THE LOS ANGELES OFFICES OF ANSHEN + ALLEN AND OVE
ARUP & PARTNERS
a distinctive collaboration of architecture and engineering teams working toward creative
design solutions and optimal communications
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Since 1986, these firms have partnered
to nurture their creativity, expertise and potential. Their projects are accomplished by
'day one' collaboration between architect and engineer. The roles of architect and
engineer become so intertwined that an innate understanding of a building's design
opportunities lead to mutual inspiration and innovation. |
ANSHEN + ALLEN
This fifty year practice focuses on the design of institutional
projects, scientific research and healthcare. At the firm's core, teams of architects
follow the philosophical position ... buildings as a whole experience ... technologies
which plan for the future ... places which fulfill human life. A recent project at
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA reveals the early education and
work of some Anshen + Allen Principals with Louis I. Kahn. While perpetuating
fundamentals, the firm continues to seek new plateaus in the beauty and logic of
materials.
INNOVATION CAN BE
THOROUGHLY COORDINATED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE BOTH ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT ARE IN SYNC
WITH THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF EACH OTHER, THAT THEIR ROLES OFTEN OVERLAP, MESHING TOGETHER
HARMONIOUSLY.
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS
Founded by Danish concrete contractor Ove Arup in 1946, this firm has
grown into the world's largest engineering firm with four thousand employees. The firm's
trademark is ... to create high quality, imaginative solutions of the impossible.
Recognized worldwide for engineering innovation and high-tech designs, Arup continues its
synergetic philosophy to building design in the United States. It's this strong emphasis
on interdisciplinary teamwork that is instrumental in their growth and success.
