healthcare Design Magazine and was recipient of Modern Healthcare
's 2006 Award of Excellence. Shepley Bulfinch was ranked third among the top architectural firms in the US in terms of the dollar value of new healthcare projects now underway, according to the September 2007 issue of Health Facilities Management. Recent work also includes Sherman Hospital, the largest geothermal hospital project under construction in the world at the time of its completion in 2009. The hospital offers a powerful example of the economic and environmental value of sustainable design.
Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
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Shepley Bulfinch is one of the oldest and most notable architecture firms in continuous practice in the United States and was recognized by 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...
with its highest honor, the AIA Architecture Firm Award, in 1974. The firm was profiled in the April 2009 issue of Traditional Building magazine .
Following Richardson's death in 1886, the firm existed as Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge was a successful architecture firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, operating between 1886 and 1915, with extensive commissions in monumental civic and collegiate architecture in the spirit and style of Henry Hobson Richardson....
through 1915, then became Coolidge and Shattuck from 1915 through 1924, Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott from 1924 through 1952, and Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott from 1952. In 2009 Shepley Bulfinch merged with [merzproject]http://www.merzproject.com/team.php, a small design studio located in Phoenix, Arizona. The office is now Shepley Bulfinch's Phoenix studio.
The firm today is a leader in the design of sustainable, energy-efficient buildings and collaborative learning and healing environments, with a client base substantially drawn from healthcare, education, and civic institutions.
Notable Projects
The firm's major projects include the Inner Quadrangle of Stanford University (1891); the Art Institute of Chicago (1893); Harvard Medical School (1906); Harvard University's River Houses (1913–1972); New York Hospital-Cornell Medical School (1934); the campus plan for Northeastern University (1936); the South Quadrangle museums of the Smithsonian (1986); Gilmore Music Library at Yale University); and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven (2010).
The Main South Building (now Berthiaume Family South Building) for Children's Hospital Boston was profiled in the July 2007 issue of Healthcare Design Magazine and was recipient of Modern Healthcare
Modern Healthcare
Modern Healthcare is a weekly, 70,037-circulation business publication delivering news and information to executives in the healthcare industry...
's 2006 Award of Excellence. Shepley Bulfinch was ranked third among the top architectural firms in the US in terms of the dollar value of new healthcare projects now underway, according to the September 2007 issue of Health Facilities Management. Recent work also includes Sherman Hospital, the largest geothermal hospital project under construction in the world at the time of its completion in 2009. The hospital offers a powerful example of the economic and environmental value of sustainable design.