Anshen and Allen was an international architecture, planning and design firm headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Boston, Columbus, and London. The firm was ranked eighth for sustainable practices, and nineteenth overall in the "Architect 50" published by Architect magazine in 2010. They also ranked twenty-eighth in the top "100 Giants" of Interior Design 2010.
Anshen and Allen was founded by Bob Anshen and Steve Allen in San Francisco in 1940. Their relationship began while they were studying at the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture. Upon graduation, they both received a traveling fellowship that eventually led them to San Francisco in 1937.
Their first project was the Davies House, a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) Tudor Gothic inspired mansion in Woodside, California, commissioned by Ralph K. Davies, a senior vice-president of Standard Oil of California. The house was completed on November 30, 1941. After the end of World War II, as a generalist practice, the firm developed gas station prototypes for Standard Oil, parking garages and interior naval architecture.
Joseph Eichler, a residential real estate developer, commissioned Anshen and Allen to build the initial Eichler homes in the California Modernist style beginning in 1950. The firm continued to build tract housing until 1962.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, under the leadership of Derek Parker, the firm was transformed into a modern international architectural practice.
During the mid-2000s, Anshen and Allen adopted the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM). In 2007, Anshen and Allen participated in the development of Integrated Project Delivery by serving on the IPD Definition Task Group of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) California Council.
Anshen and Allen used shipping containers in their design for clinics for Containers 2 Clinics (C2C), a nonprofit organization that provides access to healthcare for women and children in rural areas.
In 2009 the firm was identified as specializing in sustainable designs for the healthcare and academic markets.
Anshen and Allen was acquired by Stantec in 2010.
1956: Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, Arizona, United States
1957: Dinosaur National Monument, Quarry Visitor Center, Utah
1961: International Building, 601 California Street, San Francisco, California
1963: University of California, Berkeley, Latimer Hall, Berkeley, California
1964: Central United Methodist Church, Stockton, California
1965: Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, California
1966: University of California, Berkeley, Samuel Silver Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, California
1966: University of California, Berkeley, Hildebrand Hall, Berkeley, California
1967: Bank of California Building, San Francisco, California
1968: University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California
1969: Bank of California Tower (now Union Bank Tower), Portland, Oregon
1987: University of Nevada System - Claude Howard Administration Building; Reno, Nevada
1988: Clovis Community Hospital, Clovis, California
1991: Stanford University Medical Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California
1993: Stanford University, Green Earth Sciences Building, Palo Alto, California
1993: University of California, Berkeley, Tang Center - Health Services Building, Berkeley, California
1994: Children's Hospital, Ambulatory Services Building, Oakland, California
1994: Stanford University, Landau Center for Economics and Policy Research, Palo Alto, California
1998: Oregon Health and Science University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, Oregon
1998: Stanford University, Alway Building Genetics Department Lab, Palo Alto, California
1999: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Main Hospital and Specialty Center, San Jose, California
1999: King's College, New Hunt's House, London, United Kingdom
1999: Beijing Hospital, Inpatient Pavilion, Beijing, China
2000: King's College, Franklin-Wilkins Building, London, United Kingdom
2000: Seattle Children's, Pediatric and Infant Intensive Care Unit, Seattle, Washington
2001: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Ambulatory Care Center, Radiology Clinic and Pediatrics Clinic, San Francisco, California
2002: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
2002: Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Filinvest, Alabang, Philippines
2002: MESA Industries, MESA Women's Health Center, Ankara, Turkey
2002: Diablo Valley College, Business and Language Building, Pleasant Hill, California
2002: University of Kentucky, Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Building, Lexington, Kentucky
2002: University of California, Berkeley, Hildebrand and Latimer Hall Seismic Upgrades, Berkeley, California
2002: University of California, Davis, Contained Research Facility, Davis, California
2003: Intermountain Healthcare, Dixie Regional Medical Center, St. George, Utah
2003: Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center, Ambulatory Care Center, Martinez, California
2003: California State University, Monterey Bay, Chapman Science Academic Center, Seaside, California
2003: Occidental College, Hameetman Science Center, Los Angeles, California
2004: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, New Botnar Building, London, United Kingdom
2004: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Weston House - Patient Hospital and Education Center, London, United Kingdom
2004: Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Research and Education Building, Boston, Massachusetts
2004: University of Missouri, Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri
2004: De Anza College, Science Center, Cupertino, California
2004: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
2005: University of Cambridge, Hutchison Cancer Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
2006: Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
2006: University of Manchester, Sir Henry Wellcome Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Manchester, United Kingdom
2006: University of California, Santa Cruz, Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, California
2006: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2006: University of Utah, Warnock Engineering Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
2007: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, California
2007: Fenway Community Health Center, Health Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts
2007: Intermountain Healthcare, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
2008: PeaceHealth, Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, Springfield, Oregon
2009: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, United Kingdom
2009: Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, Outpatient Center, Redwood City, California
2009: City and County of San Francisco Department of Health, Laguna Honda Hospital Expansion, San Francisco, California
2009: Palomar Pomerado Health, Palomar Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital, San Diego, California
2010: Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame, California
2015: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Mission Bay Campus, San Francisco, California (Under construction)
Concrete Masonry Design Award, 2005
Building Design & Construction Best AEC Firms to Work For, 2007
Camden Building Quality Awards for Large Commercial - Octav Botnar Wing, Great Ormond Street Hospital, 2007
Interior Design Best of Year Merit Award for Healthcare - Jon & Karen Huntsman Cancer Center, Intermountain Medical Center, 2007
Interior Design Best of Year Merit Award for Education - Sir Henry Wellcome Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, 2007
International Interior Design Association Northern California Chapter Honor Award - Sir Henry Wellcome Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, 2008
Building Better Health Care Award for Best International Design - Intermountain Medical Center, 2008
Building Better Health Care Award for Best Hospital Design - Northern Centre for Cancer Care and Renal Services Centre, The Freeman Hospital, 2008
Building Better Health Care Judge's Special Award Highly Commended - The Bexley Wing, St. James's Institute of Oncology, St. James University Hospital, 2008
U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver Certification for Columbus Office, 2009.
American Society of Healthcare Engineering Vista Award for New Construction - Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend, 2009
Healthcare Environment Award for Ambulatory Care Facilities - Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 2010
