Team: Oliver and Company in association with Henning Larsen Architects and Gould Evans Websites: http://www.oliverandco.net; http://www.henninglarsen.com; http://www.gouldevans.com
Media Contact:
Steve Oliver is media spokesperson for interviews. He can be reached at 510‐412‐9090 x201 (office) or 510‐710‐7880 (mobile).
About the team:
Oliver and Company, Henning Larsen Architects and Gould Evans bring a mix of California, arts, education and international design expertise to the project.
HLA is a globally recognized architecture design firm based in Denmark. Their projects are characterized by spaces that promote a sense of community and social engagement. Past work includes significant cultural and university arts projects such as the Umeå University Arts Campus. In 2012 alone two of their projects were nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award and the office’s founder was awarded the Praemium Imperiale, often referred to as the Nobel Prize in the arts.
Oliver and Company dedicates fully half of their work to nonprofit and cultural organizations. Museum experience includes the Magnes Museum for Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley and The Oliver Ranch, which accommodates a world‐renowned collection of site‐specific sculpture on 100 acres in Sonoma County. Owner Steve Oliver is the past chairman and president of the board of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the past chairman of the California College of the Arts.
Gould Evans provides experience in the design and management of cultural and educational buildings throughout California and the nation. The firm is dedicated to the creation of experientially‐rich spaces that have meaningful impact on the lives of others. Designs have garnered local, regional and national awards. Gould Evans’ museum experience includes the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art with Kyu Sung Woo Architects. They have collaborated with Oliver and Company on several projects, including the recently‐completed 750 Second Street Residences in San Francisco.
Quotes about the project:
“Our team is very enthusiastic about the challenge of designing and building a great facility for the presentation of the visual arts, one that will also engage its immediate community” – Steven H. Oliver, President, Oliver and Company. “We are committed to designing a museum, which, as a cultural institution at UC Davis, incorporates qualities of the campus and its arts legacy. The museum should be a beacon for the arts, and a good neighbor – combining learning, contemplation, and cultural experiences.” – Michael Sørensen, Henning Larsen Architects Project Designer
“Our team is already engaged in some exciting discussions about how the museum can reflect the provocative spirit of the UC Davis School of Art, create a stimulating environment for student artists and embrace not only the student, but the surrounding community. We look forward to translating these discussions into an exemplary museum design.” – Douglas Thornley, Gould Evans Principal and Project Manager
Accomplishments/Awards:
Oliver and Company – Contractor
AIA National Honor Award, Visiting Artists House, 2006 The Visiting Artists House was also recognized by a panel of architectural curators, historians and world‐renowned architects as one of the five most inspiring houses built during the housing boom of 1998‐2008 (“A Decade’s Most Remarkable Homes,” The Wall Street Journal, December 2008) AIA San Francisco Merit Award for Design, Walden Studios, 2010 Marin Country Day School was awarded U.S. Green Building Council Platinum Status in 2010. It was the first LEED Platinum School in California and the first net‐zero energy classroom building in North America.
Henning Larsen Architects – Design Architect
Nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, pending Mies van der Rohe Award, Umeå University Art Museum, 2013 Architecture Laureate, Praemium Imperiale, Japan Art Association, Architect Henning Larsen, 2012 Civic Trust Award, The Civic Trust Foundation, Harpa ‐ Reykjavik Concert and Conference Center, 2012 World Architecture Award, World Architecture Community, Harpa ‐ Reykjavik Concert and Conference Center, 2010 Designer of the Year, International Design Awards (IDA), Henning Larsen Architects, 2010 Green Business Award, City of Copenhagen, Henning Larsen Architects, 2010 LEAF (Leading European Architects Forum) Award ‘Best New Building’ and 'Overall Winner', IT University, 2005
Gould Evans – Architect of Record Gould Evans has been recognized with numerous regional, state and local AIA awards over its 38‐year history, including:
National AIA Honor Award, Palo Verde Library & Maryvale Community Center, 2007
AIA San Diego Honor Award for Unbuilt Work, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 2008
Johnson County Community College Regnier Center and Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (with Kyu Sung Woo Architects) AIA Kansas Honor Award, 2010 AIA Central States Honor Award, 2008
Team/Firm Specializations:
Our team is distinguished by the leadership and experience of Oliver and Company, a contracting firm that dedicates fully half of their work to nonprofit and cultural arts organizations, combined with the international design talent and museum expertise of Henning Larsen Architects and the local design credentials of Gould Evans. This team shares a common set of design values and a deep commitment to environmental sustainability. Collectively we have completed more than 25 buildings certified at LEED Silver or higher. HLA is well‐known for cultural projects and a recognized international thought leader in sustainable design, with an internal research and development group dedicated to raising the standards of sustainable building practices.
Project Highlights:
Oliver and Company was the contractor for the Magnes Museum for Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley, one of the finest collections of Jewish art in the university setting; the California College of the Arts San Francisco Campus, a multidisciplinary campus for the study of fine arts, architecture, design and writing; and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, a nationally‐renowned theatre for the performing arts. Oliver and Company and Gould Evans just jointly completed the 750 Second Street Residences in the heart of San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood. Gould Evans also recently finished construction on the LEED Gold Laney College Field House and Fields in Oakland and is nearing completion on the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, a state‐of the‐art marine research center at the northern end of the Scripps institution of Oceanography, U.C. San Diego campus in La Jolla, CA. HLA is renowned for several prominent cultural buildings including the iconic yet contextually‐sensitive Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland; the Moesgård Museum, which embeds culture within the landscape of Århus, Denmark; the Umeå Arts Campus and Umeå University Art Museum – nominated for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award 2013; and the Copenhagen Royal Opera.