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Anshen and Allen is an international architecture, planning and design firm headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Boston, Columbus, and London.〔''Building Design & Construction.'' July 7, 2009. ( "Top 75 International Design Firms." )〕〔Tulacz, Gary J. ''Engineering News-Record.'' April 21, 2010. "The Top 500 Design Firms."〕 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. == History == 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.〔Cleper-Borkovi, Felicia et al. (2007). ''Modernity in Healing and Learning: The Architecture of Anshen + Allen.''〕 Their first project was the Davies House, a 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.〔Arbunich, Marty. (2002). ''Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream.''〕〔Ditto, Jerry et al. (1995). ''Eichler Homes: Design for Living.''〕 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 as it is today. During the mid-2000s, Anshen and Allen adopted the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM).〔Barista, Dave. ''Building Design & Construction.'' July 28, 2009. ( "BIM Adoption Rate Exceeds 80% Among Nation's Largest AEC Firms" ).〕 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.〔Integrated Project Delivery Definition Task Group, May 15, 2007. ( Integrated Project Delivery: A Working Definition ).〕 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.〔''Engineering News-Record''. July 6, 2009.( "The Top 100 Green Design Firms" ).〕〔''Building Design & Construction.'' July 7, 2009. ( "Top 100 Healthcare Design Firms." )〕〔''Building Design & Construction.'' July 7, 2009. ( "Top 100 University Design Firms." )〕 Anshen and Allen was acquired by Stantec in 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anshen & Allen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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