Architectural Resources Group (or ARG; also known as Architects, Planners & Conservators, Inc.) is a firm that was founded in 1980 by Bruce Judd and Steve Farneth in San Francisco, CA. It began by providing professional services in the fields of architecture and urban planning with particular expertise in the area of historic preservation. In 2000, David Wessel, a Principal of ARG, founded a separate conservation-contracting division, ARG Conservation Services which operates under the same roof as ARG. By 2005, the firm had expanded to a full-service architecture firm with 50+ employees. ARG also opened offices in Pasadena serving Southern California, and Portland, Oregon, serving the Pacific Northwest.
Because of the complex range of issues common to preservation projects, the firm associates with consultants in diverse fields such as architectural history, preservation technology, building pathology, urban planning, building materials, engineering, real estate, and economics. By assembling a team of specialists across these disciplines, ARG approaches problems from a wide perspective, enabling implementation of creative, cost effective, and comprehensive solutions.
ARG was among the first architecture firms in the United States to include architectural conservators as staff members. This resource allows the firm to focus on the science of preserving architecture and its historic fabric. Close integration of architectural conservators, preservation architects, architectural historians, and preservation planners provide clients with a full range of historic preservation services, providing truly sustainable solutions to built heritage. ARG has provided a range of services for various National Historic Landmarks, buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, local historic districts, and other culturally significant sites.
The firm and its projects have received more 100 awards in design excellence, conservation, and planning, including those sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Institute of Architects, the California Governor’s Office, and the California Preservation Foundation. In 2006, ARG received the Firm of the Year Award from the AIA California Council. In 2016, ARG was honored with a Palladio Award for its Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitor Center at the Huntington Library.
ARG retains close alliances and involvement with national and international preservation policy and advocacy organizations such as the Office of the United States Secretary of the Interior, National Trust for Historic Preservation, ICOMOS, DoCoMoMo, the Association for Preservation Technology International, and the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
Buena Vista Winery, Restoration and Seismic Strengthening, Sonoma, CaliforniaCalifornia Institute of Technology, Linde + Robinson Laboratory for Global Environmental Sciences, Pasadena, CaliforniaCavallo Point, the Lodge at the Golden Gate, Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CaliforniaConservatory of Flowers, Restoration & Repair, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaCurry Village Lounge and Registration Buildings, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaFiloli Estate, New Visitor Center and Café Addition, Woodside, CaliforniaFurnace Creek Visitor Center, Death Valley National Park, CaliforniaHuntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens, Education and Visitor Center, San Marino, CaliforniaInn at the Presidio, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaNapa Valley Opera House, Rehabilitation & New Addition, Napa, CaliforniaNapa Valley Vintners, Jackse Barn, Adaptive Reuse, Napa, CaliforniaOregon State Hospital, Adaptive Reuse and Restoration, Salem, OregonPasadena City Hall, Seismic Retrofit, Rehabilitation and Repairs, Pasadena, CaliforniaPasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, CaliforniaSunset Center, Rehabilitation and New Addition, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California450 Sutter Street, Window Stabilization, Rehabilitation & Replacement, San Francisco, CaliforniaThe 5th Avenue Theatre, Restoration, Seattle, WashingtonAngel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco Bay, CaliforniaCharles Krug Winery, Rehabilitation and Structural Strengthening, Napa Valley, CaliforniaCoit Memorial Tower, Mural Restoration and Waterproofing, San Francisco, CaliforniaDavid Ireland Residence, Conservation, San Francisco, CaliforniaMark Hopkins Hotel, Design Services, San Francisco, CaliforniaNew Mission Theater, Restoration, San Francisco, CaliforniaOld Saint Mary's Cathedral, Restoration and Seismic Strengthening, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco Maritime Museum, Restoration, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, CaliforniaWashington State Capitol Campus, Conservation, Olympia, WashingtonWatts Towers State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaFirst Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, CaliforniaFrank Lloyd Wright-Designed Hanna House, Stanford University, CaliforniaLos Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMcConaghy House, Hayward, CaliforniaOld United States Mint Building, San Francisco, CaliforniaRancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, CaliforniaReno Depot, Reno, NevadaState Forester's Office Building, Salem, OregonThe Village Green, Baldwin Hills, CaliforniaWashington State Capitol, Olympia, WashingtonCentury Plaza Hotel, Historic Resource Assessment and Impacts Analysis, Los Angeles, CaliforniaCity of Anaheim, Historic Resource Survey, Anaheim, CaliforniaCity of Burbank, Historic Sign Survey, Burbank, CaliforniaHawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Drive Historic Road Inventory, Hawaii, HawaiiMonterey Old Town National Historic Landmark District, Historic Context Statement and Survey, Monterey, CaliforniaOregon Parks and Recreation Department, Context Statement and Inventory, OregonPalo Alto Children’s Library, Section 106 Compliance, Palo Alto, CaliforniaPier 27 Cruise Ship Terminal, San Francisco, CaliforniaPresidio Design Guidelines, Presidio of San Francisco, CaliforniaSurvey LA, Citywide Historic Resources Survey, Los Angeles, CaliforniaTomales Design Guidelines, Tomales, California
